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Board converts ELL task force into a formal board committee; Native Education MOA discussed
Summary
The Ketchikan school board approved converting the district's English‑language‑learner (ELL) task force into a formal board committee and nominated public members. The Native Education Committee also reviewed a draft memorandum of agreement (MOA) tied to Title VI funding and discussed coordination with the Ketchikan Indian Community.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District board approved a motion to formalize the ELL task force as a board committee to provide ongoing advisory input on English-learner services and programs. Board members noted the group has been meeting and producing recommendations, and they asked the board president to nominate public members for formal appointment under the board's committee bylaws.
Separately, the Native Education Committee reported on a draft memorandum of agreement (MOA) intended to strengthen collaboration with the Ketchikan Indian Community and to support Title VI funding applications that support Native education programs, including preschool provisions. Committee members asked for additional review and offered to coordinate government-to-government consultation with the Ketchikan Indian Community once that body completes its reorganization following recent elections.
The board voted to transition the ELL task force into a formal committee and discussed encumbering Title VI coordination work into the MOA review process. No binding financial commitments were made at the meeting; committee members and staff will follow up with proposed nominations and any final MOA language.
Provenance: ELL committee conversion motion and Native Education Committee discussion appear in the agenda and were considered during the action portion of the meeting (topicintro: 03:10:09; topfinish: 03:28:15).
