Homeschool benefits: Kodiak Island Borough School District

AKTEACH, the Kodiak Island Borough School District's homeschool correspondence program, gives each K-12 student a 2026-27 allotment of $2,600 for full-time enrollment or $1,300 for half time, spent on curriculum, supplies, lessons, and classes in your child's learning plan. Students ages 5 to 20 who live inside the district's boundaries qualify.

By Andrew Garber, founder of TheHomeschoolingCompany. Reviewed August 25, 2026.

Who qualifies

1. Lives in the Kodiak district

   Enrollment is open to students ages 5 to 20 who keep a permanent address inside the Kodiak Island Borough School District boundaries. Kindergartners must turn 5 by September 1.

2. Enrolls in AKTEACH

   Your child becomes a district correspondence student. Complete the online enrollment and turn in a birth certificate, immunization record or waiver, a School Information Form, a media release, and a W-9, which you must file each year to be reimbursed.

3. Takes enough courses

   Full time means at least four AKTEACH courses, with at least half in core subjects. Half time means at least three AKTEACH courses, two of them core, and no more than three classes at another district school.

4. Follows a learning plan

   You write an Individual Learning Plan (ILP) with your contact teacher, due September 18 or within 10 days of a later enrollment, and every purchase must match it.

What it is worth

The AKTEACH FY27 handbook and allotment page list the 2026-27 allotments and spending limits.

Full-time student, K-12

$2,600

Half-time student, K-12

$1,300

Unused balance rolled to next year

Up to $1,000

Purchase that needs staff approval first

Over $300

Buying back a $300+ item after year one

75% of price

AKTEACH-graded online and paper courses for grades 6-12 carry an educational service fee of $300 per course, up to $1,000 for four or more, so ask whether it is charged to your allotment.

From enrolling to spending it

1. Before Sept. 27, 2026

   Enroll online

   Finish the online enrollment and turn in the required documents in person, by fax, by email, or by mail. The allotment page says accounts for later enrollments are reviewed case by case by the AKTEACH teacher and administrator.

2. By Sept. 18 or within 10 days

   Write the ILP

   Plan your child's courses with the contact teacher. Reimbursement requests are accepted only after a completed ILP is on file.

3. During the year

   Buy and submit receipts

   Pay for approved items, then send original itemized receipts with the Reimbursement Form. Payment arrives by direct deposit if an ACH form is on file, or by mailed check.

4. Jan. 9 and May 7, 2027

   Meet the reimbursement deadlines

   January 9 is the soft deadline for first-semester purchases and May 7 is the hard deadline for second-semester purchases. May internet bills are due June 4, 2027.

5. By May 21, 2027

   Re-enroll to keep a balance

   Re-enroll by the May deadline so up to $1,000 of unused allotment rolls into 2027-28.

What it pays for

Covered

• Approved curriculum, books, and workbooks
• School, art, science, and math supplies
• Online programs and subscription boxes
• PE lessons and tutoring from approved vendors
• Monthly internet service and college courses

Not covered

• Faith-based curriculum
• Laptops and tablets
• Airfare, hotels, and car rentals
• Instruction by family members
• Purchases paid with gift cards or reward points

AKTEACH reimburses you after you pay, and lessons or tutoring are reimbursed only after the service has been given.

Good to know

• Your child enrolls to get the allotment

  AKTEACH is the district's homeschool correspondence program, so your child enrolls as a public correspondence student while you teach at home under an approved ILP.

• The allotment cannot pay for religious curriculum

  Faith-based curriculum cannot be paid for with the allotment, but you may teach with materials of your choice at your own cost, and AKTEACH accepts faith-based academic programs for credit with your contact teacher's approval. Faith-based vendors may be used to buy non-faith-based materials.

Who to contact

AKTEACH staff answer enrollment questions and approve purchases, vendors, and items over $300 before you buy.

907-486-7544 Allotment funds

Homeschool rules and statewide help in Alaska

You do not have to file a homeschool notice.

Alaska sets these rules:

• Subjects: Alaska does not require specific subjects or a particular curriculum.
• Testing: Alaska does not require standardized testing for homeschoolers.
• Records: Alaska does not require homeschool records.
• Teachers: Alaska does not require a teaching certificate or degree to homeschool your own child.

Read the Alaska homeschooling guide See statewide programs in Alaska

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