The State Board of Education & Early Development approved the Alaska Education Plan on March 20, 2009. The final version of the plan is here.

The Alaska Education Plan is the direct result of the Statewide Education Summit, attended in November 2008 in Anchorage by nearly 450 educators, parents, students, businesspeople, legislators, and others. Prior to the summit, nearly 3,000 Alaskans submitted their ideas about education.

Summit participants wrote a vision statement for education in Alaska, a mission statement, goals for high school graduates, and goals and action steps for key areas of education. The public commented on the draft plan, and some of those comments were incorporated in the plan. The State Board of Education & Early Development amended the plan and approved it.