March 6, 2024 at 5:45 PM - School Board Meeting

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:  Ben White and Diana Fulton will share with the board about the week-long Discover Your Potential.

Description:  Students Report on AASB Youth Advocacy Institute and Legislative Fly-In in Juneau in February.

Description:  Potential direction to the SSD Superintendent to contact the STA General Manager in order to see how STA wants to proceed with tribal consultation on SSD's federal Title plans for the 2024 - 2025 school year per tribal consultation requirements outlined in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Description:  As required by Federal laws governing the Impact Aid we receive each year, we hold a public hearing on the Native American Policies and Procedures.

Description:  The board will select one of the following names for the new name for Baranof Elementary School:

• Xóots Elementary School (Brown Bear Elementary School)
• Gat.Héeni Elementary School (Sockeye Stream Elementary School)
• Shee Yátx′i Elementary School (Children of Shee Elementary School)

Description:  This model policy from AASB had not previously been adopted into SSD policy. The Policy Committee is moving it forward for board review and adoption.

Description:  Update to policy on High School Graduation Requirements, adding Biology as an option for science credit.

Description:  This policy implements the early education grant program under the Alaska Reads Act. It sets forth the compliance requirements for a district that opts for an early education grand under the Alaska Reads Act.

Description:  This model policy AR from AASB had not previously been adopted into SSD policy. The policy establishes a regular review cycle of district policies. The Policy Committee is moving it forward for board review. It does not require board approval for adoption.

Description:  This model policy exhibit from AASB had not previously been adopted into SSD policy. The Policy Committee is moving it forward for board review. The Exhibit does not require board approval for adoption.