Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
Committee members questioned whether the board’s policy language gives it authority to modify or revoke personnel actions (suspensions, demotions, pay reductions) and asked administration to review legal constraints and return with recommendations.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
The Academies of Anchorage (AOA) grant appeal was denied, district officials said, leaving the Anchorage School District to weigh which career and technical education positions to protect amid a projected $75 million structural deficit.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
Committee discussed a board policy provision that states resignations accepted by superintendent may not be withdrawn; administrators will draft language allowing rescission on a limited, management-approved basis and forward it to the full board.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
Anchorage School District communications staff said they will narrow public reports to 3–5 priority action steps per board goal and increase storytelling — including short videos and podcast segments — and they plan website tagging that could route school-level stories to legislators representing those schools.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
Committee members raised concerns about a proposed DEED regulation before the State Board of Education that would broaden the definition of local contributions to include funds outside the operating fund and in‑kind services, potentially allowing transportation, preschool and donated services to count toward the local maximum.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
The ASD governance committee reviewed a proposed administrative regulation to reset school choice waitlists annually, bar prescreening of applicants, adopt a centralized monitoring process and provide an annual lottery report to the board; administrators will return with a revised regulation next month.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
At a Sept. 25 meeting of the municipal board finance committee, district finance staff summarized the adopted FY26 budget, described staffing and program cuts already made, reported a September enrollment shortfall and appealed-denial news, and outlined an early FY27 outlook that staff estimated could show roughly a $75 million deficit.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
The governance committee reviewed a proposed administrative regulation describing how employees file complaints about direct supervisors, asked for clearer chain-of-command language and a requirement that complainants receive follow-up; administration will revise and return next month.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
At the Sept. 25 finance committee meeting, district staff and a Senate office representative said a reported federal proposal to impose a large fee on H‑1B visas could increase costs for the district and worsen retention in language immersion programs that rely on visa holders.
Alaska / School Districts / Anchorage School District
Governance members discussed suggested regulatory language that would charge replacement cost for lost/damaged items; administrators said current practice charges depreciated value and asked for more time to align wording; item scheduled for December governance review.