Adak Region School District was a school district formerly in operation in Adak, Alaska."Alaska School and District Information." Alaska Department of Education. December 19, 2000. Retrieved on February 20, 2017.
History The district's sole school was the K-12 Adak Naval Station School, which had 37 teachers and 551 students circa October 1978.Aleutian Islands, Aleutian Peninsula Debris Removal: Environmental Impact Statement. United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1980. p. 58.
Ed Gilley was the final superintendent of the district; he was hired for the position in 1989. Circa 1994 the final student left the Adak district as the Adak Naval Air Station closed."State Wants to Revoke Certificate of Ex-Supt." Associated Press at the Daily Sitka Sentinel. Friday, August 30, 1996. p. 8. Retrieved on March 12, 2017. Clipping via newspapers.com The students left the district when the U.S. Navy removed children and spouses from the air station. newsbank Record: 82924. The district itself closed in June 1996, due to a ruling from a state court.
From 1994 to 1996, Gilley remained as the superintendent as he was distributing district assets. Gilley became the superintendent of the Kashunamiut School District after the dissolution of the Adak district. The state of Alaska sought to revoke Gilley's certificate for being a school administrator, accusing him of improperly billing the district, taking district-funded trips, and unfairly reporting a higher income than he had to the Alaska teacher retirement system. - Clipping at Newspapers.com In 1998, Gilley agreed to voluntarily give up his license without admitting to wrongdoing.
Adak School was established by the Aleutian Region School District."Adak School Information." Aleutian Region School District. Retrieved on February 13, 2017. It closed in 2023.
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External links "ERIC ED190517: Adak Region Schools Secondary Curriculum Guide, Grades 7-12." July 1977. From ERIC - Available at archive.org