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Mt.
Eccles is a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade NCLB
Blue Ribbon School, providing quality education for 200 students. The school has ten classroom teachers as well
as music/band, physical education, special education, and English
Language
Learners teachers. Our academic program includes technology, physical
education
with all classes participating in swimming weekly. Music is provided
twice
weekly with daily band for fifth and sixth graders.
Mt. Eccles offers elementary students the
opportunity to participate and compete in the State Spelling Bee,
Geography
Bee, Battle of the Books, as well as various contests that are approved
by the
State of Alaska and Federal Government.
The school works in unison with the City of Cordova who
provides the use of the city library, pool, and museum.
Mt. Eccles also partners with the Prince
William Sound Science Center and US Forest Service who provides the
students
with monthly science hands-on classes and field trips.
These partners along with the Chamber of Commerce
include our K-6 students in quality “Sea Week”, and the international
“Shorebird Festival” activities. The
community health nurse provides maturation education classes for the
fourth
through sixth graders and our local law enforcement are involved
in gun
safety
and the DARE program.

Mr. Frank Wicks
Principal
Mt. Eccles is a
TRIBES school.
TRIBES
is a
process of creating a school culture that maximizes learning through
caring and support, high expectations, and meaningful
participation. There
are four agreements that the school community will follow.
Attentive
Listening * Mutual Respect
Appreciations—No Put Downs * Right to Pass
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