Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The board approved a consent agenda including personnel hires, accepted two donations totaling $2,750 for athletic activities, and approved a retirement agreement. Student representatives reported school events, testing gains and upcoming community activities.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The Galena City School District board approved the final contractors for the track and field project (bid package 3), accepted a district share of $57,765 for a water-main relocation, and authorized a video scoreboard purchase not to exceed $224,895. The overall project remains roughly $58,000 above the board's earlier $3.1 million allocation; staff said they will continue value engineering.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The board approved an MOU to run an early-bird strength and conditioning PE class that prioritizes freshmen, is capped at 30 students, and is intended to free up elective slots during the school day; staff noted there is no bus transportation for the early session.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The Galena School Board recognized ILMEA and theater participants, received a $1,045 donation from a Lamplight Jazz Quartet fundraiser, and accepted multiple cash donations totaling more than $30,000 to support athletics and extracurriculars.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The board approved a three‑year lease contract with Midwest Transit for the district bus fleet (annual amount discussed at $315,370) and adopted the 2025 tax levy with a projected rate change to about $4.51 per $100 of assessed value, an expected 3.82% extension increase.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The Galena School Board unanimously approved a proposed 10‑day EF Tours trip to the British Isles for juniors and seniors in 2028, with estimated costs of $4,800 per student and $5,600 per adult and options for payment plans and scholarships.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
After a public hearing, the Galena Unit School District board approved the 2025–26 fiscal year budget. District staff said planned capital work on the new high school and related projects will intentionally draw down several fund balances to pay for furniture, vocational equipment and asbestos abatement.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The board agreed that Galena Unit School District will serve as fiscal agent for the Joe Carroll Career Technical Education Academy and approved the CTA budget. As fiscal agent the district will receive and pass through grant funds and will present monthly expenditure reports and audits to the board.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
The board approved the consent agenda and several operational items: a $5,000 donation from East Galena Township for GEMS STEM, an annual snow‑removal contract, discretionary stipends, hiring of two paraprofessionals, and overnight student trips to East Troy, Wis., and Washington, D.C.
Alaska / School Districts / Galena City School District
Presenters from the Pirate Pantry and Joe Davies Local Foods described monthly pantry operations, a recent federal grant that expanded regional deliveries and a $45,000 grant from the Community Foundation to support pantry operations in Joe Davies County.