May 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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

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 - Done
Facilities: Niccole Olsen
Legislative Liaison: NA
Negotiations: Niccole Olsen - done
Policy: Carey Case
Technology: Kari Petersen
Wellness: Katie Holmlund, Niccole Olsen

Description:  The pupil transportation bids were due on Friday, March 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. The district received one responsive proposal. This is an expected increase of $212 a day. 
 

Description:  According to board policy 4112.8/4212.8/4312.8 EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES (All Personnel) Superintendent Taylor needs permission to employ immediate family members.  Superintendent Taylor's daughter, Paityn James, has applied to be on the substitute list.

Description:  The district is requesting approval for an early release every Friday during the 2025-2026 academic year. Under our proposed schedule, all students will attend school Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We propose that every Friday, the student instructional day ends at 1:30 p.m. Across all grades (K-12). The purpose of this early release is to create a dedicated, consistent time each week for professional collaboration and instructional development. In FY24, the Petersburg School District was awarded the RTBAK (Raising the Bar for Alaska Schools) grant, which has allowed our educators to deeply engage with John Hattie’s research on Visible Learning. 

• Current schedule:

• Elementary: 8:00-2:45 (Mon-Thurs), 8:00-2:00 (Fri)
• Middle/High: 8:05-3:00 (Mon-Thurs), 8:05-2:00 (Fri)

• Proposed FY26 schedule:

• All district schools: 8:00-3:00  (Mon-Thurs), 8:00-1:30 (Fri)

This requested change would result in a net increase of 30 instructional minutes per week for elementary students and a net decrease of just 5 minutes per week for middle and high school students—a positive trade-off for the significant professional learning opportunity it creates. The district has already received approval from the State Department of Education. 

Description:  This change would allow the Superintendent or Director of Finance to authorize investments without going to the board. The purpose is to be able to aggressively invest and move liquid cash in and out of investments more quickly to meet district needs.

Description:  Director of Finance Baird will present the FY 25 Budget for the spring revision for approval

Description:  Grant and Lila Trask have applied to the Borough to purchase a portion of Parcel #01-066-010, which is in Reserve for Petersburg School District Use. The Borough is asking the School Board to weigh in on this purchase, as the lot portion was purchased by the School Board in 1954 to hold in reserve for the School District. The Trask's have a greenhouse that is encroaching on the parcel, and they have asked to purchase that portion of the lot. See the attached map.  

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