Travel arrangements to your school site should be made as soon as possible. Travel itineraries will be routed through Anchorage (Alaska’s largest city). Anchorage can be reached from "Outside" or "the Lower 48" by air and car. From Anchorage, you can reach Dillingham only by air. The school site in Aleknagik is located 25 miles from Dillingham and is accessed by road and either boat or snowmobile for the short distance to the other side of the lake. The remaining school sites are accessed only by air from Dillingham.

Teachers located in Aleknagik and Dillingham shall receive a $700 travel stipend.  Teachers located in Koliganek, New Stuyahok, and Ekwok shall receive a $950 travel stipend.  Teachers located in Togiak, Twin Hills, Manokotak, and Clark's Point shall receive a $1050 travel stipend.  Taxes, if required, shall be withheld for this benefit at the time the stipend is issued.  The second working day of each school year will be set as the accrual date.  However, if a teacher fails to return to duty during his/her contract, the travel stipend will be forfeited by the teacher.  In the case of such forfeiture, the District will withhold the amount previously paid, from monies owed the teacher.  If no monies are owed the teacher at the time of forfeiture, the teacher will be responsible to make payment to the District within thirty (30) calendar days.

Travel from Dillingham to the villages is by local air taxi. Arrangements for travel to sites can be made from Dillingham. Be sure to tell them you are a new teacher arriving for the first time, and let them know how much baggage you will be transporting.

While the airports in each community are relatively close to housing, make sure that someone knows your itinerary and is waiting for you to arrive. 

Local Airline Taxi’s
Alaska Island Air        (907) 842-5120

Bristol Bay Air            (907) 842-2227

Bush Hopper              (907) 843-1924

Coupchiak Air             (907) 843-1990

Dena'ina Air Taxi         (907) 575-6225

Grant Aviation             (907) 842-2955

Tucker Air                   (907) 842-1023

True North                  (907) 843-9696

Van Air                        (907) 842-4985