Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Proposed budget cuts would displace 24 assistant principals and threaten secondary programs, administration says
Summary
District administrators told the board the preliminary budget would eliminate 24 assistant principal positions (15 at elementary schools), cut one recently added security position and could lead to program reductions at middle and high schools including immersion, world languages, fine arts and AP courses.
At the work session the Anchorage School Board heard specifics about staffing reductions and program impacts embedded in the Anchorage School District’s preliminary budget.
Administration said the proposed budget reductions would remove 24 assistant principal positions systemwide, 15 of them at the elementary level and funded previously by Title (federal) rollover. An administrator described the assistant principal role as broad and variable across school levels, covering discipline, evaluations, safety planning and instructional leadership. “At the end of the day, we are literally cutting 24 assistant principals right now,” an administrator told the board.
Board members and staff described how the loss of assistant principals could affect building operations, student safety and educator evaluation. Administrators said assistant principals often handle emergency action planning, discipline, supervision of athletics and activities,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
