Opening Thunder Mountain High School and Implementing the “Next Generation” High School Transition Plan

In 2006, the Juneau School District set out to garner input throughout the community on how to improve secondary education throughout the District. Members of the Juneau community, parents, parent organizations, teachers and students spent several years engaged in discussions about opening a second high school in Juneau and looking at how to provide new ways of learning for Juneau’s high school students. The reform effort resulted in the Juneau Board of Education adopting a plan in May 2007, entitled “Next Generation: Our Kids, Our Community.”

This report provides specific recommendations on how to implement the overarching mission outlined in the “Next Generation” plan: