KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING
June 25, 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. Michael Robbins
4. CITIZEN REMARKS (Per BB9323, each individual speaker is allowed 3-5 minutes to address the board.)
5. FILLING THE BOARD VACANCY
a. Application of Melissa Reed
b. Application of Darlene D-Svenson
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Filling the Board vacancy
7. ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
a. Appoint new board member
8. INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS
9. REPORTS FOR INFORMATION
a. Claims of June 13, 2025
10. REPORTS
a. State Representative Jeremy Bynum
b. FY2025-2026 State of Alaska Budget - Governor's Education Line Item Veto
c. DEED's Emergency Regulation on the definition of Local Contributions
11. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Motion to approve the special meeting minutes of April 2, 2025
b. Motion to approve the special meeting minutes of April 12, 2025
c. Motion to approve  FY2025-2026 Lease Agreement for office space at White Cliff
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Motion to approve engaging Leif Thompson to represent KCS in a lease agreement dispute
b. Motion to approve the interim superintendent contract with PJ Ford Slack, PhD
c. Motion to  affirm the non retention hearing
14. PUBLIC HEARING ***POLICY***
a. Motion to approve revisions to BP 9323 Meeting Conduct Policy, in first reading.
b. Motion to approve BP 1312.5 Public Complaints Concerning Board Members, in first reading.
15. BOARD COMMENTS
16. ADVANCE PLANNING
School Board Regular meeting July 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m, in the Borough Assembly Chambers.
Board Training - Date/Time TBD
17.  ADJOURNMENT

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