KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION 

REGULAR MEETING

January 15, 2025, 6:00 P.M. 

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly Chambers 

The Board of Education respectfully acknowledges the traditional first people of this land in Ketchikan, the Tongass Tlingit people. 

Agenda 

1. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, ROLL CALL 

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 

3. PUBLIC RECOGNITION 

a. Titan Linne - Wrestling State Champion 

b. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 

4. CITIZEN REMARKS (Per BB9323, each individual speaker is allowed a maximum of 3 minutes to address the board.)
5. INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS 

a. ELL Task Force 

6. REPORTS FOR INFORMATION 

a. December Board Financial Report 

b. Claims of December 13, 2024 

c. Claims of December 23, 2024 

7. REPORTS 

a. Audit Report Update 

b. Student Report 

c. Superintendent Report 

8. CONSENT CALENDAR 

a. Motion to approve memorandum of agreement with Ketchikan Gateway Borough, regarding management and funding for replacement of the Schoenbar partial siding replacement, Valley Park Playground Replacement and Replacement of boiler NO. 3 at Ketchikan High School. 

b. Motion to approve the offering of a certified contract to Debra Robinson-Carlson for the 2024-25 school year.
c. Motion to approve offering FY 26 contracts to certificated administrators and tenured teachers, tenured counselors, special education teachers, and special service staff for the 2025-2026 school year

9. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION 

a. Tech Negotiation Agreement Discussion 

b. Legal Matter Pertaining to the School District 

11. NEW BUSINESS 

12. DISCUSSION 

a. FY26 budget 

13. **PUBLIC HEARING** POLICY 

Procedure: 1) Citizens may give public comment regarding the subject of the hearing; 2) The public hearing is closed 3) Opportunity for Board discussion and decision. 

a. Motion to revise BP 3440 Capitalization, in the first reading. 

b. Motion to revise BP 3460 Periodic Financial Reports, in the first reading. 

c. Motion to revise BP4262.8 Bereavement Leave, in the first reading. 

14. BOARD COMMENTS 

15. ADVANCE PLANNING 

School Board regular meeting and/or work session Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers.
16. ADJOURNMENT

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