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Kodiak Island Borough School District approves $100,000 to begin green‑card process to retain 20 teachers
Summary
The school board voted unanimously April 20 to spend $100,000 to start a two‑year PERM green‑card process for 20 certificated international teachers, a move administration framed as a retention strategy amid tight local labor markets; the meeting also included FY27 proposed budget approval and several other routine votes.
The Kodiak Island Borough School District board on April 20 approved a $100,000 expenditure to begin a two‑year federal PERM (permanent labor certification) process aimed at securing green cards for 20 of the district’s certificated teachers.
Assistant Superintendent Kim Saunders told the board the payment would fund the initial employer‑side work required by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to demonstrate the district could not find U.S. candidates and to begin the permanent‑residency process for a cohort of teachers already employed in Kodiak. "This would be the initiation of a 2‑year PERM process toward permanency for teachers who are currently here and working and in good standing with the Kodiak Island Borough School District," Saunders said, explaining that group filing reduces…
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