Ketchikan school board approves RIF plan in first reading after staff present consolidation-based budget to cut roughly 43 FTEs
At a March 7 special meeting, the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board approved a reduction‑in‑force (RIF) plan in first reading and directed staff to continue refining a budget package that would close two elementary buildings and target roughly 43 certified FTE reductions; KEA requested a mandated meeting before second reading.
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The Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board of Education approved the district’s reduction‑in‑force plan in first reading at a special meeting on March 7, 2026, voting 7–0 after staff presented a consolidated, facilities‑based plan to close two elementary schools and reduce certified staffing to meet a multi‑million‑dollar shortfall.
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