ASD to use $10 million BSA restoration to address class‑size spikes and hire teachers, board told

The Anchorage School District will receive roughly $10 million after a recent veto override and district leaders told the Board of Education Aug. 5 they want to move quickly to hire teachers and restore student services, Superintendent Dr. Bryant said. Dr. Bryant and finance staff told the board they were planning immediate uses for the funds that include up to 20 full‑time equivalent classroom teachers to relieve class‑size “bubbles,” restoring elementary, middle and high‑school supports that were cut earlier in the year, and passing the statutory proportion for charter schools. Why it matters: District staff said hiring must proceed quickly to have teachers in classrooms when school opens next week; board members asked whether an…