Southeast Regional Resource Center Inc

SERRC - ALASKAS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES DIRECT STUDENT SERVICES, SCHOOL AND DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY SERVICES INCLUDING ADULT EDUCATION) TO STUDENTS OF ALL AGES THROUGHOUT ALASKA.

INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICE THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED SERVICES (SPEECH, PHYSICAL AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY), TRANSITION SERVICES, TECHNOLOGY, ADULT AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, CAREER CONNECTIONS, DRIVER'S EDUCATION, CAREER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY. SERRC IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN ALASKA. DURING FY21, 915 UNIQUE STUDENTS WERE SERVED IN 23 DISTRICTS. IN ADDITION, 299 STUDENTS WERE SERVED AT 10 TRANSITION CAMPS. SERVICES WERE ALSO PROVIDED IN JUVENILLE JUSTICE FACILITIES. TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT PROVIDED SERVICES TO 15 ALASKA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE OF CUSTOMIZED TECHNOLOGY USED TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SCHOOL EFFICIENCES. 3,099 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED BY THESE SERVICES. AK DRIVE (DRIVER'S EDUCATION) HELPS SOUTHEAST ALASKANS OBTAIN DRIVER'S LICENSES THROUGH CLASSROOM, SIMULATOR INSTRUCTION AND BEHIND-THE-WHEEL TRAINING. DURING FY 21 THE DRIVER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM TAUGHT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE DURING THE SECOND YEAR OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

SERRC'S FACILITIES DEPARTMENT OFFERS A WIDE-ARRAY OF SERVICES TO ASSIST DISTRICTS WITH OBTAINING FUNDING FOR AND IMPLEMENTING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, COMPUTERIZED MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT AND AHERA ASBESTOS REINSPECTIONS TO HELP KEEP THEIR BUILDINGS SAFE AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS. IN FY 21, 26 DISTRICTS IN ALASKA USED SERRC'S MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. IN FY 21, 34 DISTRICTS, 111 COMMUNITIES AND OVER 16,000 STUDENTS BENEFITED FROM SERRC'S FACILITY PROGRAM SERVICES. DURING FY21, SERRC CONTINUED TO PROVIDE BUSINESS SERVICES TO FOUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE. SERRCS FEDERAL PROGRAM CONSORTIUM SUBMITTED FORMULA GRANTS TO THE ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND THE OFFICE OF INDIAN EDUCATION. STAFF ALSO ASSISTED DISTRICTS WITH PRE-COMPLIANCE MONITORING TO ENSURE COMPLIANT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. 25 GRANTS FOR 25 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE SUBMITTED TOTALING 1,925,492 AND IMPACTING 6,676 STUDENTS. IN FY21, SERRC'S E-RATE DEPARTMENT ASSISTED 21 SCHOOL DISTRICTS RESULTING IN COST SAVINGS BENEFITED STUDENTS AND STAFF.

PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES STAFF DEVELOPMENT (PROFESSIONAL LEARNING), ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, GRANT WRITING AND RESEARCH. DURING FY 21 SERRC PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERVICES TO DISTRICTS/COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. SCHOOL STAFF RECEIVED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NECESSARY TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO SUCCEED WITH A WELL- ROUNDED EDUCATION AND TO MEET ACADEMIC STANDARDS.