October 4, 2023 at 5:45 PM - School Board Meeting

Description:  Keet Gooshi Heen - Blue Ribbon School
 

Description:  "The Sitka School Board acknowledges that our schools are located on the ancestral homelands of the Tlingit people who have lived in Sheet’ka since time immemorial. We express our deepest respect and gratitude for our indigenous neighbors, the Tlingit for their enduring care and protection of Tlingit Aani." 

Description:  (All items listed under Agenda & Consent Agenda are considered routine by the School Board and will be approved in one motion. Items may be removed at the request of a School Board Member.) 

Description:  Persons to be Heard Preamble 
Persons to be Heard is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the Board about a topic that either is on the agenda or is not on the agenda.  No board deliberation or action will occur in response.  Questions for clarification on non-agenda items may be posed by Board members.  The Board may choose to refer non-agenda items to the Superintendent (or designee) for further action.  The standard time limit for comments will be 3 minutes, unless otherwise stated by the Board President, with consent of the Board.  A timer is used, and a sound will indicate when time expires. 
All comments must be respectful and charges or complaints against specific employees are not permitted (per Alaska state statute).  Members of the public are referred to Board Policies 1312, 1312.1, 1312.2, 1312.3 (and associated Administrative Regulations), as well as to Board Bylaw 9323(a), for information about how to lodge complaints. Speakers are also asked to please state their full name for the record, prior to speaking. 

 
 

Description:  Janet Clarke, Education Director at SSSC will present to the School Board about the recent RurAL CAP grant that the Sitka Sound Science Center was awarded, which includes funding for after-school literacy programs.  The grant is titled LAP SWiM (Literacy Afterschool Programs and Science with Math).
 

Description:  Diana Fulton and Courtney Kraft will update the board on the SSD Gifted/Talented program.
This report will be given at the November 1, 2023 School Board regular meeting.

Description:  PHS Science teacher, Bridgett Reynolds, and SHS Principal Lundvick are requesting out-of-state travel for students to attend the AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) national conference in Spokane, WA, from October 19-21, 2023.