Southeast Island School District

What Southeast Island School District does

Southeast Island School District (SISD) is a public K-12 school district organized as a political subdivision of the State of Alaska, headquartered at 1010 Sandy Beach Road in Thorne Bay, Alaska. It operates eight school sites — AK-Trails, Coffman Cove, Hollis, Kasaan, Naukati, Port Alexander, Thorne Bay, and Whale Pass — serving students and families across remote Southeast Alaska island communities, with primary concentration on Prince of Wales Island and surrounding waters. The district delivers tuition-free K-12 instruction, including traditional classroom education, a homeschool/distance-learning track via the AK-Trails sub-brand, special education, and career-and-technical-education through the Island Fresh Student Enterprise program. Dual credit and early-childhood CTE pathways are delivered in partnership with the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

SISD's technology stack is built entirely on third-party SaaS rather than proprietary systems: PowerSchool for the student information system and parent portal, Google Workspace for Education with Google Calendar for district-wide scheduling and Google OAuth for staff SSO, Operations Hero for maintenance request management, Black Mountain for staff and workforce management, TalentEd for HR and recruiting, BoardBook for school board governance, and Hudl for athletic streaming. Federal compliance is layered on through E-Verify / E-Verify+ for employment eligibility and a USDA-aligned HACCP food safety plan for the National School Lunch Program. Title I-A schoolwide programs operate across all schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

SISD's business model is government appropriation rather than commercial revenue. It is funded by a combination of Alaska state education formula funding, federal grants (Title I, Title II, and related programs), and local district tax support; no tuition is charged. Governance is exercised through an elected school board under a 2024-2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement with certified staff, with leadership including Superintendent Rod Morrison, Area Administrator/Principal & CTE Project Director Paulisa Scarlett, and Technology Director Everett Cook. There are no private investors, no parent company, and no M&A or capital-markets activity.

Name

Southeast Island School District

Legal name

Southeast Island School District

Website

https://sisd.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Southeast Island School District is a public K-12 school district headquartered in Thorne Bay, Alaska, operating eight school sites across remote Southeast Alaska island communities and providing tuition-free K-12 education, homeschool programs (AK-Trails), CTE pathways, and Title I services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public School Districts (K–12) (EDADABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE), Online Credit Recovery & Alternative Pathways (Virtual) (EDAJADAF)

Keywords

• K-12 public education
• Remote school district
• Alaska island schools
• Vocational CTE programs
• Title I schoolwide programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Thorne Bay

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. State and Local Government Funding: Public school district funded primarily through Alaska state education funding, local district budgets, and voter-approved funding mechanisms. Revenue supports general operations, teacher salaries, and educational programs.
2. Federal Programs and Grants: District receives Title I-A funding for schoolwide programs under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA). Federal programs coordinator manages grants including Title I, Title II, and other federal education funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southeast Island School District is a public K-12 school district operating eight school sites across remote island communities in Southeast Alaska, including Thorne Bay, Hollis, Kasaan, Naukati, Coffman Cove, Port Alexander, Whale Pass, and AK-Trails. The district provides tuition-free traditional classroom instruction, homeschool programs, dual credit college coursework through the University of Alaska Fairbanks, vocational/CTE experiences, special education services, a USDA-compliant meal program, and Title I-A schoolwide support programs.

Product overview

Southeast Island School District (SISD) is a public K-12 education system serving remote island communities across Southeast Alaska. The district operates eight school sites (AK-Trails, Thorne Bay, Hollis, Kasaan, Naukati, Coffman Cove, Port Alexander, and Whale Pass) offering traditional classroom instruction, homeschool programs, and CTE/vocational training. The district provides a portfolio of educational services including a PowerSchool-based student information system with parent portal for grades and attendance, online enrollment, National School Lunch Program, dual credit college programs through University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Title I-A schoolwide support programs. Additional services include special education, student transportation, facilities maintenance, and technology support. The district participates in E-Verify employment verification and maintains compliance with Alaska education regulations including the Alaska Reads Act.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AK-Trails: Alternative education/homeschool program within the district offering remote learning options
• Island Fresh Student Enterprise

Products and services

• Southeast Island School District K-12 Education Services

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Stride Inc. (formerly K12 Inc.): Nation's largest online K-12 provider. Comparable to SISD's AK-Trails homeschool/distance learning model in delivering K-12 instruction outside traditional classrooms, though operating as a for-profit entity rather than a public district.
• Charter Schools USA: Charter school management organization operating K-12 schools. Comparable to SISD as a K-12 operator, though operates under a different governance model (charter management org vs. public school district) and is for-profit.
• Connections Academy (Stride): Tuition-free online public school operator serving K-12 students nationwide. Comparable to SISD's digital/homeschool pathway (AK-Trails) in offering remote K-12 learning as an alternative to traditional classroom instruction.

Direct peers

• Lower Yukon School District: Alaska public school district serving remote lower Yukon River villages with K-12 education. Similar rural multi-site operating model and heavy federal program reliance as SISD.
• Northwest Arctic Borough School District: Alaska public school district operating 11 village schools across the Northwest Arctic region. Highly comparable to SISD in serving small remote Alaska communities with multi-site operations and similar cultural/community-based education approach.
• Bering Strait School District: Alaska public school district operating schools across remote Bering Strait communities. Comparable in scale, remote island/village geography, and Title I schoolwide program reliance similar to SISD.
• Kodiak Island Borough School District: Alaska public school district serving remote Kodiak Island communities with K-12 education. Highly comparable to SISD in rural island geography, small school sites, and similar funding structure under Alaska state education law.
• Yukon-Koyukuk School District: Alaska public school district serving extremely remote interior Alaska villages with K-12 education. Comparable to SISD in dispersed multi-site rural operations, Title I reliance, and distance-learning delivery models.

Broad incumbents

• Anchorage School District: Largest Alaska public school district. Operates under the same Alaska state education funding model but serves urban Anchorage; useful as a broader incumbent comparator for funding/regulatory environment rather than direct scale comparison.
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District: Large Alaska public school district operating under the same state funding framework. Comparable governance and regulatory structure but serves a much larger, less remote population than SISD.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFfSShUgzmFghDOgb4DZndQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/sisd.district

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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