February 7, 2024 at 5:45 PM - School Board Meeting

Description:  Haa Latseeni
KGH Spelling Bee Winners
Felix Myers - 2024 U.S. Senate Youth Program
School Board Appreciation Month

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:  Adoption of BP 6147 - Alaska Reads Act Intervention Programs, which complies with the AK READS Act.

Description:  Approval of revisions to BB 9200 - Board Members, clarifying how board members should handle complaints from the public.

Description:  Approval of revisions to BB 9260 - Legal Protection, First Reading, removing references to the No Child Left Behind Act and providing proper references to the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Description:  Approval of revisions to BB 9270 - Conflict of Interest, addresses how a member must recuse themselves due to a conflict of interest.

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 and Sarah Tobey from SSSC will present to the board on the C-STEM project, in collaboration with the TEK class at Sitka High School.

Description:  Member(s) of the Baranof Elementary Renaming Committee will present to the board the results of the final community-wide survey. The board will be tasked with making the final selection from the top three results.

Xoots Elementary School (Brown Bear Elementary School)
Gat.Heeni Elementary School (Sockeye Stream Elementary School)
Shee Yatx'i Elementary School (Children of Shee Elementary School)
 

Description:  Included in the Superintendent update will be information regarding an application for a District-Wide Early Education Program Grant.

Description:  Changes incorporated into this new agreement have been highlighted in yellow.

Description:  Approval of revisions to BP 6174.1 Education of Native/Indian Children, essentially replacing the existing policy.

Description:  The AR gives guidance to the administration of BP 6174.1 Education of Native/Indian Children. Board approval is not required.

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.