Bill Hill graduated from the Bristol Bay Borough School District in 1987. Now, he leads the district. He just got a statewide award for his work as superintendent.
Bill Hill is named Alaska’s Superintendent of the Year for his work in the district he graduated from 35 years agoThe Alaska Superintendents Association has Hill grew up in Kokhanok, a village on Iliamna Lake. His family moved to Naknek in the Bristol Bay Borough when he was in high school, and he graduated in 1987. He went to college at the University of Alaska Anchorage and taught in Juneau for six years, but the Bristol Bay area has always been his home.
“The fact that I’ve received an award is really a reflection of a lot of work done by a lot of people, not just in the borough, but across the region,” he said in an interview in early October. Hill has worked as the school district’s superintendent since 2013. He said during that time, the school board has been willing to pursue some unconventional initiatives., which provides opportunities for high schoolers to explore vocations and training in the region. In 2019 it expanded to include all four Bristol Bay area school districts.
The schools worked with the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation and the Bristol Bay Native Corporation’s education foundation to fund the program, which has become popular among young people interested in everything from welding and commercial fishing to the legal system and digital storytelling.
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