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8427 Lake Otis Pkwy, Anchorage, AK 99507, United States. It is within the Anchorage School District. The school serves students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. It is located in eastern Anchorage near Lake Otis Parkway.

Kindergarten through 8th grade (K-8).

tuition-free K-8 charter school within the Anchorage School District

Germany (official recognition and financial support from the German government).

German language immersion for half of the school day.

The school does not have a uniform; it uses a dress code. Shirts must be solid color with a collar, and pants must be neutral colors; official Rilke Schule logo wear is allowed, while non-official logo wear is not worn in the classroom. Traditional Bavarian attire may be worn on any day.

Students bring their own lunches and eat in classrooms or the gymnasium. The school has a healthy food policy: no candy, cookies, cake, puddings or sugary foods; no soda; only water, milk or 100% fruit juice. Sharing of food among students is not permitted.

Rilke Schule is a charter school within the Anchorage School District. Governance is provided by the Academic Policy Committee (APC); the charter renewal documents outline ASD contracts and APC bylaws.

The school follows the Anchorage School District's Common Core State Standards in all subjects. German language standards are based on the National Foreign Language Standards, including the Alaska and ASD world language standards. Starting in grade 2, all students take part in an annual German language assessment called STAMP. In grades 3, 6 and 8, German exams produced by the Federal Republic of Germany (A1, A2, and B1) are administered; Service High School administers the B2/C1 level exam, which is often part of entry requirements at German universities. Assessments track math and language arts and the program uses the ASD RTI (Response To Instruction) Initiative; progress is reported through AIMSweb and ASD standardized testing. Grades are reported as follows: Grades 1-3 receive effort grades O, S+, S, S-, and N; Grades 4-5 use the A, B, C scale for academic grades; Grades 6-8 use academic grades only.

Rilke Schule German Immersion School enforces nondiscriminatory enrollment; no student shall be denied participation because of a physical, mental, or learning disability, or special need.

The school uses a dual-language German immersion model with half-day German and half-day English instruction; the English side emphasizes reading and language arts, while the German side emphasizes speaking, reading, and writing German, science, geography, and social studies. The immersion faculty have native or near-native German language skills. SamstagsSchule - Saturday German Classes are offered for families seeking German language support.

A school nurse prioritizes the health and wellbeing of students; the nurse's corner provides health and wellness information and contact details for the nurse.

Non-discrimination policies ensure enrollment and curriculum access without regard to race, religion, language, handicap, or national origin; the school adopts the Anchorage School District's nondiscrimination policy and code of conduct.

1. Apply to Rilke Schule via the Anchorage School District online lottery application process. 2. The school uses two lotteries annually: one during the last two weeks of March and another in late summer, the week prior to fall registration. 3. If more applicants apply than there are spaces, a waiting list is formed; the only standard prioritization in the lottery is for siblings; with special permission, the principal may preempt the process for documented hardship or to balance gender. 4. When a student's name is drawn, they are placed on the acceptance list in numerical order and enrolled in that order; siblings' names are drawn first, followed by all other names; admission continues down the list until all spaces are filled; remaining names are wait-listed. 5. If a student withdraws from the list, the next available waiting list name is admitted. 6. Lottery eligibility: pre-kindergarten students are eligible for the lottery only in the March preceding eligibility for school entrance; first grade students with no German background are eligible for admittance through the first quarter only; after that, they must have equivalent German knowledge to be admitted. 7. Parents of students who have entered the lottery and been chosen must accept or reject the school within two school days after notification; pre-kindergarten notification aligns with August kindergarten registration for actual enrollment. 8. Those who do not enroll within the designated period will be withdrawn from the waiting list and must reapply if they wish to attend; if contact attempts to offer a space are unsuccessful, the student remains on the list through the next lottery period or is removed if contact remains unsuccessful in the next cycle. 9. If students are already in the program and are withdrawn for any reason, they must follow lottery procedures if there is a waiting list; no student may accept a place in more than one program at the same time. 10. Openings in a grade level require notifying the next student on the waiting list, who must accept or reject within two days, with registration occurring as soon as possible after that date but no later than five days after acceptance. 11. Proof of residency will be verified for all new entrants. 12. There is no rollover waiting list from year to year; all students must reapply for the following school year. 13. NEW-TO-DISTRICT STUDENTS must submit the following documents at registration: birth certificate, current immunization records, physical examination (for kindergartners), current address and phone numbers for students and parents, emergency contacts and individuals who may pick up the child, name and address of previous school, and copies of legal papers if there is a custody situation. 14. Important lottery dates: February 1 at midnight – lottery opens; March 31 – lottery closes; April 7 at 4 pm – notifications are released to families.

A waiting list is formed when applications exceed spaces. Admission continues down the waiting list to fill openings, with siblings prioritized in the lottery; when a space becomes available, the next name on the waiting list is admitted. If attempts to offer a space fail, the candidate remains on the waiting list or is removed after the next lottery cycle. There is no rollover waiting list from year to year; all students must reapply for the next school year.