Why is the Eagle River High School back on the ballot?
Chugiak High School continues to serve far more students than it was designed to house. A new high school in the Eagle River area will relieve the crowded conditions at Chugiak High and will allow for the continuing growth of the Chugiak and Eagle River communities. Several things have changed since voters turned down the construction of the school in April 2001. First, the district has decided to use the new Dimond High School design (but with just one classroom wing instead of two) for the Eagle River school, which will help reduce design costs and speed construction. Second, the School Board has authorized the new school to offer three alternative programs (vocational/technical, on-line instruction, and an at-risk student program) which will draw more students to the new school. Third, Bartlett High School is now at capacity and continues to gain more students, so the thought of busing Chugiak students to Bartlett is no longer a potential solution to the overcrowding at Chugiak High
