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Anchorage school board approves $3.67 million emergency budget revision to staff schools before term
Summary
The Anchorage School District School Board voted 6–0 (student representative voting yes) to revise the general fund by $3,670,000 so the district can immediately hire teachers and release funds to schools after the Alaska Legislature restored the Base Student Allocation.
Member Higgins moved and Member Bellamy seconded a motion to approve ASD memorandum 038FY2526, a revision to the district general fund budget in the amount of $3,670,000. The motion passed 6–0, with the student representative voting yes.
The board approved the allocation as an emergency action so the district can fill positions and release funds before the school year begins. "I move to approve a revision to the general fund budget in the amount of $3,670,000," Member Higgins read into the record when the board reconvened with physical copies of the memorandum.
The memorandum breaks down the immediate allocations as follows: 20 classroom teachers ($2,600,000); elementary school support for curriculum, music and in-school activities ($230,000); middle school support for tutoring, after-school programs and professional development ($60,000);…
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