May 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. CALL TO ORDER

1.1. Roll Call/Quorum Established: 
Verbal roll call is taken and a quorum is established with 3 or more board members present: 
Darcy Booth, Lucione Leisholmn, Colleen Brendible, Gatgyeda Haayk, Franki Williams

1.2. Excused Absence 
Chairman may excuse absent Board of Education members, per Board Bylaw 9121(a) which was approved at the 12-17-98 Board of Education meeting. Board members may call in absences to the Chairman or Superintendents Office; also, the Board Chair determines whether an absence is excused or unexcused. 

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This item is allowed under Robert's Rules of Order as parliamentary procedure to allow for items to be added which have come up since the preparation of the agenda.

3. HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR GROUPS

3.1. Lorna Porter,MEA President

3.2. Student Government Representative 

3.3. Hearing of Individuals and or Groups on agenda items

4. Reports

4.1. Shannon Hudson, Elementary School Principal/Curriculum Director

4.2. Joshua Gifford, Middle School Principal

4.3. Mike Nigus, High School Principal 

4.4. Nicole Taylor, Student Services Director 

4.5. Dylan Stemp, Athletic Director

4.6. Ashley Scott — Director of Business & Finance Report

4.7. M. Taw Lindsey, Superintendent 

5. CONSENT AGENDA

5.1. Board of Education Minutes 4.21.26

5.2. Thank you letter to the District & Kitchen 

5.3. Letter of Resignation, Betty Jane Bryant, Cameron Gaube, Kristen Johnston, Natasha Milne, Brian Neely

6. ACTION ITEMS  The “Action Items” portion of the agenda is used for personnel and other issues that have been discussed in previous meetings and are now ready for Board of Education Action.  [i.e., policy readings, budget hearings, call for bids, etc.]

6.1. 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipient: Saahdia Buffola, 'Daryen Aaron' James, Daycee King, Makarii Martinez, Logan Williams, Mia Winter

6.2. School Board Approval for Correspondence regarding file review. 

6.3. DDF National Speech and Debate Competition in Richmond, VA from June 12, 2026, to June 21, 2026.

6.4. FY26 Extra-Duty

6.4.a. High School Credit Recovery Teacher, Amanda Rosendale

6.4.b. ESY (Extended School Year) Oversight, Nicole Taylor

6.5. FY26 Long-Term Substitute, Brian Neely 

6.6. FY26 Classified, Maintenance Technician, John Swegar

6.7. FY27 Operating Budget 3rd Reading

6.8. FY27 Certified Teacher, David Hamilton, Robert Ferguson

6.9. FY27 Extra-Duty

6.9.a. Summer Reading Teacher, Jeannie Lindsey

6.9.b. Summer Reading Paraprofessional, Tamara Horne

6.9.c. ESY Paraprofessional, Elizabeth Eaton, Kalen Edenshaw

6.10. FY27 Classified Staff

6.10.a. Custodian, Cameron Commack, Adrian Garcia, Daniel Hewson, James Sanford, Lovey Williams

6.10.b. Paraprofessional, Katrina Anderson, Franklin Dundas, Rheauna Dundas, Elizabeth Eaton, Kalen Edenshaw, Colton Fagerholm, Toni Hewson, Tamara Horne, Maizie Patterson, James Sandford, Sandra Williams 

6.10.c. Food Service, Rondy Fawcett, Richelle Johnson, Stacy Leask, Wilima Reece

6.10.d. Maintenance Technician, John Swegar, Marcus Taylor

6.10.e. Maintenance Technician/Bus Driver, Michael Anderson

6.10.f. Technology Technician, Phoenix Chinnis

6.10.g. Secretary, Jody Caspersen, Jamie Guthrie, Linnea Milligrock

6.10.h. Library, Jared Williams

6.11. FY27 Contracted Student Services 

6.11.a. Omaha SLP serving Grade PreK- Grade 1

6.11.b. SLP Grade 2 - Grade 12

6.11.c. Omaha Occupational Therapy

6.11.d. This Professional Services Contract (“Contract”) is entered into between Annette Island School District (“District”) and Heart to Heart Expressions, SLP Services, LLC (“Contractor”) for the provision of hybrid speech-language pathology services for the 2026–2027 school year.

6.12. Fiscal Year 2027 SERRC Contracts:

6.12.a. FY27 Contract for IT Services with SERRC in the amount of $65,000

6.12.b. FY27 SERRC E-Rate Management Services for $7, 627.11

6.12.c. FY27 SERRC Federal Programs Cooperative Services in the amount of $27,255.00

6.13. Professional Services Agreement with SEALASKA HERITAGE INSTITUTE & Annette Island School District

6.14. MOU (Memo of Understanding) with Fort Lewis College & Annette Island School District

6.15. Seeking Board approval to enter into a MOA with the Alaska Council of School Administrators (ACSA) for an Alaska Teacher Workforce Development Initiative (ATWAI)

6.16. Seeking Board Approval to purchase a John Deer Lawn Tractor, with accessories, from Pape' Machinery Agriculture & Turf in the amount of $22,500

6.17. Seeking Board approval to award Nvisions Architecture of Anchorage, AK. The contract for Design and Engineering Services for the RFP that was posted April 8, 2026

7. HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS AND/OR GROUPS

7.1. Hearing of Individuals and or Groups on Non-Agenda Items

8. ITEMS OF INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION

9. ADJOURNMENT