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Board approves amended FY25–26 budget, votes on contracts amid borough liaison, debt and staffing concerns

Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board of Education · January 28, 2026
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Summary

The school board voted to approve an FY25–26 operating fund revision, approved several teacher contracts and a contested long‑term substitute contract, and discussed the borough liaison meeting and a possible borough debt repayment plan that could affect next year’s budget.

KETCHIKAN — On Jan. 28 the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School Board approved an amended FY25–26 operating fund budget revision, advanced several personnel contracts, and debated a long‑term substitute contract as the board and administration continue negotiations and liaison talks with the borough.

Member Montgomery had pressed the board for line‑item budget detail before approving a new long‑term certified substitute contract, citing a classified sub/temp budget line she said was $195,750 and warning that previously approved long‑term substitute contracts plus this item could push the account over budget. Superintendent Bollard and district financial staff said certified…

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