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Ketchikan school board delays reestablishing ELL department until superintendent named
Summary
After months of committee work and concerns about federal compliance, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board voted 3–2 to postpone directing the superintendent to reestablish an English Learner (ELL) department until its new superintendent is in place.
On May 28, 2025, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board of Education voted 3–2 to postpone until July 9 a motion that would direct the superintendent to reestablish the district's English Learner (ELL) department.
The board’s ELL committee, which members said has met since October, asked the board to restore a formal ELL department so district personnel could more fully coordinate services to students needing language supports. Committee members told the board the program had once been “beautiful and strong” and that reestablishment would require organization and leadership rather than new funding.
Supporters warned that the district’s current ELL organization is…
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