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Board approves contracts, roofing bids and several grants and donations
Summary
Fairbanks Local Board approved administrative contracts, multiple grants and donations (including $12,000 from Honda and $5,000 from Memorial Health) and awarded roofing contracts for elementary and high school projects totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
At its April meeting the Fairbanks Local School Board approved a series of routine business items and capital contracts, including personnel hires, grants and roofing projects.
Personnel and contracts: The board approved an administrative contract naming Kristen Jones as elementary principal and a contract for Amanda Mark as special education coordinator. The district also approved a memorandum of understanding with Tols to place a TLS teacher (John Thomas) at the middle school; the MOU guarantees a minimum student placement target and funds the teacher through career-technical allocations.
Donations and grants: The board accepted several grants and donations: a $12,000 grant from Honda to support Fairbanks Robotics; a $5,000 donation from Memorial Health tied to a community contest (presented by Abby Collins of Memorial Health); and a $5,000 grant from the Parker and Hannah Foundation to support fifth-grade science programming. In the meeting Abby Collins presented the Memorial Health check and said the health system was pleased to partner with the district.
Capital work: The board approved roofing work for the elementary school (approximately $294,000) and for the high school (approximately $483,951). Discussion noted sequencing to begin after the school year ends so work can proceed during summer months.
Votes and outcomes: Multiple motions were approved by roll call during the meeting; the consent agenda, treasurer reports and the listed contracts and donations all carried with affirmative votes from board members present. Several board members asked for clarification on timing and sequencing for projects and requested staff follow up with details as work proceeds.
Next steps: Staff will proceed with contracted hires and grant acceptance processes and coordinate roofing construction timelines; they will also return with more detailed scheduling and cost information for capital projects when requested by the board.
