KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING and WORK SESSION

April 10, 2024, 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- Month of the Military Child; School Library Month

4.     CITIZEN REMARKS (per BB9323, each individual speaker is allowed a maximum of 5 minutes to address the board.)

5.    INFORMATION AND REPORTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS including Committee Reports

-Policy Committee Report      -Finance Committee Report      -Curriculum Committee Report

6.    REPORTS FOR INFORMATION –

7.    REPORTS – Student Report; Superintendent Report;

8.    CONSENT CALENDAR - (Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If a Board member requests discussion, that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and will be considered under Unfinished Business.)

a.     Motion to approve the regular meeting minutes of March 27, 2024

b.     Motion to approve offering a certified contract to Alexandria Baucco for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year. 

c.     Motion to approve offering certified administrator contracts to Michael Cron and David Lindquist for the 2024-2025 school year. 

d.     Motion to approve a contract with Siemens Industry, Inc. for Building Automation Services

e.     Motion to approve offering teaching contracts to Brittany Tyus (Thompson), Brooklyn Sudnikovich-Eddy, Paxton Potter, Laura Kossak, Louisa Ortiz, and Max Collins for the 2024-25 school year.

9.    UNFINISHED BUSINESS (or transferred consent calendar items)

10. **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 0100 Philosophy, in first reading

b.     Motion to revise BP 1340 Access to District Records, in first reading

c.     Motion to revise BP 1000 Concepts and Roles, in first reading

d.     Motion to revise BP 1312 Public Complaints Concerning the Schools, in first reading

e.     Motion to revise BP 3291 Revenue- Grant Application, in second reading.

f.      Motion to revise BP 1260 Visits to the Schools, in second reading.

g.     Motion to revise BP 4112.61 Employment References, in second reading.

h.     Motion to revise BP 4119.25 Political Activities of Employees, in second reading.

11.  WORK SESSION- FY 25 Budget 

12.  EXECUTIVE SESSION: pursuant to BP 9321 on subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided the person may request a public discussion, regarding an employee evaluation.

 

13.  NEW BUSINESS

a.     Possible direction to bring a future action item to the School Board concerning the Superintendent’s Employment Contract

b.     Motion to approve a request of the Borough Assembly to increase the FY 2023-2024 Local Appropriation amount by $1,622,848

c.     Motin to approve the District Reduction In Force plan.

14. BOARD COMMENTS

15. ADVANCE PLANNING

a.     KCS APC Meeting

b.     Assembly/School Board Liaison Committee meeting Tuesday April 16, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers

c.     School Board Native Education Committee meeting Thursday April 18, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. in the KIC Education Building; 615 Stedman Street. 

d.     School Board regular meeting and/or work session Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Assembly Chambers

16. ADJOURNMENT

The Board reserves the right to go into executive session at any time as and to the extent provided by AS 44.62.310 (the Public Meetings Act) and Board Policy 9321 (Executive Sessions)

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