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Innovative Programs

The Galena School District has a rich history of innovation and success along the banks of the Yukon River.

The Galena staff, school board, and parents are proud of their school/community
partnership. The GCS programs bring state-of-the-art technology, recreational facilities,
recognized academic excellence, and industry standard vocational programs to a rural
Alaskan community.

Galena Interior Learning Academy

GILA is a statewide boarding school for grade 9 -12 students that are seeking another choice and is Alaska’s longest operating residential secondary vocational school. It is accredited by the “Northwest Association of Accredited Schools”. GILA also offers post secondary-vocational programs authorized by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education.

The residential school has become an example of succes with students from all over the state who left home in search of better educational opportunities. The unique combination of academics and vocational offerings and highly qualified staff gives GILA students the advantage, and just about every student passes the HSGQE by the time they graduate. GILA made AYP, the state's measure of sucess, for the second year in a row.

Fourteen seniors graduated on May 19, 2006, twelve had passed all portions of the Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Examination- [excluding Special Education] a 96% success rate. This class was 86% Alaska Native, exceeding the graduation rate of this group in most rural and urban schools in Alaska.

IDEA Program IDEA is the homeschool support program of the Galena City School District, serving the needs of students throughout Alaska since 1997. We are privileged to partner with homeschooling parents, providing resources and support to committed parents who individualize education for each child.

Sidney Huntington SchoolsThe Galena staff, school board, and parents are proud of their school/community partnership. The GCS programs bring state-of-the-art technology, recreational facilities, recognized academic excellence, and industry standard vocational programs to a rural Alaskan community.

LocationGalena, Alaska, is located on the north bank of the Yukon River, 45 miles east of Nulato and 270 air miles west of Fairbanks.

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