September 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  The agenda is set by the Superintendent and Board President with input received from the board. 
 

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Pillar Hilltrop  is from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET). Pillar’s collaboration with our district is part of the three-year Raising the Bar for Alaska Schools (RTBAK) grant, and we are now entering year two of this important initiative.

NIET’s mission is grounded in a core belief:
"Knowing that teacher quality is the single biggest in-school factor for student success, the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) builds educator excellence to give all students the opportunity for success. Our vision is that every student in America is taught by an excellent teacher and supported by effective leaders every year—and that has been the foundation of our work for the past two decades. We believe intentional, sustained, and high-quality investments in educators directly result in success for all students and are essential to eliminating equity gaps. We have optimism about what every teacher and student is capable of, and we see them rise to new levels of success every day."

Pillar will be on site over the next few days to support our instructional leadership team as we strengthen our Professional Learning Community (PLC) structure and planning. This work will further align with our district’s focus on Visible Learning, enhancing both our common language and professional practices as we move forward together.

Description:  A consent agenda is a practice by which regular and non-controversial board action items are organized apart from the rest of the agenda and approved as a group. This includes all of the business items that require formal board approval and yet because they are not controversial, there is no need for board discussion before taking a vote. Items may be on the consent agenda only if all board members agree. Any board member, for any reason, may remove a consent agenda item and place it on the regular agenda for the board meeting.

Description:  Crisis: Katie Holmlund
Curriculum: Katie Holmlund
Facilities: Jay Lister
Legislative Liaison: NA
Negotiations: 
Policy: Carey Case
Technology: Jay Lister
Wellness: Katie Holmlund, Niccole Olsen

Description:  Jay Lister was appointed to the Petersburg School Board in April 2013 to serve a 1-year term. He ran for office in the October 2014 election for a three-year seat and has served on the Board since. For those counting at home that is a total of 11+ years. He has been a long standing Facility and Technology committee member. Jay is fiscally minded and has always been a good sounding board for financial decisions. He has attended many board trainings over the years and achieved "experienced board member" status.   He has served through four superintendents, helping hire three of them. Jay will be missed very much. Thank you for your time and dedication to the students and staff of the Petersburg School District.

Description:  These updates are minor and many are editorial. They are recommended by the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB). There is also an AR for 0410 and an AR for 5125.1.  BB 9320 was amended with information regarding regular meeting dates at the August meeting to adjust meetings to the third Tuesday of the month. There will be an opportunity for a public hearing. 

Description:  The policy committee will be reviewing the "5000's - Students" policies. Each month they will review 5-6 policies, and as suggested changes need to be made, the policies will be put before the board. This will be a reoccurring item.  There is an attached summary sheet that links each policy reviewed so that members can see what policies the committee has looked at. Only policies that need changes will be attached to the agenda.
BP - 5000 Concepts and Roles, BP 5111 BP 5111 Admission, AR 5111.2 Part-Time Enrollment are suggested for updates. 

Description:  Testing director Cyndy Fry will report the results of the Spring 2024 AK Star results. Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has partnered with NWEA to implement a creative approach to balanced statewide assessment that better reflects learning throughout the school year and helps educators target instruction to students’ individual needs. The Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) is designed to streamline the testing experience for grades 3-9 in the areas of English language arts (ELA) and mathematics. This balanced approach connects fall and winter MAP Growth interim assessments and the Alaska spring summative assessment to provide a comprehensive assessment system that improves efficiency and cohesion and drives student outcomes by prioritizing teaching and learning.

Description:  The Petersburg Schools academic and activities calendar can be viewed on the school website at www.pcsd.us