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Southeast Island School District board reappoints officers, advances policies and OKs $200,000 firewood contract
Summary
At its Oct. 29, 2025 meeting in Coffman Cove, the Southeast Island School District Board of Education unanimously appointed officers, accepted two student representatives, advanced several policies to second reading and authorized a firewood supply contract not to exceed $200,000.
Board President Tony Lovell called the Southeast Island School District Board of Education to order at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 29 at Howard Valentine Coffman Cove School. The board swore in newly seated members and completed routine governance business, approving personnel items, advancing policy reviews and authorizing a district contract.
The board voted unanimously, 4–0 with one absence, to appoint Tony Lovell as board president and Molly Kimzey as board clerk; Superintendent Rod Morrison administered both oaths. Ben Blair moved and the board approved the consent agenda, which included the Sept. 17, 2025 meeting minutes, the October 2025 financial report and a list of FY2026 employment and extracurricular/extra-duty contracts (certified administrator contract for Jennifer Andis pending documentation; classified hires Michael Dempsey, Robert Deuel, Ji [Yoonjeong] Harrington, Ryan Weaver and Terry West; extracurricular contracts for Jennifer Andis, Melvin Cook and Robert Houck; extra-duty contracts for Laureen Lapan and Donna Nixon).
The board appointed Ben Blair as legislative liaison and Tony Lovell as youth advocate liaison, each by unanimous vote. The board accepted William Keys and Meliah Cook as student representatives to the board and administered their oaths; the intent is for both student representatives to submit reports and collaborate.
On policy matters, the board approved BP 8120 (Elections) with recent additions. The board moved BP 8110 (Membership) to a second reading and advanced BP 4180/4280/4380 (Residency & Remote Work), BP 5111 (Admissions), BP 5138 (Student Possession and Use of Portable and Electronic Devices Including Cell Phones) and BP 6151 (Class Size) to second reading. The board also moved BP 1260 (Visits to the Schools) to a second reading. Student representative preferential votes were recorded where noted.
The board authorized Superintendent Rod Morrison to negotiate and execute a contract with Shaan Seet, Incorporated, for the 2025–2026 SISD Firewood Supply Project in an amount not to exceed $200,000. The motion passed 4–0 with one absence.
Superintendent Morrison presented the Superintendent’s report and introduced Erin Blair, Victim Advocate for the Organized Village of Kasaan, who described presentations available for students. School- and department-level leads shared highlights from their areas; written reports were included in the meeting packet.
The board reviewed information items including the Alaska Association of School Boards event calendar, advisory school council minutes for district schools and several administrative regulations and exhibits. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2025, at Whale Pass School and will include a work session to review the FY2025 financial audit. The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
Votes at the meeting included multiple unanimous (4–0) outcomes with one absence: approval of the agenda; approval of the consent agenda; adoption of BP 8120; appointments of legislative and youth advocate liaisons; acceptance and swearing-in of student representatives; authorization of the firewood supply contract; and moving several policies to second reading.
