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Board approves Homestead Charter School contract but denies timeline waiver
Summary
After extended discussion about staffing, budget risk and community need, the board approved the Homestead Charter School contract for 2026–27 without granting the APC’s requested timeline waiver; administration will send the contract and materials to the state board for final action.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education on April 7 approved the charter contract for the Homestead Charter School but declined a requested waiver that would have allowed an accelerated opening timeline.
The administration recommended approval of the charter contract for the 2026‑27 school year while urging the board not to waive District policy 9‑35.1, which sets application and operational timelines intended to ensure adequate hiring, logistics and systems setup. Administrators told trustees that an approved waiver would impose a compressed hiring and operations timeline,…
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