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Board rejects reduction‑in‑force plan after union raises wording concerns; vote fails 1–6
Summary
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Board of Education declined to approve a second‑reading RIF plan on March 11 after KEA and several board members said the packet version omitted statutory language; the board later approved a CIP contract for K High locker‑room design.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Board of Education voted down a proposed reduction‑in‑force (RIF) plan in second reading on March 11 after union leaders and several board members objected to the packet version’s language and asked for statute text and other edits to be included.
Member Reid moved to approve the packet version of the RIF plan; Member Tabb seconded. Superintendent Wohler told the board the RIF document outlines the statutory reasons a district could implement layoffs (declining enrollment, change in basic need/finances, or program change) and that the copy in the packet was not the most recent…
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