December 6, 2023 at 5:45 PM - School Board Meeting

Description:  1. Haa Latseeni Students of the Month:

• KGH - Skye Benavides
• BMS - Evi Rice
• SHS - Kaeden Skultka
• PHS - Katie Elder

2. Principal Appreciation
3. Sondra Lundvick - Region V Principal of the Year

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:  Blatchley math teachers Jeff Clay, Joe Ploetzner, and Kate Mullin will present data from the past five years showing the growth in math skills at BMS.

Description:  PHS Principal, Mandy Summer, Andrea Frega, PHS Gardener, and Chandler O'Connell, with Sitka Conservation Society will give a report to the board on the Greenhouse Utility Project, including a summary of grants received and the project timeline.

Description:  Update on the timeline for testing results.

Description:  Stacy Golden is requesting approval to purchase a van for use by the SHS Science Department (and additional activities use), once an appropriate van has been located, using a combination of fundraised, grant, and school monies.  

Description:  The School Board reserves the right to go into executive session as and to the extent permitted by AS 44.62.310 and Board Bylaw 9321. An executive session may be called to consider the following subjects: (1) matters, the immediate knowledge of which would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the District; (2) subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion; (3) matters which by law, municipal charter, or ordinance are required to be confidential; and (4) matters involving consideration of government records that by law are not subject to public disclosure.