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Nome Public Schools Board approves FY26 budget, renews food service contract and authorizes large fuel purchase; adopts land acknowledgement
Summary
At a June 10 meeting, the Nome Public Schools Board of Education approved the district’s FY26 budget, renewed the FSMC contract with NANA Management Services for FY26, authorized purchase of up to 180,000 gallons of fuel not to exceed $740,000, approved an updated six‑year CIP and accepted Altman Rogers & Co. for FY25 audit services; the board also adopted a land acknowledgment.
Darlene Trigg, president of the Nome Public Schools Board of Education, called the regular meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at the NES Library/Zoom. The board, with a quorum present, approved the agenda and consent items before taking up reports and action items.
At the meeting the board approved the district’s revised final draft FY26 budget. Member Sigvanna Tapqaq moved the budget approval; the motion carried by roll call with Trigg, Marjorie Tahbone, Nancy Mendenhall and Tapqaq voting yes and Jon Gregg excused. The minutes note that the superintendent’s and CFO’s reports were attached to the minutes and discussed in follow‑up to the budget vote.
The board also approved several vendor and procurement items tied to district operations for FY26. Member Marjorie Tahbone moved to approve Food Service Agreement Addendum #1, renewing the food service management company (FSMC) contract with NANA Management Services for FY26; the motion passed by roll call among members present. Member Nancy Mendenhall moved to authorize the purchase of 180,000 gallons of fuel at a total cost not to exceed $740,000; that motion likewise carried by roll call. The board approved an updated Six Year Capital Improvement Plan and accepted the proposal from Altman Rogers & Co. to provide FY25 audit services, each by roll call vote with members present voting to approve.
Member Nancy Mendenhall moved and the board adopted a proposed Land Acknowledgement. The minutes record discussion preceding the adoption but do not show amendments to the proposed text. The minutes note that the superintendent and several board members offered closing comments: Member Tahbone encouraged starting work on a new Nome Public Schools logo; Member Mendenhall described a prior cultural discussion as fruitful; Member Tapqaq thanked staff and colleagues for their support while she has been learning board duties; and Superintendent Jamie Burgess thanked the board, expressed hope for the coming school year and recognized Assistant Superintendent Elizabeth Korenek‑Johnson for her first year in that role.
All formal motions recorded in the minutes carried by roll call with the four members present voting yes and one member (Jon Gregg) noted as excused. The board scheduled upcoming meetings for August and September and adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
The minutes attached to the official record include the superintendent’s, facilities and CFO reports and the approved documents referenced above.
