Teacher and community members warn closures could erode CTE and electives
A concerned community member and a Ketchikan teacher urged the board to preserve career and technical education and elective programs, arguing that proposed staffing levels and facility constraints would limit safe, effective CTE instruction.
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At the listening session portion of the March 28 meeting, Franklin Urquhart (Frankie Urquhart) pressed the board to account for CTE and elective access should the district close schools. Urquhart argued that if Schonbar retains shop, art and music while Ketchikan High loses those offerings, students would lose continuity in skill pathways and the district would undercut workforce training opportunities.
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