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C
B
Okay,
just
so
you're
a
winner,
these
three
they
want
to
testify
together:
okay,
yeah.
A
Today
is
Tuesday
October
4th
we'd
like
to
welcome
everyone
to
our
regular
school
board.
Meeting
to
let's
see
we
have
board
members
in
the
boardroom,
our
members,
Donley
Holloman,
Jacobs,
lessons
Wilson
and
Bellamy
joining
us
online.
Is
he
there
yet
remember?
Member
Higgins
is
online.
A
A
B
D
School
Board
I
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
and
offer
gratitude
for
the
sacred
ancestral
lands
of
the
denina
people.
We
acknowledge
and
appreciate
that
our
offices,
facilities
and
schools
are
on
the
sacred
indigenous
lands
and
we
honor
the
traditional
care
that
has
been
given
to
this
land
throughout
Generations.
We
are
grateful
for
the
opportunity
to
grow,
learn,
work
and
create
educational
communities
on
the
sacred
land.
We
extend
continued
respect
for
the
many
cultures,
creativity
and
resilience
of
his
of
its
indigenous
peoples.
Chanon
thank.
A
You
Michelle,
and
that
brings
us
to
our
our
just
a
brief
opening
statement.
I've
almost
pretty
much
already
made
that,
but
again
welcome.
We
are
thankful
that
you
are
here
in
attendance.
We've
got
a
full
house
tonight,
look
at
all
those
faces
out
there,
so
welcome
everybody,
the
board
thanks
our
students,
our
parents,
our
teachers,
our
staff,
our
school
partners
and
the
entire
Community
for
your
investment
in
our
district
and
that
investment
of
your
time,
your
talents
and
your
tax
dollars.
A
A
The
agenda
is
approved
as
presented
and
tonight
we
have
item
that
moves
us
to
Item
B.
Do
we
have
a
military
report?
Hi
colonel,
come
on
down,
welcome.
F
Hey
good
evening,
everyone
I'm
Colonel
Eric
Dunn
I'm,
the
mission
support
group
Commander
out
at
Joint,
Base,
Elmendorf,
Richardson
and
I'll
just
give
a
quick
military
report
tonight.
F
F
The
other
thing
we
want
to
highlight
that
that
will
do
periodically
is
our
youth
programs
on
base
that
support.
The
military
children
in
particular
tonight
are
two
youth
centers.
So
two
rivers,
Youth
Center
on
Jay,
bear
Richardson
side
in
Kennecott,
Youth
Center
on
jber
Elmendorf
side,
these
youth
centers
utilize,
the
Boys
and
Girls
Clubs
Of
America
in
4-H
curriculum
during
the
month
of
October.
F
Students
are
participating
in
the
4-H
stem
challenge
where
they
will
learn
about
the
incredibly
complex
relationship
between
the
Earth's
Ocean
and
the
global
climate,
and
these
centers
serve
our
children
from
ages,
9
to
18
years
of
age
and
they're,
actually
in
walking
distance
of
our
Base
Elementary
School.
So
it
provides
a
great
partnership
between
attending
the
school
and
then
having
the
youth
center
after
school,
and
that's
it
for
our
youth,
our
military
report
tonight
are
there
any
questions
for
me.
D
So
Sab
or
student
Advisory
Board
held
their
first
meeting
on
September
13th
at
8
15
a.m.
There
it
was
mostly
high
schoolers
and
a
few
middle
schoolers.
We
meet
together
once
a
month
and
discuss
things
going
on
in
the
district
and
within
our
own
schools.
We
have
our
next
meeting
next
Tuesday
at
11
15
a.m.
Where
then,
we
will
have
a
full
Sab
with
all
middle
schoolers
and
high
schoolers
I'm
super
excited
and
I
know
outside
of
Sab.
D
All
high
schools
had
successful
homecomings
since
my
freshman
year
of
2019,
so
it's
super
nice
to
see
things
going
back
to
how
they
were
before
and
I
know.
A
lot
of
different
sporting
events
are
happening
too.
So
yeah.
A
A
G
Thank
you,
madam
president,
and
good
evening
board
and
ASD
Community
today
we'll
begin
the
process
of
discussing
board
progress
monitoring
for
the
22-23
school
year,
as
Madam
president
mentioned,
because
Alaska
recently
changed
its
summative
assessment
to
the
AK
star,
we're
still
waiting
on
the
data,
so
it's
delayed
until
late
October
as
they
establish
cut
scores
for
this
new
assessment.
So
tonight
I'll
be
sharing
the
first
outcome.
Monitoring
report
on
reading
proficiency,
so
we'll
focus
on
Fast
Bridge
reading
proficiency
snapshot
data
which
are
administered
to
students
three
times
a
year.
G
So
we
will
use
this
same
presentation
at
our
next
board.
Meeting
on
October,
18th
and
that'll,
give
the
time
for
the
board
to
process
this
information
and
to
submit
questions
to
the
administration
and
writing
on
our
academic
and
program
strategies.
Tonight,
because
you'll
be
seeing
a
lot
of
dense
data
for
the
very
first
time
really.
The
focus
of
tonight
is
to
focus
on
technical
questions,
so
in
other
words,
if
you
have
a
question
about
you
know
what
does
this
column
mean
or
particulars
around
definitions
that
we
may
be
throwing
around?
G
This
would
be
a
great
opportunity
for
us
to
lay
that
technical
foundation
so
that
way
going
into
the
18th.
We
can
fully
focus
on
our
academic
and
programmatic
strategies.
So
I
look
forward
to
that
I'm
very
excited
in
general
to
be
talking
about
academics
for
the
first
time
really
since
I've
started
it's
kind
of
been
very
operations
heavy,
as
you
know
in
recent
months,
but
this
is
where
my
heart
is
so
I'm
excited
to
put
on
my
former
high
school
math
teacher
on
and
start
talking
a
little
bit
about
the
data.
G
So
with
that
said,
we're
going
to
focus
on
reading
proficiency
and
we
have
a
lot
of
members
in
the
public
and
the
audience
tonight.
So,
let's
just
ground
everybody
on.
G
What's
the
big
picture
here,
the
ASD
board
has
set
a
goal
that
the
percentage
of
third
grade
students
proficient
in
reading
on
the
state
summative
test,
which
again
is
now
the
Alaska
star-
will
increase
from
40
percent
to
80
by
May
2026
a
very
ambitious
goal,
but
we're
laser
focused
on
getting
there
so
because
we're
still
waiting
on
the
AK
star
data
from
the
state
tonight
we're
going
to
focus
on
our
interim
goal
1.1
and
that's
to
increase
our
K2.
G
That's
to
improve
our
K2
reading
proficiency
for
our
students
to
80
on
the
fast
bridge
by
spring
2024..
So
these
intern
goals
are
very
important
because
they
keep
the
administration
on
track
as
we
collect
this
data
three
times
a
year.
So
during
those
times
we
can
strategize
and
continuously
improve.
G
So
looking
at
this
slide,
you'll
notice
immediately
there
there's
a
big
red
box
on
the
table.
Actually
there's
three
of
them.
We'll
talk
more
about
the.
Why
in
our
next
meeting
about
how
did
we
get
here
in
terms
of
being
far
below
Target?
But
I
do
just
want
to
give
you
a
high
level
overview
on.
G
What's
on
the
screen
to
inform
you,
as
you
study
this
data
in
the
coming
days,
so
the
first
thing
you
may
notice
would
be
two
bar
graphs,
one
that
is
yellow
in
color
and
the
other
one
that
is
in
blue
you'll
notice
that
the
yellow
one
is
essentially
where
we're
at
at
the
end
of
the
2021
school
year
in
the
spring
and
then
in
the
blue.
That's
our
North
Star!
G
That's
our
Target
of
getting
to
80
percent
proficiency
on
the
fast
Bridge
assessment
by
2024,
so
for
this
school
year
the
interim
Target
is
set
to
65.
That's
our
goal!
For
the
year
of
our
students
approaching
reading
proficiency,
this
is
meant
to
be
our
stepping
stone
as
we
aspire
to
that
80
by
2024..
G
So
you
may
recall
from
last
year,
in
these
conversations
at
the
bottom,
the
very
bottom
of
the
slide
you'll
see
a
colorful
Legend,
so
you'll
note
that
those
numbers
look
a
little
differently
than
they
did
last
year,
and
that's
because
this
is
a
multi-year
plan.
The
targets
they're
raised
every
single
year,
so
we're
not
lowering
the
bar,
but,
as
you
can
see
from
an
initial
glance
of
the
data,
this
does
mean
that
we
have
a
steeper
Hill
to
climb
as
we
March
towards
our
80
proficiency
goal.
G
So
in
other
words,
last
year's
interim
Target
was
50
of
students
meeting
the
reading
proficiency
Benchmark
and
that
would
have
been
the
color
green,
but
now,
instead
of
50
being
green
you'll
notice
that
it's
now
61,
so
the
bar
has
been
raised.
But
that
means
that
there's
that
much
more
urgency
towards
meeting
these
goals
and
ensuring
that
our
students
are
reading
proficiently,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide.
G
I
you'll
notice
that
we
have
this
slide,
where
it's
similar
data
to
what
you
saw
in
the
previous
slide,
but
you'll
note
that
it's
broken
down
by
grade
level.
So
this
will
be
a
really
interesting
slide
for
you
to
look
at
in
the
coming
days,
because
you
can
actually
track
progress
between
cohorts
of
students
as
the
advanced
to
grade
level
from
Fall
of
2021-22
to
this
fall.
So
you
can
track
how
our
second
graders
are
doing.
Since
they
were
in
first
grade
and
we
measured
this
data,
so
this
is
a
really
interesting
slide.
G
That
will
also
inform
some
of
the
questions
that
you'll
bring
to
the
administration
going
into
our
next
board
meeting.
So
we're
excited
to
share
more
of
that
with
you.
One
thing,
I
do
also
want
to
point
out
about
the
style
of
this
presentation.
Is
that
you'll
notice,
if
you
were
you,
know
paying
close
attention
last
year
that
the
colors
on
the
fall
21
22
data
may
look
differently
than
you
remember
and
again.
G
That's
because
the
target
has
gone
up
from
50
to
60
one
percent
proficiency,
so
we're
looking
at
the
data
through
the
lens
of
our
current
Target.
Now
that
we're
in
2223
of
being
61
to
65.
That
would
be
green.
That
would
be
meeting
the
target,
if
not
higher,
but
that's
why
the
colors
would
be
a
little
differently
than
you
might
remember
from
last
year.
G
So
I'll
go
ahead
and
go
on
to
this
Beast
of
a
slide.
There
is
a
lot
of
great
data
on
here
and
I
know
that
a
lot
of
us
will
want
to
really
dive
in
into
the
the
strategies
and
the.
Why
and
how
did
we
get
here
and
what
are
we
doing
because
there's
a
lot
to
be
gathered
from
this
slide,
so
we
don't
expect
you
to
digest
it
right
now,
but
the
idea
is
just
to
break
down.
What
are
you
looking
at
so
that
way?
G
In
the
coming
days,
you
can
prepare
questions
that
we
would
be
more
than
happy
to
answer
in
our
discussions
going
into
next
board
meeting.
So
how
this
is
structured
is
you'll
notice
at
the
very
top
we're
still
looking
at
proficiency
data
we're
comparing
last
school
year
to
this
school
year
and
you'll
notice
that
we
break
down
the
data
by
ethnic
groups
in
the
next
section
right
below
that
right
in
the
middle
of
the
slide,
you'll
see
that
we
break
it
down
by
special
populations.
G
I
believe
you
might
be
using
a
different
term
in
the
past,
but
in
any
case
I
believe
you
use
the
term
interest
groups,
I
use
the
term
special
populations,
but
essentially
our
English
Learners,
our
non-english
Learners
special
education
students.
You
can
see
the
data
broken
down
by
there
and
I
do
want
to
break,
or
rather
I,
want
to
bring
your
attention
to
the
last
portion
of
that
slide
where
we
actually
lump
schools
together,
based
on
where
they're
at
in
terms
of
the
targets.
G
So
if
you
look
at
the
column,
that's
I
wish
I
had
a
little
red
dot
or
something
to
point
at
the
slides,
but
I'll
do
the
best
that
I
can
but
where
it
says,
below
Target
and
kind
of
the
bottom.
Third
of
the
slide.
You'll
see
that
those
are
schools
lumped
together
by
being
below
Target
and
then
we'll
see
how
many
schools
are
near
Target
and
then
we'll
see
how
many
schools
are
on
or
above
Target
in
the
very
last
row.
G
So
we
do
that
comparison
from
2021-22
and
then
we're
seeing
a
similar
grouping
of
schools
from
22-23.
So
I
do
want
to
bring
to
your
attention
that
this
is
the
only
part
of
the
slide
where
we're
using
last
year's
Legend
on
the
left,
where
you
see
the
red
Brown
and
the
blue,
but
we're
using
this
year's
Target
growth
on
the
right
again,
where
it's
red
brown
and
blue.
G
This
is
the
one
area
where
we
made
the
decision
to
not
view
it
through
the
lens
of
the
current
Target,
but
so
you
can
really
see
a
snapshot
of
where
we
were
based
on
last
year's
Target
of
50
compared
to
where
we
are
now
that
the
target
is
at
61
to
65.
So
that's
one
little
Nuance
that
I
did
want
to
bring
to
your
attention,
because
you
may
be
wondering,
as
you
study
this
a
little
bit
more
closely
next
week,
or
rather
in
two
weeks.
G
So
if
we
go
to
the
next
Slide,
the
other
thing
that
we'll
start
talking
about
when
we
see
these
slides
again
on
the
18th
is
what
are
the
next
steps.
So
when
we
reconvene
we'll
not
only
just
look
at
the
data,
but
we'll
give
you
a
high
level
overview
of
what
are
the
strategies
that
we're
discussing
now
that
we've
seen
the
data
of
where
our
students
are
at
as
of
this
fall
to
get
them
to
where
they
need
to
be
by
the
time
that
we
do
the
snapshot
again
on
in
the
winter.
G
So
you'll
get
a
high
level
overview
of
the
next
steps,
and
then
we
have
two
more
slides
that
we'll
walk
you
through.
G
G
G
As
of
the
Fall
to
where
we
hope
to
be
when
we
do
the
snapshot
again
in
the
winter
and
then
again
in
the
spring,
and
then
at
the
very
bottom,
you'll
see
our
approach,
you'll
notice,
that
there
are
arrows
going
in
different
directions,
and
that's
because
this
is
an
ongoing
process
of
continuous
Improvement.
You
know
one
of
the
benefits
of
having
access
to
data
throughout
the
year
is
that
you
can
reassess
and
you
can
go
back
to
the
drawing
board
if
your
interventions
aren't
working.
So
that's
something
that
will
provide
at
a
high
level.
G
I'm
sure
you
have
many
Curiosities
about
some
of
the
things
that
are
in
the
works
and
we're
excited
to
share
that
with
you
and
then
I
believe.
This
would
be
one
of
the
last
slides.
Another
thing
that
we'll
share
would
kind
of
be
our
five
buckets
for
what
is
the
implementation
plan
for
the
district
to
meet
our
reading
proficiency
goals?
G
Our
strategies
are
kind
of
lumped
into
five
major
buckets
that
range
from
everything,
from
curriculum
to
instruction
to
our
professional
learning
of
our
staff,
to
ongoing
discussions
about
the
data
and
also
our
strategies
around
multi-tiered
systems
of
support,
and
this
just
gives
you
a
snapshot
as
to
where
we're
at
and
what's
still
in
progress
and
then
we'll
bring
in
our
content.
Experts
in
two
weeks
to
really
go
through.
Well.
G
Tell
me
more
about
what
you
mean
by
instruction
still
in
progress,
so
we're
more
than
happy
to
share
that
as
we
get
more
into
the
the
strategy
piece
and
I
believe
that
is
the
the
last
slide.
So
we're
happy
to
answer
any
sort
of
technical
questions
based
on
some
of
the
the
terms
that
you
saw
on
the
slides.
At
this
point.
A
Yes,
thank
you.
Dr
Bryant
questions
from
board
members.
H
Yes,
member
lessons,
I'll
save
most
of
them
for
the
next
week
or
so
as
I,
send
you
them
probably
a
long
list
of
them,
but
I
think
it's
my
understanding
that
fast
Bridge
assessments
involve
discrete
skill
assessments
and
I'm
curious
about
whether
there
are
certain
skill
areas
and
can
we
disaggregate
any
of
our
data
by
skill
area.
I
think
that'll
be
interesting
and
is
that
your
first
question
I
think
that's
the
first.
H
Week,
yes,
I
got
the
request
for
an
additional
layer
of
data.
Yes,
okay,
if
that
can
be
provided,
and
then
really
my
maybe
the
next
question
and
I'll
say
the
rest
for
later
is
under
strategies.
On
the
last
slide,
I
mean
we've.
We
sort
of
established
this
structure
over
the
past
year.
H
G
Certainly,
as
we
also
look
at
our
academic
services
division
going
into
next
semester,
so
stay
tuned.
That's.
A
A
good
stuff
plan
member
lessons,
another
follow-up
I
mean
I
all
right.
Anybody
else.
Yes,
remember.
Donnelly,.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president.
In
the
same
chart,
the
graph,
the
implementation
stages
under
curriculum
I've,
had
kind
of
like
a
three
to
four
year
running
question
about
this
I
notice,
where
we're
in
the
stage
two
but
I'm
mostly
concerned,
is
the
ratio
or
the
percentage
of
our
classrooms
that
are
actually
utilizing.
The
National
Geographic
retro
reading
curriculum
and
what
are
the
data
points
that
consistent
with
that
that
are
going
to
drive
us
or
where
we
at
now
and
what's
going
to
equal
going
to
stage
three?
There.
G
H
Member
lessons
all
right,
if
I
can,
if
I,
can
ask
one
more,
you
can
we've
received
as
a
board
some
pretty
direct
emails
with
respect
to
the
importance
of
the
science
of
reading
and
I.
Think
you
have
a
lot
of
teachers
who
really
care
deeply
about
doing
it
well
and
doing
it
right.
H
H
The
best
and
I
say
that,
because
one
of
the
one
of
the
messages
that
we
received
suggested
that
and
I
looked
into
it
that
in
FY
earlier
in
this
year,
but
in
FY,
22
Massachusetts
explicitly
student
that
cengage
reading
quote
does
not
meet
expectations
for
quality
and
was
one
of
a
half
dozen
curricular
programs
that
was
itemized
in
a
grant
program
in
their
state
for
replacement
and
I
guess
I,
just
I
want
us
to
have
this
conversation
is,
is
cengage
reached
for
reading
the
best
package
that
we
can
offer
our
youngest
learners
yeah.
A
Thank
you,
member
Higgins.
J
I
guess
mine
is
I,
know
we've
done
data
in
the
past
with
all
the
reading
and
math
and
all
that,
but
we
had
it
broken
out
by
how
well
they
were
advancing
a
full
Academic
Year
every
year
the
different
kids
invite
schools
and
all
that,
but
we're
gonna,
we're
gonna
connect
that,
in
with
this
as
far
as
some
sort
of
goal,
and
is
that
tie-in
is
that
a
key
component
to
trying
to
get
the
proficiency
up.
J
Actually,
when
we
one
time
we
looked
at
how
well
the
advancing
will
fool
you
each
year
in
different
schools
and-
and
one
of
the
things
we
saw
in
third
grade
was
the
curriculum
was
the
factor
that
nobody
was
advancing,
that
good
this
about
eight
nine
years
ago,
but
I'm
just
curious.
You
know
I'm
always
been
an
advocate
for
the
issue
of
every
child
through
the
advanced
academically
a
full
year.
Are
we
monitoring?
That?
Is
that
something
that
can
be
provided
as
well?
Okay,.
K
On
that,
I
do
Dr
Bryant.
So
to
answer
your
question,
we
do
do
detailed
studies
on
the
growth
rates
and
that's
what
you're
referring
to
so
you
know
when,
when
someone
is
considered
proficient,
it
means
they
they
made
it
over.
The
bar,
so
Alaska
star
is
currently
setting
cut,
scores
or
rates
for
where
a
student
would
perform
to
be
called
proficient.
So
if
they
make
it
over
that
cut
score,
they're
proficient
what
what
member
Higgins
is
referring
to
is
the
growth
rate
data.
K
So
where
students
starts
in
the
fall,
how
fast
do
they
grow
compared
to
their
peers
between
fall
and
spring?
So,
to
answer
your
question:
yes,
we
will
be
collecting
that
we
have
this
Falls
fast
bridge
and
we'll
have
map
data
that
will
have
fall
to
Spring
growth
rates,
and
so
we
could
have
score
schools
and
we
do
who
are
still
well
below
proficient,
but
are
growing
by
Leaps
and
Bounds
between
fall
and
spring.
K
A
Okay,
thank
you
any
other
questions
on
the
technical
report,
all
right,
seeing
none.
Thank
you.
Dr
Brian
board
members.
If
you
will
continue
to
review
and
send
your
questions
for
our
more
in-depth
conversation
next
week,
not
next
week,
the
week
after
next
meeting.
A
And
that
brings
us
to
our
first
opportunity
for
a
public
comment
so
again
welcome.
This
is
our
first
part
of
the
evening
where
we
allow
members
to
provide
public
comment.
We
have
set
aside
one
hour
time
slot
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
A
Any
public
comment
in
excess
of
that
hour
will
take
place
at
the
end
of
the
meeting,
and
you
can
see
that's
near
the
very
bottom
of
the
agenda
during
public
comment
board
members
will
not
answer
questions
or
engage
in
discussion
with
members
of
the
public.
This
is
the
Public's
time
to
speak
and
the
board's
time
to
listen.
A
The
school
board
welcomes
the
public
to
observe
and
contribute
to
our
meetings
through
their
public.
Through
their
comments,
however,
to
be
productive,
our
meetings
must
be
structured
and
civil
ASD
conducts
meetings
under
Robert's
Rules
of
Order
When.
You
entered
the
boardroom
near
the
door.
You
would
have
been
able
to
pick
up
a
blue
and
white
sheet
that
pretty
much
shows
or
gives
you
an
overview
of
how
we
of
the
expectations
of
when
we're
all
together
here
in
the
boardroom,
there
will
be
a
30
when
you're
you
will
have.
A
A
So
with
that,
it
is
my
hope
that
we
we
can.
We
will
all
have
the
respect
and
courtesy
to
listen
to
each
other
and
hear
each
other
with
that.
We
are
ready
to
begin
our
public
comments.
A
A
L
Government
Hill
Elementary
hello,
my
name
is
Zoe
Parish
I
am
a
fifth
grade,
Spanish
Immersion
student
and
go
to
Government
Hill
Elementary
I
have
had
a
great
experience
with
government
health
and
love
the
teachers,
friends
and
volunteers.
I
love
school,
because
I
am
challenged
with
social
studies,
science
and
writing
in
Spanish.
It
makes
everything
so
exciting
because
it's
different
than
my
at-home
language,
which
makes
it
more
challenging
last
month,
was
Hispanic
Heritage
Month
and
at
my
school
we
learned
about
all
kinds
of
cultures
that
speak
Spanish
like
Colombia,
Argentina,
Panama,
Peru,
Mexico,
Cuba
and
Puerto.
L
A
Thank
you,
Zoe
and
Audrey.
L
M
M
L
L
I'm
in
the
Japanese
program-
and
this
is
my
ninth
Year
Day
Japanese-
is
an
excellent
tool
to
have
when
applying
for
jobs
and
colleges
being
in
the
program.
Allows
me
to
travel
with
my
school
translate,
write
in
Japanese
and
speak
fluently.
Japanese
is
a
pretty
special
talent,
considering
only
about
6.7
percent,
who
know
how
to
speak.
Japanese
in
Alaska,
inserting
my
if
my
family
had
taken
out
of
Japanese
I
would
have
been
homeschooled
at
my
gymnastics
program.
My
family
has
given
up
things
for
me
to
be
in
this
program.
L
We
have
opened
our
house,
so
insurance
from
across
the
world
can
visit
and
socialize
with
people.
We
have
to
speak
Japanese
with.
If
the
school
board
does
remove
the
programs,
things
won't
be
the
same.
The
immersion
program
means
a
lot
to
me.
I
have
grown
up
with
it
ever
since
kindergarten
I
have
fallen
in
love
with
learning
new
kanjis
words
and
traditions.
I
would
hate
to
see
my
favorite
challenge,
get
removed
from
school.
L
L
Hello,
my
name
is
Zoe
Otis
and
I'm,
a
sixth
grader
and
a
Russian
immersion
program
at
Trinity.
Elementary
I've
been
in
the
program
since
kindergarten,
and
it
has
been
a
very
good
experience
for
me.
I've
made
many
friends
along
the
way
and
I
love
all
the
teachers.
They're
welcoming
and
I
have
learned
a
lot
from
them.
It's
also
a
good
solution
for
students
that
only
speak
Russian.
For
example,
classmate
of
mine,
is
from
Ukraine
and
only
speaks
Russian
she's
11
social
needs
in
education.
L
The
only
way
for
her
to
get
one
is
to
be
in
the
National
immersion
program.
An
investment
in
immersion
programs
is
an
investment
in
our
community,
encourages
one
of
the
most
diverse
populations
in
the
world,
immersion
programs
last
to
communicate
with
others
from
different
backgrounds.
The
support
of
language
education
conveys
that
we
respect
people
from
all
walks
of
life.
A
And
next
I'd
like
to
call
Claudia
ziemann
Claudia
hi
Claudia
welcome.
You
have
three
minutes.
L
I'm,
a
fifth
grader
at
Government,
Hill,
Elementary,
School
and
I,
am
in
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
and
I
am
here
tonight
to
tell
you
why
we
need
to
keep
the
immersion
programs
a
government
government
Hill
is
important
to
me
because
it's
like
a
second
home
and
I
feel
like
I'm
part
of
a
family
there
every
day
the
teachers
make
sure
I
am
learning
as
much
as
I
can
and
they
make
sure
I
have
fun
and
I
have
made
some
of
the
best
friends.
A
kid
could
ask
for
learning.
L
Spanish
is
important
to
me
because
it
helps
me
communicate
with
my
family
Mi
abuela.
My
grandmother
is
from
Argentina
and
my
dad
was
the
first
one
in
my
entire
family,
born
in
the
and
born
in
America.
His
first
language
was
Spanish.
He
learned
English
when
he
started.
Elementary
School
in
Anchorage
Spanish
has
allowed
me
to
communicate
with
people
from
all
around
the
world.
I
really
enjoy
speaking
Spanish
with
the
people
I
met
when
I
was
in
Mexico.
They
were
always
surprised
and
really
happy
when
a
kid
from
Alaska
spoke
their
language.
L
If
you
get
rid
of
the
immersion
program,
I'm
worried
about
what
will
happen
to
my
teachers,
because
it
means
they
will
lose
their
jobs
and
my
school
will
close.
It
makes
me
sad
for
them
and
their
families
and
I
can't
imagine
not
seeing
them
every
day
at
government
Health.
Thank
you
for
your
time
tonight
and
I
hope
you
that
you
will
keep
the
immersion
programs
alive
for
the
kids
in
Anchorage.
L
N
N
It
is
important
for
me
to
recognize
that
we
live
on
denial
loans,
shugak,
High
School
is
situated
in
the
is
the
closest
to
the
Cleveland
tribe
compared
to
all
the
other
high
schools
in
ASD
students.
There
don't
know
that
about
seven
miles
away.
There
was
a
boarding
school
for
Native
children,
residents
of
the
area,
don't
know
the
history
of
what
happened
in
their
community.
N
In
recent
times,
Across
America
Mass
grave
sites
have
been
found
in
similar
institutions.
The
motto
of
these
schools
was
kill.
The
Indian
save
the
man
I
bring
this
up
because
Native
Americans
have
a
terrible
history
of
schools,
and
this
holds
true
in
Alaska
Native
American
students
are
about
three
times
more
likely
to
drop
out
of
high
school
compared
to
any
other
ethnicities
in
the
anchor
School.
District
planning
acknowledgments
will
help
remind
non-native
people
that
we
are
still
here.
They
also
help
native
students
to
be
proud
of
their
heritage.
N
The
more
recognized
students
feel
in
the
classroom.
The
more
they
want
to
stay
in
school,
I
will
repeat
this
again:
Native
American
students
are
three
times
more
likely
to
drop
out
of
this
high
school
and
the
Anchorage
School
District.
It
is
in
the
best
interest
of
the
Anchorage
School
District
to
have
land
acknowledgments.
A
L
Hi
I'm
Paxton
Cheney
I'm,
a
fifth
grader
I'm,
a
fifth
grade
student
in
the
immersion
program
on
a
government,
Hill
Elementary
I,
think
we
should
save
the
immersion
program
because
it
offers
kids
a
chance
to
learn
a
different
language,
I'm
Mexican
and
it
helps
me
communicate
in
Spanish
with
my
family
and
because
of
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
I
am
bilingual
and
since
I'm
bilingual,
that
could
give
me
more
options
for
a
career.
I
can
also
make
friends
that
I
can
talk
to
in
a
different
language.
L
L
L
A
And
that
concludes
our
student
testimony.
The
applause
was
well-deserved.
Thank
you
guys
for
adults.
We
will
not
applaud.
Thank
you
now,
let's
see
we're
going
to
start
with,
our
first
person
is
online.
Do
you
see
Mr
Kemp,
Danielle
Kemp.
A
He's
not
on
mine
in
person,
we
have
Zach
fields.
O
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Zach
Fields
I
live
at
1320k,
Street
and
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
you
to
vote
in
favor
of
appropriating
money
to
reconstruct
Inlet
View
Elementary.
O
As
you
know,
the
state
legislature
appropriated
enough
funding
that
Anchorage
now
has
a
hundred
million
dollars
to
use
for
Capital
needs.
Fortunately,
we
were
still
in
legislative
session
when
the
school
bond
failed
and
we
were
able
to
backfill
that
I
know
that
your
Capital
needs
are
in
excess
of
100
million
dollars
and
I
think
we
should
be
looking
at
meeting
all
our
needs
in
all
our
schools.
O
Inlet
View
happens
to
be
the
hardest
to
me,
because
it's
the
largest
product
project
and
therefore
very
appropriate,
to
fund
with
money
that
we
provided
for
this
purpose
I
think
it's
important
to
acknowledge
that
addressing
our
Capital
backlog
will
not
be
sufficient.
We're
going
to
have
to
work
together
as
a
school
board
and
legislators
and
ptas
and
teachers
and
parents
to
update
the
PSA.
Only
by
updating
the
BSA
can
we
protect
immersion
programs,
other
specialty
programs.
O
Only
by
updating
the
BSA
can
we
have
adequate
class
sizes
in
all
our
schools,
but
you
can
take
one
very
important
step
tonight
to
improve
the
fiscal
stability
of
the
school
district
and
make
sure
the
kids
are
safe
and
that's
by
including
Inlet
view
reconstruction
in
a
broader
package
of
capital
projects,
I
think
it's
worth
putting
Inlet
views.
Capital
needs
in
the
context
of
other
schools.
O
There
are
a
lot
of
schools
that
don't
have
a
safe
entry
vestibule,
where
kids
are
at
elevated
and
unnecessary,
necessary
risk
of
school
shootings
right
now
there
are
other
schools
that
have
leaking
roofs
that
need
to
be
replaced
right
now,
and
there
are
other
schools
that
are
going
to
need
to
have
boilers
replaced
right
now,
but
in
my
view,
right
now
you
have
leaking
sewage.
You
have
toilets,
as
over
the
last
year,
have
not
functioned.
Kids
have
not
had
any
place
to
go
to
the
bathroom
in
the
entire
school.
O
You
have
classrooms
where
kids
regularly
have
to
wear
winter
coats,
and
you
have
buckets
that
have
been
put
out
under
the
leaking
roof.
So
I
guess
I
would
ask
you.
Is
there
a
rational
basis
to
put
Inlet
View
kids
at
higher
risk
of
being
shot
at
higher
risk
of
infections
from
sewage
to
not
let
them
use
the
bathroom
because
they
face
all
these
challenges.
Do
multiple
challenges,
meaning
that
Inlet
View
kids
should
be
placed
a
greater
risk.
O
Now,
maybe,
if
you
didn't
have
any
money,
you
would
be
in
a
position
where
you
couldn't
meet
those
needs.
But
again
the
legislature
gave
you
enough
money
that
you
have
100
million
dollars
to
address.
Capital
needs
right
now,
and
we
did
so
very
consciously,
so
you
could
address
your
hardest
need
and
that
is
Inlet
View.
So
I
urge
you
to
include
Inlet
View
in
your
package
of
capital
projects
that
you
vote
on
tonight,
because
we
have
a
lot
of
important
schools
throughout
the
district
and
waiting
to
improve
our
financials.
O
We
need
to
improve
our
financial
position
Now
by
addressing
immediate
Capital
needs,
and
then
we
need
to
work
together
heading
into
February
to
update
the
BSA.
So
we
can
protect
all
the
great
programs
across
the
district
for
immersion
to
IB
to
music
and
sports.
Only
by
doing
both
can
we
provide
our
students,
the
safe
learning
environment
they
deserve.
Thank
you.
A
P
Khalil
with
and
I
live
in,
South
Edition
and
I
walk
regularly
with
my
family
to
in
love
you,
my
four-year-old,
expects
to
attend
kindergarten
there.
Next
year
the
founding
mothers
and
fathers
of
Alaska
thought
public
education
was
important
enough
to
put
public
schools
in
the
Alaska
Constitution
referencing,
a
system
of
public
schools
open
to
all
children
of
the
state
that,
as
common
sense
to
me
as
a
mother,
that
investing
in
school
building
and
design
really
pays
off,
and
the
research
really
backs
this
up.
P
According
to
a
study
of
a
large
school
district
tracking
5
million
students
over
10
years,
who
moved
from
dilapidated
schools
to
new
facilities
based
on
capital
investment,
the
researchers
concluded
that
building
those
new
schools
had
positive
academic
impacts
on
students,
test
scores
improved
in
English
and
language
arts
test
scores
went
up
in
math
student
attendance
immediately
improves.
There
was
also
significant
Improvement
in
student
effort
and
there
were
better
grades.
P
The
lesson
I
took
from
this
academic
study
is
that
capital
investment
in
schools
leads
to
measurable
Improvement
in
academic
achievement,
and
that's
why
I'm
here
tonight,
I'm
asking
you
to
fund
the
inlet
view.
Reconstruction
today,
an
article
from
a
year
ago,
really
highlighted
the
many
problems
at
the
school.
Some
of
them
I've,
seen
I
hear
them
about
these
problems
directly
from
other
families
with
kids.
P
As
many
of
you
know,
the
current
School
building
does
not
meet
asd's
own
standards
in
multiple
health
and
safety
categories.
The
buildings
are
a
capacity
by
45
students
this
year
and
population
growth
is
actually
expected
in
this
area.
The
building
does
not
have
a
fire
sprinkler
system,
there's
limited
driveway
access
and
that
leads
to
traffic
backups
on
a
regular
basis.
Over
550
work
order,
requests
took
place
in
2018
alone,
and
one
large
room
doubles
as
the
gym
the
cafeteria
in
the
assembly
area.
P
P
P
The
community
has
had
an
outpouring
of
support
for
this
major
investment
today.
To
fix
these
major
problems
when
I
look
at
the
new
design,
I
really
feel
the
excitement
of
opportunity
for
our
kids,
I'm
inspired,
I'm
thankful
for
the
engineers
The
Architects
and
the
experts
all
over
part
of
this
room
and
all
of
the
community
input
that
has
been
shared
in
the
past
few
months
in
the
past
few
years.
Really,
our
kids
safety
is
urgent
and
it's
worth
the
investment.
Our
kids
deserve
a
safe,
heated,
School,
free
of
sewage
contamination.
Please
fund
the
Reconstruction
today.
Q
I'd
like
to
stress
the
importance
of
language
immersion
programs
as
you
contemplate
the
ASD
budget,
Government
Hill
Elementary
School
is
a
diverse
place.
A
few
dozen
five-year-olds
each
fall
get
to
begin
a
13-year
education,
Journey
educational
Journey
here
to
become
bilingual
and
biliterate
through
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
Some
have
never
heard
a
word
of
Spanish
when
the
9
A.M
bell
rings.
On
their
first
day
of
kindergarten,
each
August
others
only
speak
Spanish.
Q
There
are
kids
from
families
just
scraping
by
and
others
from
affluent
households,
some
walk
or
ride
their
bikes,
While
others
are
driven
to
and
from
all
corners
of
our
city
every
morning
and
afternoon
by
dedicated
and
loving
parents
and
Guardians
sacrificing
so
their
kids
can
participate
in
this
immersive
education.
What
do
these
kids
have
in
common?
They
all
get
together
in
the
same
classrooms
and
for
13
years
they
learn
English
and
Spanish
together,
side
by
side,
as
they
cover
their
K-12
curriculum
and
two
languages.
Even
though
our
kids
are
young.
Q
I've
already
witnessed
magical
things
in
this
language
immersion
program,
I
watched,
my
two-year-old
reciting,
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
in
Spanish,
surrounded
by
a
class
of
kindergarten,
Role
Models
after
escorting,
her
older,
five-year-old
sister
to
class
and
I'll.
Never
forget
and
I'll,
never
forget,
reading
a
Spanish
book
to
my
five-year-old
and
some
of
her
classmates
one
morning
in
her
classroom
when,
for
the
first
time
she
translated
something
from
Spanish
to
English.
For
me,
she
interrupted
me
mid-sentence
in
her
story
to
translate
her
teacher's
instructions.
Q
Q
Your
spreadsheet
savings
won't
show
you
the
losses
not
accounted
for
on
the
spreadsheet.
They
won't
show
you
the
loss
of
school
revenue
from
families
leaving
ASD.
They
won't
show
you
the
loss
of
economic
contributions
to
our
neighborhoods
city
and
state
when
some
families
move
elsewhere,
seeking
what
ASD
will
no
longer
provide.
The
spreadsheets
won't
show
you
the
loss
of
future
contributions
from
those
kids
who
go
elsewhere
and
aren't
contributing
to
our
communities
for
decades
to
come.
Q
The
ones
who
stay
will
no
longer
develop
the
same
language
skills
that
our
current
students
are
working
so
hard
to
acquire.
Now
our
city
and
state
will
lose
a
significant
source
of
talented
bilingual
young
people
and
professionals
that
are
critical
in
our
diverse
city-state
and
world.
Please
continue
to
prioritize
funding
for
language
aversion.
Q
P
I
am
the
parent
of
two
students
at
Government,
Hill,
Elementary's,
wonderful,
Spanish,
Immersion
program,
W
Infamous.
First
I
want
to
acknowledge
that
the
board
and
the
district
are
facing
this
budget
shortfall
because,
as
a
state,
we
have
failed
to
prioritize
and
fund
education.
That
is
not
a
problem
that
this
board
can
solve
on
its
own
and
I
recognize
that
we
must
also
be
committed
to
make
sure
that
our
state
government
and
legislature
properly
supported
fund
education
in
Alaska
still,
since
the
board
is
considering
cutting
the
immersion
program.
P
I'm
here
tonight
to
ask
you
to
please
reconsider
that
decision
for
several
reasons.
First,
this
is
not
a
particularly
expensive
program.
It
is
the
lowest
extra
cost
per
student
of
any
of
the
immersion
programs,
costing
only
about
six
hundred
dollars
more
per
student
per
year.
If
the
district
closes
the
program,
many
students,
many
families
may
take
their
students
out
of
ASD
entirely.
That's
definitely
an
option
that
my
family
is
unfortunately
considering.
That
would
lead
to
further
loss
of
funding.
Our
program
does
not
require
Transportation,
as
parents
and
caregivers
are
responsible
for
that.
P
That
also
saves
money
for
ASD.
We
as
a
community
are
also
committed
to
seeking
other
funding
sources
if
necessary.
The
fact
that
this
program,
the
fact
is
that
this
program
does
not
cost
the
district
much
more
than
traditional
programs,
and
it's
really
important
to
our
community.
The
Spanish
Immersion
program
attracts
families
to
Anchorage,
which
means
more
funding
for
the
district.
P
At
a
time
when
our
community
is
facing
a
shortage
of
workers,
cutting
this
program
will
make
it
harder
to
attract
people
from
out
of
state
and
around
the
state
to
Anchorage
to
raise
our
families
here,
which
brings
less
funding
to
ASD.
This
is
also
not
only
an
academic
issue.
I
understand
that
the
main
focus
here
is
dollars
and
cents,
but
there
are
non-economic
reasons
why
this
program
matters
as
well.
The
government
Hill
Community
is
closing
it
and
has
many
staff,
teachers
and
families
that
have
been
involved
in
it.
P
For
Generations
the
program
is
nearly
30
years.
Old.
Ours
is
the
only
dual
language
program
in
the
district,
with
50
of
the
students
in
the
program
coming
from
families
who
have
at
least
one
native
Spanish
speaker.
Like
my
family.
It
offers
a
level
of
inclusivity
to
parents
and
students
that
is
critically
important.
P
Students
who
are
are
new
to
the
United
States
and
do
not
yet
speak
English
have
the
ability
to
participate
and
be
successful
in
the
classroom
from
day
one
their
parents
can
participate
in
students,
education
and
our
school
Community
is
much
more
united,
because
at
least
half
of
our
teachers
and
staff
in
the
school
speak
Spanish
and
they
can
work
with
the
parents
in
their
own
language.
That
leads
to
better
outcomes
for
students
and
a
deeper
sense
of
community.
R
P
A
Spanish
Immersion
program
makes
our
community
more
united
and
inclusive
learning.
Spanish
helps
our
children
be
connected
to
their
Heritage
and
their
family
history,
it
Fosters
a
sense
of
belonging
and
it
prefers
our
children
for
Success
ASD.
Often
touts
the
diversity
of
our
student
population
and
I
agree
that
diversity
is
very
important,
but
if
diversity
really
matters
to
this
District,
we
need
to
make
it
more
than
a
talking
point.
P
The
Spanish
Immersion
program
enriches
our
children,
our
school
district
and
our
broader
Community
I
know
that
the
board
must
make
cut
somewhere
and
recognize
that
that
must
be
a
very
difficult
choice,
but
the
immersion
program
is
not
the
place
to
make
the
cuts.
Please
support
this
final
program
for
our
students
today
and
in
the
future.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
S
A
You
gotta
read
her
testimony.
Well,
we
will
allow
it
since
she's
ill.
That
is
not
our
usual
process,
though.
Okay
I
appreciate
that.
S
Again,
my
name
is
Chris
Castaneda.
We
are
a
government
Hill
residence
and
I'll
be
reading
for
my
wife,
Melissa
Castaneda
good
evening.
My
name
is
Melissa
castiana
and
our
family
has
our
daughter
enrolled
in
the
ASD
Government
Hill
two-way
Spanish
Immersion
program
is
an
opportunity
for
our
daughter
that
we
do
not
take
lightly.
Our
daughter
is
able
to
be
immersed
in
half
her
school
day
in
English
and
the
other
half
in
Spanish.
S
S
She
works
at
a
tribal
Health
Organization,
which
provides
wonderful,
Medical,
Care
Services,
a
lot
of
our
talent,
whether
cnras
or
Primary.
Care
Providers
make
the
journey
North
to
Alaska
as
lifelong
alaskans.
We
can
sometimes
forget
how
isolated
our
state
is.
We
can
forget,
our
state
has
harsh
Winters.
We
can
forget.
The
cost
of
living
is
expensive
compared
to
other
states.
We
may
also
forget
that
some
Medical
Services
may
be
Far
and
Away.
S
For
example,
Alaska
does
not
have
a
burn
unit
and
the
nearest
one
available
is
over
3
000
air
miles
away
these
questions
and
more
are
what
shape
a
decision
for
a
family
to
move
to
Alaska
the
question
of
why
take
the
chance
to
move
to
such
an
isolated
state,
offering
the
immersion
language
programs
help
attract
Talent
from
various
sectors.
Immersion
programs
help
influence
the
decision
when
it's
all
too
easy
to
see
the
negatives
pile
up
on
the
pros.
S
T
Hello,
my
name
is
Corinne
O'neal.
Thank
you,
president
and
school
board
for
providing
me
with
this
opportunity
to
provide
public
test
and
ammonia
about
the
2023
budget.
I'm
here
asking
for
prioritization
of
the
budget
for
the
immersion
programs.
I
have
a
son
in
kindergarten
and
a
daughter
in
third
grade
who
are
enrolled
in
the
government,
Health
Spanish
Immersion
program.
We
reside
in
southeast
Anchorage
in
the
Trailside
district
and
we
are
not,
as
speaking
Spanish-speaking
family.
T
We
choose
Government
Hill,
because
we
believe
that
the
emerge
immersion
promotes
values
and
education
that
benefit
our
children
in
community,
including
tolerance
and
understanding
of
other
cultures,
increased
world
view
and
opportunities,
and
that
exposure
to
languages
leads
to
increased
proficiency.
I
do
not
envy
the
position
the
board
is
in
trying
to
balance
this
year's
budget.
However,
I
have
several
requests.
First,
please
do
not
create
an
online
survey
and
try
to
balance
the
budget.
Please
ask
the
District
staff
who
are
in
operations
your
principals,
your
teachers
and
your
students,
where
they
believe
we
should
save
money.
T
In
my
professional,
clear
career
I've
seen
many
situations
where
sweeping
budget
cuts
were
made
in
an
executive
level
without
the
clear
input
of
those
at
the
operational
level
on
the
impact.
Many
of
these
have
resulted
in
large
and
impactful
mistakes.
Secondly,
I
think
we
all
understand
that
balancing
the
budget
cannot
be
a
primarily
budget
cutting
exercise.
The
second
way
to
balance
a
budget
is
to
raise
revenue.
T
The
Board
needs
to
come
up
with
a
clear
Revenue
raising
strategy
in
our
community.
What
new
sources
of
revenue
can
replace
other
operating
revenue
streams?
How
can
the
board
fully
engage
our
community
in
these
efforts,
although
I've
been
invited
to
weigh
in
on
budget
cuts,
I've
never
been
invited
to
put
out
a
yard
sign
on
an
educational
Bond
or
sharing
a
social
media
post
indicating
my
support
for
Education
AST
needs
a
clear
governmental
strategy
that
engages
our
community
and
our
city
to
increase
the
per
student
allocation
and
raise
the
tax
cap.
T
It
certainly
should
not
be
a
priority
to
cut
a
long-standing,
well-established
School
programming
in
our
community,
like
Government
Hill.
What
does
it
say
about
our
values
as
a
community
when
11.8
percent
of
our
district
population
is
from
a
Latino
descent
and
we
have,
and
we
have
no
Spanish
Immersion
option?
This
is
not
the
Anchorage
I
know
and
contribute
to
every
day
to
solve
this
problem
does
not
equal
budget
cuts.
The
this
is
a
true
problem.
Is
innovation
in
the
words
of
another
learning?
T
R
U
My
name
is
Paul
McDonough
I
am
from
the
Native
Village
of
Perryville,
which
is
in
the
Gulf
of
Alaska,
and
I
have
two
sons
who
go
to
Chugiak
Elementary
and
they
attend
Spanish
Immersion.
Although
I'm
actually
not
here
to
talk
about
immersion
tonight,
I'm
a
member
of
the
National
Urban
indigenous
family,
Coalition,
Resurgence
Network,
which
I'll
just
say,
is
the
nuifc
Resurgence
network.
It's
a
number
for
indigenous
Educators
Nationwide.
U
I
want
to
ask
the
the
very
full
room
tonight
about
why
we
started
the
school
board
meeting
with
the
denina
land
acknowledgment
and
why
we
do
this
at
the
start
of
every
meeting.
My
elders
teach
that
we,
we
acknowledge
the
land
for
the
same
reason
that
the
U.S
Constitution
begins
with
a
preamble
when
we
say
we're
on
denial
land.
It's
the
same
as
our
forefathers
who
said
we,
the
people
in
order
to
form
a
more
perfect
union.
U
U
My
colleagues
at
the
Resurgence
Network
consider
the
invisibility
crisis
to
be
the
most
crucial
barrier
in
tackling
major
issues
from
Urban
indigenous
students.
The
biggest
issue
that
we
see
is
the
Staggering
dropout
rate
in
Anchorage.
The
dropout
rate
was
three
times
larger,
although
I
am
happy
to
say
that
is
larger
than
a
lot
of
other
Urban
school
districts.
U
U
My
closing
thought
is
to
Echo
a
statement
from
one
of
my
colleagues
in
the
Resurgence
Network
named
Ann
Merrill,
who
works
at
Dakota
prep
an
alternative
high
school
in
Minneapolis.
She
said.
We
believe
that
our
ties
are
Central
to
our
cultural
ties.
Are
Central
to
our
impact
in
helping
students
learn
and
grow
and
graduate
I
believe
that
our
We,
the
People
statement
should
begin
like
this.
We
are
on
denial
land
to
ensure
that
we
will
help
our
students
learn,
grow
and
graduate
by
using
their
culture
as
a
tool
for
learning
in
closing.
U
V
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Bonnie
dearman
I've
been
in
your
boardroom
for
the
last
two
years,
so
I'm
gonna
spare
you
my
Preamble,
because
you
heard
my
voice
before
I'm
here
to
ask
the
million
dollar
question
that
I
know
has
been
unfolding
in
your
inboxes
on
radio
shows
on
newspapers
and
your
voicemails,
and
the
question
is:
why
spend
a
portion
of
the
one-time
funds
on
Inlet
View
Elementary
many
schools
like
Inlet
View
Elementary,
need
safety
vestibules.
V
It
looks
like
hopefully,
they'll
receive
those
fund
that
funding
soon.
Maybe
tonight
many
schools
like
Inlet
View,
need
work
on
their
mechanical
systems.
Many
schools,
like
Inlet
View,
need
work
on
their
Plumbing
Systems
many
schools
like
in
love.
You
need
work
on
their
leaky,
roofs.
The
difference
is
that
Inlet
View
has
been
so
neglected
that
it
needs
all
of
these
improvements.
V
Tonight,
there's
a
good
chance
that
these
schools
will
receive
the
funding
for
their
safety
upgrades.
Inlet
View
we'll
receive
question
mark
because
Inlet
View
building
is
so
unsafe
and
so
dilapidated
asd's
analysis
team
showed
that
replacing
in
love
you
would
be
the
most
economical
way
to
provide
a
safe
learning
environment.
Asd's
own
team
conducted
this
review,
ASD
asd's
own
subcontractor,
Western
demographics,
then
designated
Inland
view
as
a
highly
proficient
Academic
School
and
one
of
the
highest
utilized
schools
in
the
district.
So
why
are
we
waffling
on
this?
V
We
have
spent
Millions
on
planning
thousands
on
structural,
civil
and
mechanical
reviews,
and
we've
paid
Western
demographics
for
information
that
we
now
know
ASD
is
in
the
build,
is
in
the
business
of
education
and
is
we
have
running
this
District
in
a
financially
responsible
way
to
leave
this
project
hanging
is
financially
imprudent
and
we
need
to
be
respectful
to
taxpayers
money
who's
already
paid
on
the
same
project.
So
much
in
2004
parents
and
teachers
came
to
the
school
board
and
we
asked
for
four
million
dollars
towards
Inlet
View.
V
The
project
was
set
aside,
and
here
we
are
in
2022.
The
cost
has
risen
exponentially
as
you're
painfully
aware
and
it's
being
set
aside
question
mark.
We
know
the
Inlet
View
is
more
racially
diverse
than
Anchorage
as
a
whole.
It
has
its
own
census
tract
with
a
higher
rate
of
poverty
than
Anchorage
as
a
whole,
and
it's
one
of
the
district's
very
high
performing
schools
academically.
V
We
know
that
approximately
half
the
student
body
is
economically
disadvantaged,
speaks
English
as
a
second
language
or
has
a
disability.
We
know
that
it
would
be
a
tragedy
to
let
any
diverse,
fully
enrolled,
highly
performing
School
shut
down
or
be
at
risk
of
shutting
down.
Inlet
View
is
at
grave
risk
today,
but
we
have
the
money
and
the
power
to
keep
the
school
open
and
it
could
finally
be
safe
for
the
many
years
to
come.
Thank.
A
A
W
You
first
I'd
like
to
thank
the
school
board
for
all
your
hard
work.
You
have
a
tough
job,
often
thankless,
and
it
you
have
very
difficult
decisions
to
make.
My
family
is
owned
for
Inlet
View.
We
have
twins
Maximus
and
Zoe,
who
will
begin
kindergarten
next
year
and
I
won't
belabor
any
of
the
points
that
other
folks
have
made.
You
know
how
dilapidated
the
building
is.
W
You
know
how
lacking
it
is
on
a
multitude
of
health
safety
and
Welfare
measures.
You
know
how
important
the
school
is
to
its
community
and
to
the
diverse
population
that
it
serves.
W
You
know
school
choice
and
Lottery
programs
are
great
for
those
who
have
the
privilege
of
time
the
money
and
the
flexibility
to
take
advantage,
but
the
Zone
school
for
a
neighborhood,
particularly
a
neighborhood
like
Inlet
views
that
encompasses
so
many
great
different
parts
of
our
our
socioeconomic
fabric,
is
a
focal
point
for
bringing
the
community
together,
and
the
unfortunate
problem
is
that
a
school
building
that
is
failing
will
not
fail.
W
Those
who
are
privileged,
but
it
will
only
fail
those
who
don't
have
the
privilege
and
the
ability
to
go
elsewhere
in
the
district
with
their
children.
It's
incumbent
upon
us
to
provide
a
safe,
clean,
High,
performing
academic
environment
for
every
child
in
the
Inlet
View,
District
and
I
hope
that
you
will.
Please
include
the
Inlet,
View
rebuild
and
the
capital
budget
that
you
put
on
tonight.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
X
First
of
all,
I
want
to
be
proper
and
say.
Thank
you,
madam
president.
Welcome
the
new
superintendent
and
those
of
you
that
I've
testified
before
I'm
going
to
go
back
in
time
a
little
bit
because
I
know
where
you
are.
These
are
hard
decisions,
I'm
not
going
to
repeat
all
the
reasons.
Inlet
View
needs
a
new
school,
the
kids,
the
parents,
the
neighbors
have
spoken
so
eloquently,
but
I
want
to
talk
about
the
hard
job
of
being
elected
officials.
X
You
don't
get
to
do
it
the
easy
way
you
have
to
do
it
the
right
way
and
it's
so
important
to
recognize
what
the
issues
are
and
where
the
resources
come
from.
In
order
for
us
to
have
a
successful
District
we
have
to
partner
with
the
municipality.
That's
been
hard
the
last
couple
of
years
they
can't
partner
with
themselves.
X
I
know
that
representative
Fields
has
worked
very
hard
to
partner
with
people
that
they
don't
agree
with
on
much
else,
but
they
recognized
that
we
needed
a
capital
appropriation
to
replace
the
school,
and
it's
not
just
about
cutting
things
programs
and
taking
a
nickel
from
here
and
putting
a
dime
over
there.
We
have
to
think
outside
the
box.
X
I
was
instrumental,
I
think
the
driving
force
in
getting
a
new
school
at
Fairview
and
the
neighborhood
loved
it
so
much
and
the
school
district
loved
it
so
much
that
they
decided.
We
better
do
that
in
Denali,
because
these
are
neighborhoods
that
are
small
bordered
by
big
busy
streets.
If
you
don't
have
a
school
in
that
area,
the
kids
have
to
be
bust
away
from
home.
X
X
I've,
never
seen
anything
that
had
more
support
in
this
District
than
a
new
school
at
Inlet,
View
and
I
implore
you
to
partner
with
people
who
support
you
with
governmental
entities
that
support
you
and
with
the
neighbors
that
support
you.
Now,
let's
see
how
everybody's
on
time,
because
you
can
see
the
clock
so
I'm
available
to
talk
to
you
about
things
that
I
think
will
work,
but
I
think
this
is
your
last
chance
to
do
it
right.
It'll
be
more
expensive
later.
Y
Good
evening
my
name
is
Rachel
Byers
and
I'm.
The
assistant
director
at
Children's
World
bilingual
Montessori,
a
local
Spanish,
Immersion,
Early
Learning
Center
here
in
Anchorage
I,
am
here
today
to
be
the
voice
of
our
community
and
express
our
serious
concern
with
the
possibility
of
ending
the
immersion
programs
in
the
Anchorage
School
District
I
assume
that
as
Anchorage
school
board
members,
you
are
aware
of
the
amazing
benefits
that
learning
a
second
language
in
education
has
and
in
case
you're,
not
I'll
list.
Y
A
few
children
who
learn
a
second
language
show
an
increase
in
problem-solving
skills,
critical
thinking,
listening
skills,
they
have
an
improvement
in
memory
concentration
and
the
ability
to
multitask
they've
also
showed
an
enhancement
in
creativity
and
mental
flexibility.
I
would
hope
that
you
agree
that
these
attributes
are
essential
to
the
success
of
students
within
your
school.
Y
Our
program
serves
children
from
the
age
of
eight
weeks
to
six
years
old,
essentially,
infants
through
Pre-K.
Our
students
are
immersed
in
Spanish
and
cultures
from
around
the
world,
creating
an
inclusive
environment
that
forms
the
foundation
of
acceptance
later
in
life.
Many
of
our
students
have
completed
our
program
and
are
enrolled
in
your
immersion
programs
throughout
the
city,
from
Government
Hill
to
O'malley,
to
Sand
Lake
to
Rogue
shook
to
name
just
a
few.
A
mother
contacted
our
school
this
past
week
to
express
her
concern.
Y
She
has
on
her
immersion
program,
closing
her
oldest
son,
completed
our
program
and
continued
to
government
Health.
He
is
enrolled
in
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
She
was
expressing
how
her
son's
success
and
school
identity
are
intertwined
with
this
immersion
program
and
the
thought
of
it
closing
costs.
Her
great
worry,
my
worry
began
to
grow
too.
I
worry
why,
time
and
time
again,
education
is
an
afterthought
with
the
politics
of
the
school
board,
scrambling
to
figure
out
how
to
best
balance
their
pockets
rather
than
fight
for
what
is
best
for
the
children.
Y
I
worry
why
the
polls
sent
to
parents
was
targeted
at
immersion
programs,
the
Arts,
the
sports
clubs,
mental
health
counseling,
where
a
lot
of
children
find
passion,
hope
and
support
in
their
lives.
I
worry
for
every
child
and
will
old
in
my
school
who
has
developed
a
strong
love
and
sense
of
self
through
our
immersion
program.
What
opportunities
will
they
have
if
the
school
board
is
targeting
the
areas
of
Education
that
are
truly
important
in
success
later
in
life?
Y
For
too
long
I
have
seen
the
focus
of
school
districts
Beyond
ridiculous
standardized
test
results
that
only
quantify
a
child's
ability
to
take
a
test.
When
did
the
goal
of
enriching
children's
lives
become
lost
to
an
A-Plus
ribbon
that
hangs
outside
a
school
I
implore
you
to
look
within
yourselves
and
ask.
Is
this
really
the
best
solution
you
could
come
up
with
destroying
true
areas
of
Education
that
enhance
the
child's
life
I
hope
not
I
hope
you
can
do
better.
Thank
you.
A
And
thank
you
very
much.
Next,
we
have
day
yarina
Cheney.
Z
AA
My
name
is
Victoria
Claus
and
I'm
here
to
advocate
for
the
immersion
programs
I'm
the
mother
of
a
second
grader
in
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
and
two
preschoolers
who
were
hoping
to
follow
in
their
Big
Brother's
footsteps.
AA
Early
language
learning
provides
economic
and
cognitive
advantages.
It's
good
for
your
brain,
as
the
speaker
before
me
just
talked
about
it's
good
for
problem,
solving
creativity,
flexibility
and
thinking
and
memory
skills.
It's
also
good
for
your
career
in
a
connected
world,
for
example
in
my
workplace
right
here
in
Anchorage
Alaska
within
the
last
year.
There
have
been
multiple
opportunities
that
were
only
open
to
people
fluent
in
Spanish,
Anchorage
Prides
itself,
on
diversity,
and
the
immersion
programs
are
one
of
the
most
prominent
ways
that
ASD
Embraces.
AA
AA
The
rigor
of
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
is
a
huge
part
of
why
my
son
loves
school.
It's
the
part
of
school
that
engages
him
and
challenges
and
interests
him.
If
you
end
this
program
and
then
later
have
funds
to
restart
it,
because
I
I'm,
an
accountant
and
I,
do
understand
budgets
and
their
difficulties.
But
if
you
later
have
the
funds
to
restart
it,
that
won't
you
know
my
son
and
all
the
other.
AA
Current
students
will
still
have
lost
their
opportunity
to
go
through
the
program
and
become
fluent
in
another
language
and
complete
that
path
that
they
have
been
working
so
hard
for.
So
I
ask
you
to
please
try
to
find
a
way
to
preserve
this
program
that
supports
children's
thinking,
their
academic
achievement
and
their
career
opportunities
later
in
life.
Thank
you.
AB
Hello
hi,
thank
you.
I
have
struggled
with
what
to
put
into
this
three
minutes.
I
have
to
speak.
I
am
a
former
anchor
School
District
teacher,
been
in
Statewide
special,
ed
Administration
and
University
work.
I'm
passionate
about
this
I'm
disheartened
by
the
fact
that
so
much
of
the
testimony
time
has
been
taken
up
by
I
mean
rightfully
so
passionate
advocates
for
Government
Hill,
but
that's
not
even
on
the
agenda
to
me.
AB
I
feel
like
the
issue
is
this
37
million
dollars
of
you
know
coveted
recovery
funds
that
the
board
has
complete
discretion
over
to
triage
and
figure
out
what
the
school
Community
needs
to
to
move
forward.
It's
not
a
pretty
situation
and
in
order
I,
don't
pretend
to
know
everything
at
all:
I
don't!
But
what
I
do
is
I
contacted
staff
union
members,
community
members,
Union
leadership,
school
board
members
to
try
to
make
sense
of
what
is
everyone
saying?
AB
What's
the
right,
Avenue
and
I
wish
the
school
school
district
did
more
of
that
and
the
general
consensus
is.
We
need
to
wait.
We
need
to
wait.
AB
That
doesn't
mean
that
they
don't
need
a
new
building.
It
doesn't
mean
that
at
all,
it
means
that
we
need
to
look
at
things.
We
need
to
prioritize
evaluate
one
of
a
level,
one
two,
three
things
that
need
to
be
done.
We
have
a
language
arts
curriculum
that
is
at
risk
of
not
being
compliant
with
with
Federal
standards.
AB
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Your
time
is
up.
We
have
approximately
four
minutes
left.
Our
last
speaker
in
this
hour
will
be
Cliff
crawl,
he's
a
grower,
Cliff
Crow.
AC
Hi
I'm
Cliff
Rowe
I
live
at
220,
West
Manor
Avenue,
with
my
wife,
Teresa
and
I'm
a
proud
product.
If
you
would
view
Central
and
West
and
in
that
spirit
in
the
great
education
that
I
got
here
at
the
Anchorage
School
District
I
want
to
tell
you
that
we
need
to
save
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
Government
Elementary,
School
I,
could
give
you
a
lot
of
reasons
for
that,
but
you
don't
need
to
listen
to
me.
AC
You've
heard
better
testimony
from
the
students
in
the
program
and
some
fine
parents
like
Chris,
sis
and
Melissa
and
Chris
Castaneda.
Instead,
I
want
to
talk
about
a
whole
new
approach,
a
rethinking.
AC
You
know
we
need
to
grow
the
pie
and
not
fight
over
slices.
We
need
to
have
a
different
approach
and
elect
legislative
legislators
with
the
right
approach.
I
propose
a
four-point
plan
to
deal
with
this
big
deficit
that
looms
over
the
school
district
like
an
anvil
in
a
giant
sword
simultaneously
number
one.
We
need
to
update
the
BSA
to
adjust
for
inflation
and
give
the
Anchorage
School
District
and
school
districts
around
our
state.
More
money
number
two.
AC
We
need
to
end
the
moratorium
on
school
bond
debt
reimbursement
I,
understand
that
there
are
hundreds
and
millions
of
dollars
in
deferred
maintenance
that
this
moratorium
on
school
bond
on
on
reimbursing
the
school
bond
that
has
created
I,
understand
reviews,
but
there's
684
million
dollars
in
deferred
maintenance
costs
here
at
the
Anchorage
School
District
alone.
So
we
need
to
get
more
money
and
that
way
as
well
as
well
number
three.
We
need
to
return
to
a
defined
benefit
system
for
teachers
and
other
people
in
the
school
districts
and
for
public
employees
generally.
AC
This
would
reduce
turnover
cost
of
turnover
that
are
heavy
here
in
the
Anchorage
School
District,
and
of
increased
retention,
improving
on
educational
outcomes
and
number
four.
This
would
be
the
fourth
element
a
little
bit
different
approach.
In
addition,
when
you
explore
a
change
in
Educational
Funding
Forum
to
see
if
the
Anchorage
School
District
can
do
better,
but
I
want
to
stress,
the
main
focus
is
to
drop
a
Lord
of
the
Flies
mentality.
AC
Get
out
of
this
idea
of
what
can
we
cut
and
how
we're
going
to
avoid
pitting
X
versus
Y
and,
as
I
said,
grow.
The
pie,
through
getting
more
funding
from
the
state
legislature,
appropriate
funding
to
serve
K-12
education,
a
vital
and
constitutional
and
constitutionally
mandated
responsibility
of
the
state
of
Alaska
and
I.
AC
Think
it's
particularly
important
to
understand
that
Alaska
is
different
from
other
states
in
a
whole
bunch
of
ways,
but
one
really
important
one
is
that
the
state
of
Alaska,
of
course,
provides
substantially
more
funding
for
K-12
education
than
do
the
state
governments
in
other
states
where
local
governments
are
far
more
important.
Thanks
a
lot
folks
happy
to
talk
to
you
more
than
any
time.
Thank
you.
X
AD
AE
You
thank
you
all
for
this
opportunity
to
speak
to
you
tonight.
My
name
is
Mary.
Gettys
I
have
lived
close
to
Inlet
View.
Only
one
house
away.
AE
My
family
has
been
there
for
more
than
30
years,
I'm,
not
testifying
as
a
parent
of
a
school
child,
not
presently
a
parent
of
a
school
child,
but
I
am
a
a
neighbor
and
importantly
I
am
a
property
owner
I
wanted
to
express
my
strong
support
for
utilizing
the
school
bond
debt
reimbursement
to
fully
fund
the
rebuilding
of
Inland
view
this
fiscal
year.
There
is
no
time
like
a
present
for
rebuilding
this
holy
derelict.
Building.
Inlet
View
is
not
just
the
heart
of
our
community.
AE
It
is
a
driver
of
our
economic
stability
and
growth.
If
we
wait,
costs
will
only
increase
the
outward
migration
that
the
economists
are
so
concerned
about,
with
with
respect
to
Alaska's
population
are
Income
earning
demographic,
it's
that
population
that
we
want
to
keep
that
we
want
to
attract.
How
do
we
do
that?
We
make
sure
that
we
have
clean,
safe,
attractive
school
facilities,
so
the
answer
to
our
outward
migration
is
certainly
begins.
With
replacing
this
derelict
structure.
AE
A
A
B
A
Moved
in
second
to
suspend
our
rules
and
extend
public
testimony
for
another
40
minutes
that
will
take
us
to
approximately
8
10..
Would
the
board
like
to
take
a
brief
recess
before
we
continue
or
at
the
end
of
getting
recess
at
the
end
at
the
end?
Testimony.
Thank
you
all
right.
Is
there
any
opposition
to
the
motion
to
continue
suspend
rules
and
continue
seeing
none?
We
will
continue.
A
AG
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AG
My
name
is
Clyde
Carey
and
thank
you
for
giving
the
time
to
speak
with
you
today,
I'm
here
to
talk
about
Inlet,
View,
Elementary,
hopefully,
and
hopefully
be
able
to
talk
you
into
allocating
some
funds
to
invest
into
Inlet,
View
Elementary,
so
I
live
right
next
door
to
Inlet,
View
and
I
am
the
father
of
a
kindergartner
as
well
as
a
second
grader
that
attends
Inlet,
View
Elementary
building
a
new
Inlet
View
has
been
on
the
table
for
a
very
long
time,
and
the
school
district
has
already
invested
millions
of
dollars
into
his
design,
as
well
as
other
studies
related
to
the
project.
AG
I
do
believe
that
allocating
State
funds
to
build
to
rebuild
the
Inlet
View
Elementary
School
is
a
great
investment
for
several
reasons.
But
here's
two
to
think
about
the
current
school
is
old
and
requires
a
lot
of
Maintenance
and
the
new
school
would
take
care
of
a
lot
of
the
maintenance
and
a
lot
of
the
money
that
the
school
district
uses
on
a
regular
basis
to
make
those
repairs
to
Inlet,
View
and
number
two
being
an
old
school,
and
it's
not
very
energy.
AG
AG
AG
AG
AH
Hi,
thank
you
for
giving
me
this
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Daniella
delozier
I'm,
a
new
parent
at
Inlet,
View
I'm,
here
to
speak
about
Inlet
View.
We
should
not
wait
to
fund
the
replacement
of
Inlet
View
Elementary,
the
school
students
and
families
have
been
asked
to
get
in
the
back
of
the
line
over
and
over.
There
are
kids
that
are
now
in
high
school
from
when
the
process
began
for,
studying
and
designing
the
needed
replacement
of
Inlet
View
asd's
own
analysis
shows.
Building
replacement
will
save
more
dollars
than
major
renovation.
AH
It
would
not
address
time
sensitive
safety
improvements
that
others
have
already
mentioned.
I
understand
how,
on
its
face,
putting
a
large
portion
of
the
available
funding
towards
one
school
wouldn't
seem
fair,
but
I
hope
some
of
the
people
in
this
room
and
on
the
phone
and
in
the
community
have
a
deeper
understanding
of
the
needs
of
Inlet
View.
After
hearing
many
of
the
folks
that
that
spoke
before
me,
so
I
won't
also
belabor
those
points
about
how
Inlet
View
is
the
one
of
the
oldest
schools
in
Anchorage,
how
it's
over
utilized,
how
it's
topping.
AH
Asd's
maintenance
requests
for
deck
for
more
than
a
decade.
How
2
million
has
already
been
spent
by
ASD
planning
to
design
for
the
replacement
of
the
building
and
how
the
Urban
Design
commission
last
month
is,
is
approved
the
design
process,
and
so
this
is
ready
for
permitting
and
funding
by
SD
tonight.
AH
We
all
know
that
cost
quality
and
schedule
are
all
negatively
affected
by
a
longer
wait
for
funding
right
now
is
the
time
to
get
solid
pricing
from
subcontractors.
It's
the
best
time
to
bid
spring
and
summer
2023
work.
Inflation
will
increase
the
project
cost
significantly,
and
we
know
that
propping
up
failing
infrastructure
just
costs
taxpayers
more
every
year.
The
school
is
over
utilized,
it's
diverse
and
high
performing,
and
there
is
not
a
and
therefore
it
is
not
an
appropriate
candidate
for
closure.
AH
That
being
said,
it
cannot
continue
to
offer
the
level
of
service
to
students
needed
much
longer.
You
have
a
path
here
for
reconstruction,
so
the
Inlet
View
has
a
future
as
the
elementary
institution
in
Anchorage.
It
is,
and
should
continue
to
be.
I
would
urge
you
to
take
this
path
and
be
a
part
of
ensuring
its
future
as
rebuilding
Inlet
View
would
also
contribute
to
the
revitalization
of
Downtown
Anchorage
Improvement
of
asd's
academic
performance
and
serve
as
a
diverse
student
body
for
service
for
student
body
for
generations
to
come.
AH
I
work
in
public
health
and
I'd
like
to
share
with
you
something
that
my
favorite
chief
medical
officer
and
zinc
always
keeps
in
mind.
She
said
a
mentor
of
hers
gave
her
the
best
career
advice
she's
ever
gotten,
which
is
do
what
is
right
for
the
patient
and
the
rest
is
just
noise
based
on
all
the
information
you
have
received
from
your
own
ASD
Capital
planning
and
construction
Department,
as
well
as
the
community
of
IED,
about
the
long-standing
needs
of
this
building.
AF
Madam
president,
yes,
let's
just
kind
of
suggest,
since
we
do
have
two
seats-
that
we
let
the
person
on
Deck
know
who
they
are,
so
they
can
come
down
and
sit
and
then,
as
the
speaker
finishes,
we
can
let
the
next
person
know-
and
they
can
start
this
way,
while
that
person's
speaking,
they
just
take
out
some
of
the
travel
time.
Okay,.
A
We
can
do
that
just
come
up
when,
when
the
speaker
before
you
is
finished
that
we
started
a
new
protocol
during
covid.
After
just
let's
see
after
Virginia,
we
have
Robert
Bundy.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AD
You,
madam
chair
I,
have
sent
you
my
comments
in
writing.
I
usually
read
them,
but
I'm
I'm
not
going
to
do
so
tonight.
I
just
wanted
to
point
out
some
numbers
that
are
really
startling:
inflation
8.6,
as
of
August,
that
will
add
266
316
to
the
cost
of
the
school
before
compounding
for
every
year.
AD
That
is
delayed,
and
if
we
take
this
funding
and
divide
it
in
half
part
now
part
later,
as
if
we
were
putting
something
away
on
layaway
at
Walmart,
what
we
risk
is
not
getting
the
funds
from
another
source
in
time,
delaying
it
even
farther
increasing
the
cost.
The
other
crease
in
the
cost
is
the
terrible
cost
of
Maintenance
that
come
out
of
the
operating
budget
of
the
school
district.
AD
They
work
very
hard
to
get
figures
from
it
between
270
200,
2017
and
2022,
and
that
is
421
546
dollars
in
those
six
years
to
keep
that
building
minimally
habitable.
That
adds
that
averages
out
to
over
seventy
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
repairs
so
every
year
that
we
delay
that's
more
money.
That's
going
to
be
spent!
This
building
has
a
life
expectancy
of
50
years.
AD
AD
The
rest
of
my
remarks
I
would
like
to
address
redress
to
the
foreign
language
immersion
programs,
which
are
the
crown
in
the
Jewel
of
the
Anchorage
school
system.
I,
remember
after
9
11,
an
army
general
of
national
prominence.
I
wish
I
could
remember
his
name.
Saying
foreign
language
programs
are
important
for
National
Security
because
of
globalization,
cultural,
economic,
military.
You
need
people
who
St,
who
are
native
speakers,
Who
start
the
language
in
childhood
and
that's
what
these
programs
do.
AD
We
have
wealthy
people
middle
class
people,
poor
people
who
can
get
this
same
Sterling
foreign
language,
education
at
a
public
school,
that's
our
way
of
redressing
in
part
the
imbalance
between
privilege
and
lack
of
privilege,
so
I'm
asking
you
to
put
two
priorities:
Inlet
View
and
foreign
language
immersion.
Thank
you.
AI
Thank
you.
My
name
is
Robert.
Bundy
I've
lived
about
a
block
from
Inlet
View
for
about
40
years.
My
daughters
went
to
Inlet
View
and
my
grandsons
one
just
graduated
from
Inland
view.
The
other
is
a
fifth
grader.
First
of
all,
I'll
follow
up
on
what
Bonnie
just
said.
AI
Inlet
View
is
an
IB
Program
which
emphasizes
foreign
language.
All
the
kids
are
learning
Spanish
as
part
of
the
IB
Program,
not
to
the
level
of
course,
of
the
of
the
of
the
immersion
program,
but
they
are
learning
Spanish
as
part
of
the
IB
Program.
That
speaks
to
the
community
of
Inland
view.
AI
If
you
look
at
the
voting
records
from
Inlet
View,
the
the
precincts
that
comprise
Inlet
View
you'll
find
that
they
are
that
I
think
that
we
supported
the
bond
by
before
a
factor
of
two
to
one
and
I
bet
you.
If
you
go
back
all
the
years
when
all
the
other
schools
have
been
renovated
and
rebuilt
and
expanded,
the
Inlet
View
area
has
always
supported
them.
Now,
that's
not
to
say
that!
Well,
it's
our
turn
now
so
give
us
away.
AI
Remember,
as
other
people
have
told
you,
the
diversity,
as
that's
usually
considered,
is
at
least
the
same
as
the
rest
of
the
of
the
city,
where,
as
diverse
as
the
entire
rest
of
Anchorage,
and
we
have
more
people
of
economic
disadvantage
in
Anchorage
over
half
of
the
people
in
the
Inlet
View
area
that
the
district
are
earn
a
family
income
of
less
than
49
thousand
dollars.
So
that's
those
are
the
kids
that
need
Inlet
View.
Those
are
the
kids
that
haven't
that
are
exposed
now
to
the
the
in
the
IV
program.
AI
Those
are
the
kids
that
need
a
safe
and
good
place
to
learn
and
I
guarantee
you
from
what
I
have
seen
of
the
Inlet
View,
having
picked
up
my
grandchildren
before
after
school
and
taking
them
to
school,
when
they
were
really
young.
I
can
tell
you
that
the
people
that
that
are
involved
in
Inland
view
care
about
education
and
investment
in
this
new
school
is
a
wise
investment.
Indeed,
if
you
really
care
about
the
education
of
our
children.
Thank
you.
Thank.
AI
AJ
To
yourself
to
to
testify
and
Advocate
on
for
the
rebuild
of
Inlet
View
I
live
in
the
neighborhood
and
walk
my
son
to
school
of
the
kindergarten
there
when
possible.
Every
morning,
I
watched
the
September
board
meeting
on
YouTube
I
want
to
reply
to
two
items.
One
was
board
members
challenge
the
public
to
articulate
what
they
thought.
The
best
use
of
these
Capital
funds
were
you've
heard
many
people
tonight,
Advocate
the
rebuilding
of
you
I,
want
to
answer
that.
AJ
Also
by
saying
we're
building
interviews
well
overdue,
it's
been
overdue
for
many
years
and
it
should
be
at
the
top
of
the
list.
It's
not
rebuild
it
now.
We'll
continue
the
past
practice
of
not
investing
in
this
important
neighborhood
School,
and
that
is
exactly
why
the
schools
past
the
point
of
being
repaired
or
renovated.
R
AK
E
AJ
AJ
At
the
September
meeting,
I
also
heard
a
board
member
articulate
that
this
state
funding
could
be
used.
However,
the
board
sees
fit
as
a
community
member
and
a
parent
of
a
student
I'm
not
intimately
familiar
with
the
details
to
know.
If
there
are
any
limitations
placed
on
that
funding
so
but
I
know,
the
intention
was
to
be
used
for
Capital
Improvements
for
Inlet,
View
and
other
schools.
I
would
be
worried.
It
did
not
get
used
for
rebuilding.
It
would
make
the
legislature
less
likely
to
allocate
funds
for
rebuilding
in
the
future.
AB
AB
Difficulties
I
am
before
you
by
telephone
this
evening
to
speak
to
memo
number
0024
and
its
potential
Amendment
this
evening
and
I've
spoken
with
you
several
times,
sometimes
individually
and
sometimes
before
the
board.
I'll
reiterate
what
I've
said
before,
which
is
to
thank
you
and
the
administration
for
your
hard
week
for
your
hard
work
and
for
the
hard
decisions
you
have
to
make
tonight
is
the
night
you
hold,
the
keys,
Eleanor
Andrews
came
and
could
not
have
said
it
better.
Your
job
is
hard,
but
you
hold
the
keys.
AB
You
don't
need
to
wait
to
make
a
decision
about
Inlet
View.
We
can
Envision
together
a
future
that
reflects
the
values
of
the
international
Baccalaureate
program,
one
that
reflects
you
know
real
world
values
of
curiosity
being
inquisitive
being
knowledgeable
and
imagining
that
we
don't
have
to
pit.
You
know
a
security
vestibule
at
a
school
like
chugach,
which
has
very
recently
been
redone
against
the
construction
of
a
new
school
at
Inlet.
AB
View
I
have
spent
time
in
five
Anchorage
Anchorage
schools
throughout
my
time
as
a
student
in
Anchorage
and
as
a
parent
and
a
step
parent
and
there's
no
there's
no
discussion
that
Inlet
View
needs
to
be
replaced
and
I
haven't
heard
any
serious
dispute
of
that
from
really
anyone.
So
the
only
question
becomes
when
and
I
want
to
reiterate
what
Miss
Darman
said
earlier,
which
is
this
is
a
conversation
we
have
been
having
as
a
community
for
18
years.
At
least
it
is
a
conversation
that
should
end
tonight.
AB
I
hope
that
you
as
school
board
members
will
recognize
that,
because
you
hold
the
keys,
you
are
uniquely
able
to
make
the
hard
decisions
to
go
ahead
and
move
forward
with
funding
for
Inlet
View,
because
in
the
end
it's
not
a
hard
decision.
The
fundamentals
will
not
change
between
now
and
February.
The
need
at
that
school
will
not
change.
The
day-to-day
pictures
of
inadequacies
of
that
school
will
not
change
the
fire
code.
Violations
will
not
change.
The
only
thing
that
will
change
is
that
costs
will
go
up
as
Miss
lumbo
referenced.
AB
I
want
to
thank
members,
Wilson,
Jacobs
and
others
who
have
come
to
the
school
and
seen
it
firsthand
and
invested
their
time
and
energy
in
this
school
and
in
our
district
and
I'd
like
to
tell
you
that,
because
you
hold
the
keys,
we
ask
you
to
use
your
power
to
appropriate
the
funds
to
fully
fund
and
live
view
tonight.
Thank
you.
A
AL
As
a
parent,
and
in
considering
the
elementary
school
options
for
our
five-year-old.
We
had
little
doubt
that
the
walking
or
biking
distance
to
our
neighborhood
school
was
top
priority.
Next
was
in
live
View's,
known,
good
standing
in
the
community
and,
lastly,
was
the
condition
of
the
building.
This
said,
our
kids
are
well
worthy
above
worthy
of
a
new
school
free
of
the
current
security
maintenance
and
creature.
Comfort
deficiencies
known
of
this
building
I
appreciate
that
the
board
is
balancing
many
variables
and
doing
the
hard
work
to
determine
the
most
fitting
use
of
these
funds.
AL
In
light
of
the
recent
Urban
Design
Council
approval,
I
stress
that
now
is
the
time
for
Inlet
View
after
Decades
of
kicking
the
can
farther
down
the
road
by
refusing
the
use
of
these
funds.
For
the
betterment
of
this
building,
you
will
be
sending
an
increasingly
sad
message
to
the
Orca
families
and
again
further
delay
addressing
the
critical
needs
of
this
facility.
AL
AM
Have
three
minutes?
Thank
you.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
come
before
the
board,
and
thank
you
for
your
time.
Your
time
and
listening
I'm
here
today
in
support
of
immersion
programs
in
general
in
the
district
I
am
a
parent
and
a
person
who
lives
in
the
anchor
school
district
and
I
have
a
child
in
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
I'm,
not
going
to
reiterate
things
that
other
people
have
said
regarding
the
importance
of
immersion.
I
think
that
many
valid
points
have
been
made
and
I
agree
with
all
of
them.
AM
I
understand
that
the
board
is
in
a
very
difficult
position
with
a
fixed
budget
and
the
need
to
allocate
those
funds
and
move
forward.
Educating
our
youth
so
in
the
minutes
that
I
have
I
would
like
to
offer
some
interesting
suggestions.
AM
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
that
not
all
aversion
programs
are
the
same
with
regard
to
their
demand
with
regard
to
the
prevalence
of
that
language
in
the
community
and
as
it
relates
to
two
directional
immersion,
which
I
think
is
an
important
consideration
and
when
I
think
that
when
you
guys
are
looking
at
the
budget
cuts
rather
than
considering
all
immersion
as
a
single
item,
that
it
might
be
important
to
get
a
little
bit
more
creative
and
look
at
each
individual
immersion
program
and
weigh
its
pros
and
cons
and
decide
whether
or
not
that
is
something
that
can
be
sustained
in
the
department.
AM
I
would
say
that
immersion
programs
in
general
that
have
a
high
two-directional
immersion
might
be
worthy
of
additional
consideration,
because
I
think
that
those
students
would
have
considerable
expense
upon
the
school
district
for
educating
outside
of
something
like
an
immersion
program.
So
using
Spanish
as
an
example.
It
has
been
previously
pointed
out
that
approximately
half
the
students
at
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
are
primary.
AM
Spanish
speakers
in
the
home
and
I
think
that
if
you
do
something
like
eliminate
a
Spanish
Immersion
program
that
you're
going
to
be
then
faced
with
the
additional
expenses
of
educating
those
children,
not
to
mention
the
fact
that
they
potentially
would
get
behind
so
I
would
suggest
a
few
things
to
the
board.
First
of
all,
identifying
if
immersion
cuts
are
to
be
considered
as
a
board
item
potentially
identifying
the
highest
demand.
So,
let's
just
say
you
have
six
immersion
programs
looking
at
all
of
them,
how
many
people
are
applying?
AM
What
is
the
demand
for
this
particular
immersion
program
to
help
yourself
assess
the
values
of
each
of
the
individual
immersion
programs
and
if
Cuts
need
to
be
made
potentially
prioritizing
some
of
the
higher
demand,
immersion
programs
and
maybe
expanding
capacity
at
those
schools?
You
know
so
that
that
immersion
could
be
kept
in
some
form.
Also
I
would
consider,
as
many
have
said,
that
immersion
is
in
high
demand
and
I
think
there
are
many
people
who
go
to
immersion
schools
that
would
be
willing
to
consider
something
like
an
emerging
key
that
could
be
income
based.
AM
AN
You
I'm
providing
testimony
today
to
urge
this
board
to
preserve
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
at
Government,
Hill
Elementary,
School
I
am
begging
members
to
prioritize
bilingual
education
for
Anchorage
students,
as
you
navigate
The
Challenge
of
preparing
a
balanced
budget
for
the
upcoming
year.
My
daughter
Nola
is
a
fourth
grade.
Spanish
Immersion
student
at
Government
Hill,
who
began
the
program
in
kindergarten.
Her
pursuit
of
the
Spanish
language
has
not
only
been
a
rewarding
educational
experience,
but
also
a
deeply
personal
Endeavor
for
our
family
and
the
first
generation
Mexican-American.
My
mother
came
to
United
States
Durango
Mexico.
AN
When
she
was
eight
years
old.
She
faced
obstacles
in
her
pursuit
of
the
American
dream,
including
poverty
and
racism.
She
also
faced
significant
pressure
to
assimilate
quickly.
Thus,
she
grew
up
embarrassed
about
her
Spanish
accent
and
insisted
that
her
children
would
not
suffer
that
shame.
My
brother
and
I
would
learn
English
perfectly,
so
she
didn't
speak
to
us
in
Spanish.
AN
As
a
woman
of
bicultural
Heritage
I
faced
a
different
kind
of
racial
ethnic
Prejudice
than
my
mother.
I
was
teased
for
looking
and
acting
too
white
and
Elementary
School
my
heart
ached
for
a
darker
complexion
and
a
greater
Spanish
vocabulary.
It
is
a
pain
that
lingers
today.
It
is
a
pain,
I
hope,
Nola,
never
experiences
you
see.
Nola
has
fair
skin
red
hair
and
speak
Spanish
beautifully
at
a
time
when
being
Mexican
continues
to
be
a
liability
in
this
country.
AN
The
Spanish
Immersion
program
at
Government
Hill
is
reinforcing
Nola's
pride
in
her
Mexican
heritage
and
her
love
for
the
Spanish
language.
Learning
Spanish
has
not
only
been
good
for
her
brain,
it
has
been
nourishing
for
her
soul
and
a
potent
solve
for
healing
multi-generational
wounds
and
our
family
bilingualism
is
among
the
greatest
educational
gifts.
I
can
give
Nola
I
also
suspect
it
will
serve
as
a
formidable
opponent
against
any
future
nefarious
efforts
to
shake
her
confidence
and
security
and
her
cultural
identity.
AN
Cutting
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
at
Government,
Hill
May
save
the
district
money
now,
but
it
will
prompt
significant
losses:
the
loss
of
fostering
Superior
advantages
in
brain
development,
among
generations
of
students,
the
loss
of
attracting
and
maintaining
District
membership
by
families
who
value
bilingual
education.
The
loss
of
equipping
future
generations
with
competitive
advantage
and
increasingly
multilingual
economy,
the
loss
of
meaningful
efforts
to
strengthen
Multicultural
understanding
and
identity.
Our
children
deserve
every
Educational
Opportunity.
We
must
resist
the
temptation
of
short-sighted
cost
savings
lest
we
expedite
our
race
to
the
bottom.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
AK
Hello,
my
name
is
Tyler
Morales
and
I
have
a
few
things
to
say
to
the
board
learning
a
second
language
changed
my
life.
It
changed
my
classmates
lives,
it
changed
my
mom's
life
and
even
my
family
in
Mexico.
I
can
communicate
me
now
because
of
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
AK
I
would
not
be
where
I'm
at
today,
without
being
able
to
read,
write
and
speak
Spanish
and
according
to
a
study
done
by
the
American
Community
survey
of
the
U.S
Census
Bureau
in
2020,
78.5
percent
of
the
US
population
speaks
English
and
then
I
guess
you
can
guess
the
second
most
spoken
language
would
be
Spanish
and
that's
that
takes
up
13.2
percent
of
the
US
population.
AK
The
combined
total
of
91.7
percent
at
work,
I've
had
and
I've
met
Hispanic
parents
who
deeply
regret
not
teaching
their
children
Spanish
because
to
live
the
American
dream
you
need
to
know.
English
the
Spanish
Immersion
program
does
nothing
but
encourage
our
children's
future
to
experience
life
on
the
other
side
of
the
Border,
to
not
only
understand
the
language
but
to
interact
with
humans
who
speak
it
as
well.
It
creates
friendships
that
last
a
lifetime
opportunities
that
greatly
impact
lives.
All
thanks
to
the
programs.
Just
like
the
Spanish
Immersion
program.
AK
Writing
a
second
language
changed
my
life
and
my
mom's
life
for
the
better,
an
American
single
mother,
creating
and
running
a
business
from
scratch
here
in
Anchorage,
Alaska
and
driving.
My
cranky
butt
from
O'malley
to
Government
Hill
every
day
for
seven
years
is
not
something
a
parent
should
have
to
go
through
show.
So
her
Mexican
son
can
learn
Spanish
as
a
second
language.
AK
A
And
thank
you
very
much.
Next
we
have
Chandra
Ramos
and
Jade
Leone
hi
welcome.
C
C
So,
as
you
know,
my
name
is
Chandra.
I've
lived
in
Anchorage
for
about
18
years
now.
This
is
the
first
time
I've
ever
been
compelled
to
come
to
one
of
these
meetings
in
person
seen
a
few
tidbits
here
and
there
online,
but
never
been
composed
to
come
in.
So
the
reason
I'm
here
is
because.
C
C
You
have
no
idea
how
much
love
and
support
the
kids
feel
at
this
school.
If
you
haven't
been
there,
I
encourage
you
to
visit
it's
a
really
great
program.
I
know
there
are
lots
of
good
schools.
I
myself
work
for
the
school
district
I'm,
a
bus
driver
which
I've
been
doing
for
about
18
years,
so
long-term
sort
of
bus
driver
I
met
my
husband
at
work
actually,
and
his
first
language
is
Spanish.
So
that
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
it
was
important
for
us
to
send
our
kids
to
that
school.
C
C
So
I
think
what
the
immersion
programs
really
represent
is
like
the
best
of
what
ASD
has
to
offer
and
if
you
start
scaling
things
like
that
back,
you
started
just
watering
down
some
of
these
programs
and
really
for
me.
I,
don't
feel
like
my
kids
would
fit
into
a
neighborhood
program
and
I
would
have
to
consider
maybe
homeschooling
or
other
alternatives.
C
Our
neighborhood
isn't
the
greatest
I'm
sure
the
school
there
is
pretty
good,
but
like
ever
since
2016,
when
they
legalized
marijuana,
we've
been
finding
needles
and
stuff
like
that.
I
don't
want
my
kids
walking
to
a
school
where
stuff
like
that
is
around
so
yeah
I
would
consider
keeping
my
kids
home
and
even
furthermore,
I
may
even
consider
leaving
the
state,
because
this
is
one
of
the
things
that
ties
us
to
this
community.
C
C
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
time
and
I
hope
you
guys
have
good
luck
with
these
tough
decisions.
You
have
to
make.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Jade
Leon
and
aqua
Sosa.
Z
Z
Z
My
closest
friends
I
met
while
studying
Spanish
my
ASD
colleagues,
many
of
whom
are
in
this
very
room
right
now,
were
once
my
teachers
and
mentors
my
husband,
a
first
generation
Mexican-American
I
met
as
a
result
of
my
connection
to
the
Spanish
speaking
Community
here
in
Anchorage,
and
my
beautiful
son,
who
is
half
Mexican
I,
get
to
proudly
raise
as
bilingual
and,
of
course.
Z
Lastly,
at
my
job,
where
I
have
the
amazing
opportunity
to
teach
Spanish
in
the
most
diverse
neighborhood
in
the
country,
everything
that
I
love
and
everything
that
I
have
has
would
not
be
possible.
Without
the
immersion
program
before
I
became
a
mother,
I
knew
that
I
needed
my
future
children.
An
immersion
I've
often
told
my
husband
that
it
didn't
really
matter
if
he
was
in
Spanish
or
not.
Z
My
son
is
now
four
and
a
half
and
about
to
start
kindergarten,
and
it
truly
breaks
my
heart
after
years
of
looking
forward
to
putting
my
son
into
an
immersion
program
that
I
have
to
be
here
in
front
of
the
school
board.
Anxiously
defending
it.
Foreign
bilingualism
is
the
only
way
to
stay
relevant
in
the
global
job
market
reporting,
Forbes
Magazine
one
in
three
people
in
the
U.S
will
speak
Spanish
by
the
year
2050..
Z
That's
only
about
25
years
away
by
the
time
that
children
born
now
enter
the
workforce,
bilingualism
will
be
the
standard,
not
the
perk
in
such
a
diverse
Community
with
so
many
languages
represented.
It
feels
completely
backwards
to
shut
down
opportunities
like
immersion
for
future
Generations.
If
we
want
to
keep
ASD
as
a
competitive
District
that
parents,
teachers
and
students
want
to
be
a
part
of,
we
need
to
assure
that
language
immersion
is
available
to
all
our
families.
AO
A
principal
of
the
interview,
a
proud
principle
of
Lau
I,
just
want
to
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
here.
I,
too,
have
seen
the
benefits
of
the
bilingual
program.
My
daughter
went
through
it
from
Government,
Hill,
Romig
and
then
on
to
West,
and
the
Spanish
IB
program
is
doing
a
great
job
at
the
college
that
she's
attending
right
now,
so
I
I
in
being
the
principal.
In
the
view,
our
focus
is
Spanish,
so
for
the
Americas
you
have
the
focus
of
French
or
Spanish.
AO
We
have
chosen
Spanish
and
I
I,
just
want
to
say,
I'm
a
supporter
of
many
languages.
World
languages,
especially
supporter
of
Inlet
View
Inlet
View,
is
a
neighborhood
school
that
was
established
in
1959.
The
rich
tradition
of
active
parent
involvement
and
academic
rigor
are
some
of
the
Hallmarks
of
the
South
Edition
community
and
the
view
officially
became
an
IB
pyp
School,
the
first
in
the
state
of
Alaska
last
year,
and
actually
we're
going
to
be
celebrating
this
Thursday
that
that
one
year,
a
mile
marker
that
one
year
anniversary
we're
approaching
that
anniversary.
AO
As
like,
I
said,
when
we
look
at
the
mission
statement
of
Inlet,
View,
Inlet
View
focuses
on
the
development
of
the
whole
child,
the
knowledgeable
The
Inquirer,
both
in
the
class
and
abroad.
We
aim
to
provide
caring,
respectful
and
mindful
people
who
recognize
the
common
humanity
and
shared
guardianship
of
the
planet.
We
will
Empower
students
to
successfully
solve
a
world
real
world
problems
and
strengthen
their
enjoyment
of
working
towards
a
goal.
We
facilitate
learning
and
support
all
students,
so
they
become
passionate
engaged
lifelong
Learners
who
help
to
create
a
more
caring
and
peaceful
world.
AO
Those
are
all
the
key
attributes
that
we
have
at
our
school
and
what
we
offer
and
I
think
that
investing
in
Ali
view
would
be
prudent
in
a
great
investment,
a
good
return
on
your
investment
because,
as
you
can
tell
the
the
emphasis
of
the
World
Language
of
Spanish
and
the
neighborhood
and
the
involvement
of
all
the
students
is
just
incredible.
I
see
my
times
running
out.
AO
We
we
currently
have
235
students,
students
at
Inland
view
it's
55
percent
white
and
44
students
of
color
I
would
give
you
the
demographics
that
had
more
time,
but
basically,
when
you
look
at
the
Anthology
and
the
epistemology
and
the
inquiry
of
learning
you'll
see
why
it
would
be
wise
to
invest.
In
the
other
view.
Thank
you
for
your
time.
Gracias.
A
Thank
you
very
much.
Next
welcome
Mr
Sutton,
followed
by
Celeste
groden
online
Mr
Sutton.
AP
Hi
you've
heard
from
a
lot
of
people
tonight
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
speak.
My
name
is
Caleb.
My
son
is
a
second
grade
in
second
grade.
I
can
let
you
this
year
and
if
you
do,
the
math
you'll
realize
that
you
started
kindergarten
at
the
height
of
the
covet
pandemic.
AP
During
that
trying
time
his
teacher
English
Maya
demonstrated
a
bit
demonstrated
qualities
that
I
have
come
to
expect
as
standard
from
the
in
The
View
Community,
The,
Compassion,
acceptance
and
strength
in
the
face
of
adversity
that
is
demonstrated
by
the
interview.
Community
every
day
cannot
be
understated.
The
students,
teachers,
parents
and
Neighbors
come
together
every
day
to
face
new
challenges.
AP
I
tell
you
this,
because
I
wanted
to
be
clear
how
much
is
of
a
tragedy.
It
would
be
if
this
community
were
to
be
lost,
and
that
is
exactly
what
we
were
talking
about
today.
The
School
building
is
too
old,
too
small
and
has
many
more
issues
that
have
all
been
covered
by
other
speakers
tonight.
If
it's
not
replaced,
it
will
continue
to
deteriorate,
and
the
community
that
has
grown
around
the
school
over
the
last
65
years
will
be
lost
forever.
AP
A
R
A
Looks
like
we
lost
her.
Let's
see
Mr
Dupree
Wallace,
all
right
that
that
ends
our
public
testimony
our
public
comment
period.
A
The
board
will
be
in
recess
for
10
minutes
and
I
I
do
want
to
the
Spanish
Immersion
families.
Just
so
you
know,
there's
nothing
on
the
agenda
tonight
for
Spanish
Immersion.
The
board
has
made
no
decision
on
Spanish
Immersion.
We
have
only
received
research.
A
A
A
In
second,
to
approve
the
consent
agenda,
consisting
of
our
regular
session
minutes
memorandum,
number
33,
Personnel
report,
contract
modification,
Amendment
and
acceptance
of
Grant
award,
it's
been
moved
in
second
to
accept
it.
Those
items
is
there
any
discussion,
seeing
none
any
opposition,
seeing
none
the
consent
agenda
is
approved,
do
I,
do
I
still
have
member
Higgins,
yes,
okay,
okay,
and
that
brings
us
to
item
f
action
items.
E
E
A
E
A
A
E
H
A
To
hold
your
Amendment
all
right,
so
it's
been
moved,
and
so
we
are
right
now
at
it's
substituting
memorandum
number
zero.
Two,
four
with
zero,
two
four
S
say
no
other
discussion,
any
opposition
to
the
to
substituting
you
substituting
the
memo.
J
I
I
had
a
question,
I'm,
sorry
sure,
I'm,
sorry
I'm
sorry
do
we
have
a
copy
of
that
did.
I
did.
Would
that
present
it
to
it.
A
Is
there
any
opposition
to
the
substitute
memo?
Seeing
none
memorandum
number
zero.
Two
four
has
been
substituted
with
with
memorandum
number
zero,
two
four
S
so
now
remember
I,
don't
know
who
was
first
member
Jacobs
yeah.
E
Thank
you,
madam
presidents.
I'm
going
to
move
to
divide
the
question
and
to
bifurcate
the
remaining
funds
that
and
I'll
get
the
exact
total
more
listed
as
future
capital
projects,
which
I
believe
is
37
million,
seven
hundred
twelve
dollars
at
the
37
million
700
and
12
912
dollars,
and
so
separate
that
from
the
remaining
of
the
bulk
of
the
memorandum
and
if
I
can
get
a
second
I
can
speak
to
it.
Exactly.
A
E
Yes,
Madam
president,
so
there's
broad
consensus
on
the
board
that
started
with
member
lessons:
I'm
not
collaborating
and
sending
a
memorandum
that
was
drafted
and
then
reviewed
in
the
finance
committee
meeting
that
a
memorandum
was
then
modified
in
finance
and
then
sent
to
the
full
board.
There
has
been
little
debates
for
opposition
in
finance,
I
mean
otherwise
to
everything,
but
the
37
712
912,
and
so
my
intention
is
to
get
the
board's
approval
to
approve
all
those
expenses
that
we
agree
on.
A
Yeah
yeah,
you
can
have
just
Let's
see
we
haven't.
No,
we
have
hold
on
yeah,
you
have
to.
You,
want
to
amend
the
bifurcation
or.
A
A
So
right
now
we
do
what
we're
doing.
We
are
separating
the
memo
24
s
to
the
left,
to
the
allocations
that
we
finalized
in
our
finance
committee,
and
that
would
be
everything
except
for
the
37
.37.7
mil.
A
The
motion
before
you
is
to
bifurcate
or
separate
out
the
37.7
million
dollars
to
the
ASD
capital
projects
fund
to
be
further
allocated
following
board
passage
of
the
student
of
the
fy24
budget
toward
future
large-scale
capital
projects
which
prioritize
students,
staff
and
Community
safety.
That
comes
out
so
a
yes
vote
is
to
remove.
That
is
that,
are
we
we
ready
to
vote
I'm
calling
for
the
vote.
I
I
A
So
that
motion
passes
seven
years:
zero
Nays.
That
brings
us
back
to
the
rest
of
the
memo.
A
We
need
a
motion.
Remember
Jacobs,.
R
E
And
so
I
do
have
one
amendments
to
the
the
current
memorandum:
zero
two
four
S
now
as
substituted
I
would
like
to
move
my
amendment
number
one
which
I
think
our
board
secretary
has.
E
Record,
yes,
and
so
it
would
replace
on
the
last
page
of
the
memorandum.
Finally,
the
board
expects
to
receive
the
following
guidance:
to
inform
discussion
of
future
school
bond
propositions
with
the
understanding
that
the
board
will
offer
taxpayer
Relief
by
not
running
a
bond
in
2023
with.
Finally,
the
thought
that
the
following
adoption
of
this
substitute
memorandum,
the
board,
expects
to
receive
following
guidance
to
inform
discussion
of
future
school
bond
propositions.
A
We
get
a
second,
is
there?
A
second
second
moved
in
second
to
change
the
language,
as
indicated
we'll
put
that
language
up
in
just
a
minute.
A
E
E
The
memorandum,
as
written
and
submitted
to
the
finance
committee,
provided
flexibility
for
this
board
to
consider
a
2023
Bond
proposition,
as
well
as
a
2024
Bond
proposition
that
flexibility
was
taken
out
in
the
finance
committee
meeting
and
something
I
respectfully,
disagree
with
and
so
I
think,
while
we
consider
our
full
Suite
of
options
to
address
our
living
Capital
needs
which
exceed
800
million
dollars,
as
well
as
our
fiscal
cliff,
that's
a
tool
that
should
be
in
our
toolbox.
Thank
you.
H
I
will
support
this
amendment.
That
was,
as
member
Jacobs
stated,
the
intent
of
the
memo
coming
into
Finance
clarified
that
there
would
be
some
flexibility
in
the
in
that
language,
and
that
was
a
miscommunication
when
I
took
notes
from
the
finance
committee
to
bring
to
this
board.
So
I
appreciate
the
clarification.
A
Thank
you
so
the
amendment
any
other
discussion
before
we
vote
the
amendment
before
you
is
to
replace
the
language
as
follows.
The
new
language
would
read
finally,
the
following
adoption
of
this
substitute
memorandum.
The
board
expects
to
receive
the
following
guidance:
to
inform
discussion
of
future
school
bond
propositions.
AF
A
And
that
passes
unanimously
that.
A
And
I
just
realized
that
we
had
one
person
signed
up
to
testify
on
this
and
I
need
to
pause
and
let
that
person
testify
Mr
angst.
Are
you
in
the
audience.
E
The
Madam
president
I
moved
to
suspend
the
rules
to
allow
our
action
item
public
testimony
to
be
finished.
Second,.
A
Moved
in
second,
it's
to
allow
our
one
person
here
to
sign
up
I
mean
to
testify.
It
was
my
own
mistake.
Sorry
I
apologize,
so
you
know
questions
or
opposition
Mr
angst.
AR
Thank
you,
president
Bellamy.
My
name
is
Corey
East
and
I'm.
President
of
the
Anchorage
Education
Association
and
teacher
I
have
listened
all
evening
to
the
testimony
and
I
am
in
support
of
Inlet
View.
Getting
a
replacement.
School
I
am
cautious
that
look
when
I
was
listening
to
your
work
session
and
all
the
proposed
Cuts,
whether
that
be
Staffing,
Cuts
or
cuts
to
facilities,
closure,
facility
closures
or
program
eliminations.
All
three
of
those
are
really
going
to
have
detrimental
impacts
on
student
outcomes,
student
outcomes.
AR
We
are
fight,
I
mean
everybody
who
is
here,
giving
testimony
I,
really
wonder
if
they
were
listening
to
the
work
session
that
took
place
before
and
I'm
really
curious.
What
is
going
to
be
offered
on
October
18th,
37
million
dollars
could
absolutely
be
utilized
to
replace
Inlet
View
and
potentially
it
should
be.
AR
You
have
a
really
hard
decision
ahead
of
you.
Inlet
View
deserves
to
be
replaced.
The
question
is:
are
we
going
to
close
schools
to
do
that?
How
many
schools
are
we
going
to
cut
sports
activities?
Are
we
going
to
cut
Staffing
to
do
it?
I
don't
have
those
answers,
but
I
want
to
see
the
proposals
on
on
the
18th
first,
this
money
is
not
being
spent
it's
just
being
put
aside
until
we
have
the
enormity
we
can
see
the
enormity
of
the
situation.
AR
A
X
A
E
E
Discussion
so
I
just
wanted
to
First
say
that
I
appreciates
the
collaboration
that
started
with
this
process.
First
with
Administration,
then,
between
myself
and
member
lessons
drafting
a
memorandum
that
allowed
our
finance
committee
meeting
to
act
as
a
kind
of
a
decision
point
a
juncture
for
the
board
to
get
us
to
tonight.
This
memorandum
does
a
lot
I
mean
IT
addresses
critical
Capital
Improvement
needs,
IT
addresses
the
26
000
minor
maintenance
item
backlog
that
has
it's
a
backlog,
that's
been
increasing
over
recent
years.
E
It
reduces
our
impending
fiscal
cliff
by
16
million.
It
also
allows
for
future
flexibility
with
9.5
million
in
in
one-time
Capital
costs,
and
then
we
certainly
can
have
a
conversation
regarding
the
remaining
37.7
million.
E
The
community
input
on
this
has
been
critical
and
important
and
I
think
that
these
items
present
a
consent
agenda
of
sorts,
so
projects
that
this
board
agrees
on
that
our
community
would
support
that
represents
wise
fiscal
policy
and
investing
in
our
buildings
that
need
those
critical,
Safety
and
Security
repairs
to
prevent
further
damage
to
them,
and
so
I
fully
support
this
portion
of
the
memorandum
and
I'm
asking
the
rest
of
the
board
to
do
the
same.
Thank
you.
H
Member
lessons
did
you
have
comments?
I'll
be
rude.
I
will
vote
to
support
this
larger
allocation
of
the
majority
of
the
funds.
I
think
it
serves
the
district
as
a
whole.
It
allows
us
to
move
forward.
I've
really
appreciated
the
positive
constructive
board
conversation
through
Finance.
Certainly,
my
conversations
with
member
Jacobs
ahead
of
all
of
this
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
path
towards
dealing
with
and
remediating,
some
of
the
most
pressing
needs,
which
will
create
safer,
more
resilient
learning
spaces
for
students.
A
Okay,
yes,
remember
Holloman.
AF
Yeah
I
also
want
to
support
this
and.
M
AF
Of
it
goes,
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
The
public
doesn't
fully
understand
the
the
mechanics
and
everything
that
happens
in
the
background
on,
but
one
of
the
one
of
the
detrimental
things,
unfortunately,
is
when
we
pass
upon
in
the
spring.
Often
those
projects
don't
happen
that
summer,
because
there
simply
isn't
time
from
the
time
we
hold
our
municipal
election
to
the
construction
season.
For
all
that
to
happen.
AF
If,
because
we
had
a
bond
that
failed
in
the
spring,
if
we
wait
to
schedule
these
projects
until
a
bond
passes,
we
introduce
a
huge
amount
of
uncertainty
into
the
situation
and
I
I.
Think
it's
fairly
safe
to
say
the
uncertainty
comes
with
a
cost
in
dollars.
AF
So
this
does
in
essence,
through
the
the
effort
of
our
legislators.
Allow
us
to
put
forward
a
capital.
Project's
Improvement
list
know
that
it's
going
to
happen
because
it's
being
passed
in
October
and
and
the
Purchasing
Office
will
do
what
they
can
during
the
school
year
and,
of
course,
what
contracts
for
the
summer
for
a
lot
of
the
work
that
can't
be
done
while
school
is
in
session.
So
this
this
is
step
one
and
then
step
two.
We
can.
We
can
get
into
details
on
something
else.
Thank
you.
Thank.
J
Thank
you.
This
has
been
kind
of
a
complex
issue
to
me
because
I'm
looking
at
it
from
the
standpoint
of
some
advantages
disadvantages,
could
we
be
using
this
money
at
one
point,
the
Administration
has
to
delay
it
for
academic
outcomes
to
change
things
effectively.
I
see
this
as
an
alternative
to
having
a
bond
in
the
spring
and
a
bond
in
the
spring,
by
the
way
I'm
sure
would
be
higher
interest
rates
than
our
existing
bonds.
J
So
by
doing
it
now
we're
better
off
than
you
know,
using
what
we've
got
right
now
to
do
the
same
bond
without
bonding
it
versus
higher
interest
rates.
I
wouldn't
want
to
be
paying
off
low
interest
rate
bonds
anyway
from
a
practical
standpoint,
and
these
are
things
that
have
to
be
done,
I
it
it's
not
if
it
was
a
choice
between
this
and
something
else
that
was
critical
for
academics,
but
I
realized.
This
is
going
to
have
an
impact
as
well.
It's
it's.
J
We
we're
either
going
to
keep
the
school
that
we
want
and
I
believe
we
need
to
keep
it.
So
the
fun
ending
here
to
me
is
logical.
It's
it's
reducing
tremendously
the
amount
of
the
food
maintenance,
because
that
school
had
a
lot
of
it
and
we
have
been
basically
going
up
and
deferred
maintenance
costs
constantly
because
of
the
fact
that
we've
had
less
bonds.
That
we've
been
you
know
putting
in
front
of
the
public,
and
so
that's
an
issue
given
inflationary
factors
and
all
so
I
think
it's
good
for
the
community.
J
I
support
it
I,
don't
you
know,
I
didn't
support
the
idea
of
funding
it
halfway,
but
I
think
this
is
a
logical
move
and
and
I
appreciate
everybody
that
came
out
and
spoke
and
and
I've
on
both
sides
on
that
issue,
because
we've
had
some
opposed
and
some
in
favor
I
think
it's
best
for
the
kids.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
member
Higgins
member
Donnelly
hasn't
spoken
yet.
I
President
I
just
also
wanted
to
mention
that
this
the
disposal
includes
over
seven
million
dollars
in
secure
vestibules
and
security
upgrades
for
our
schools,
which
was
my
top
priority
and
I
believe
had
overwhelming
public
support
in
the
in
the
bond
proposition
that
we
put
forward
of
all
the
things
there
pardon
polling
showed.
That
was
the
top
priority
for
the
public.
I
A
Thank
you,
sir
remember
Wilson.
AS
I
I
won't
reiterate
the
the
many
things
that
I
agree
with
that
that
folks
have
said
that
other
members
have
said,
but
I
I
will
reiterate
that
I
do
support
the
allocation
of
this
money
to
many
of
the
Urgent
Capital
Improvement
needs
to
the
backlog
that
member
Jacobs
referred
to
so
I
I
will
vote
in
support
of
this.
Thank.
A
You
remember,
you've
got
some
icon.
Did
you
want
to
talk
I've.
A
N
AF
AQ
AQ
A
A
Are
you
good
Katie
and
Amanda
okay?
So
we
are
now
at
and
I
think
that's
where
never
lessons
hits
an.
H
The
sizable
to
incomplete
allocation
is
made
with
the
understanding
that
initiating
Project
work
as
soon
as
possible,
especially
materials
pricing
and
subcontracting,
will
promote
the
district's
maximum
Value
First
investment
and
two
the
remainder
to
the
general
fund,
where,
following
board
passage
of
the
FY
24
budget
and
board
receipt
of
updated
Ives
costs
as
well
as
administrative
Guidance.
The
board
shall
further
reallocate
remaining
funds
to
the
completion
of
the
Inlet,
View,
rebuild
and
or
in
service
of
board
goals
and
guardrails.
H
A
Moved
in
second
to
substitute
language
in
with
the
37.7
mil
move
moved
by
member
lesson.
Second,
by
member
Solomon.
H
May
speak
to
the
motion.
Yes,
you
may,
okay
in
making
this
amendment
to
the
adopted
substitute
I
want
to
go
on
the
record
that
I
see
incorporating
Inlet
View
into
the
larger,
well,
I
guess:
bifurcated
allocation
now
as
asd's
best
path
forward
as
a
district
for
using
one-time
funds
for
one-time
expenses.
H
Why
well
I
think,
as
member
Jacobs
noted
the
larger
body
that
we're
allocating
does
so
much
for
students,
Nation
district-wide,
but
really
in
getting
Inlet
View
Elementary
School
a
sizable
but
critical
and
long
delayed
project
for
the
future
of
Anchorage
as
a
whole
off
the
CIP?
That's
our
cap,
the
Capital
Improvements
plan.
Thank
you,
which
will
in
turn,
enable
the
district
to
prepare
future
bonds
for
taxpayer
approval
that
can
address
or
millions
of
dollars
in
deferred
maintenance
and
by
encouraging
the
earliest
contract
work
and
pricing.
H
Inaction
on
operating
funds
which
I'll
get
to
I,
also
want
to
share
that
the
discomfort
that
some
board
members
may
feel
about
allocating
These
funds
to
one
school
rebuild.
While
we
await
information
about
likely
school
closures
is
understandable,
but
it's
a
Vestige
of
the
district.
Having
kicked
the
can
down
the
road
before
and
as
we
heard
in
the
work
session
this
afternoon,
uncomfortable
conversations
are
going
to
persist
for
the
next
36
months
or
more.
H
But
unlike
a
year
ago,
when
Inlet
View
was
removed
from
the
bond
timeline
and
school
closures
was
seen
as
untimely.
Given
the
stresses
experienced
by
School
staff,
we
now
hold
the
funds
to
take
action
in
a
way
that
will
lead
to
the
lowest
possible
project
costs
really
from
from
any
point
now
moving
forward.
According
to
the
contractor
for
this
project
it
funded
immediately.
H
We
will
bid
some
subcontractor
and
supplier
packages.
This
fall
as
opposed
to
next
spring.
At
a
time
when
we
will
enjoy
the
most
interest
in
the
project
and
the
highest
number
of
bids,
we
will
lock
in
material
prices.
This
fall
before
they
escalate
and
we
can
get
materials
headed
our
way
this
winter
and
spring.
And
lastly,
we
will
get
a
head
start
on
next
year's
summer
construction
season
by
using
the
fall
and
winter
months
to
plan
the
work
and
break
ground
in
April.
H
So,
yes,
in
making
this
amendment,
I
recognize
we're
going
to
have
hard
conversations
about
the
district's
operating
costs
and
structures
in
the
coming
weeks
and
I
recognize
right
now
that
I
might
not
be
able
to
count
to
four,
not
all
board.
Members
may
be
comfortable
taking
action
at
this
time,
but
I
really
want
to
make
a
distinction
between
our
operating
budgets
and
are
tangible
things
that
we
can
do
with
our
capital
projects
and
I.
H
Think
if
we
look
at
the
question
of
people,
the
teacher,
the
PTR,
the
people
teacher
ratio,
this
is
a
really
good
case
of
Point.
It
came
up
at
a
previous
work
session
right.
So
if
we
allocated
32
million
dollars
of
these
funds
to
only
only
increase
our
PTR
by
five
in
FY
23
as
slides
in
a
previous
work
session
suggested,
we
could
we
would
be
offsetting
less
than
half
of
next
year's
deficit
and
then
the
money
would
be
gone
with
nothing
permanent
to
show
for
it
now
I
believe
in
low
ptrs.
H
So
it's
in
this
context,
thinking
about
operating
funds,
thinking
about
capital
projects
that
I
think
we
have
the
chance
for
parents,
caregivers,
students,
Educators.
Everyone
gathered
here
tonight
to
understand
that
our
fiscal
cliff
is
here
now
and
it
has
been
here
for
years
we
allocated
more
than
one
and
a
half
million
dollars
in
federal
relief
funds
towards
teachers
in
FY,
21,
25
million
dollars
in
federal
relief
funds
and
FY
22,
and
more
than
56
million
dollars
in
this
fiscal
year
to
backfill
our
budgets
to
pay
for
our
teachers.
H
The
cliff
is
here
right
now
we
are
just
using
money
to
mask
it.
Perhaps
we
could
have
used
if
we
didn't
have
the
cliff
that
we
have
given
years
of
inaction
from
the
state.
Perhaps
we
could
have
used
those
Federal
relief
funds
for
high
impact,
tutoring
and
math
or
reading,
but
here
we
are
back
filling
our
budgets
for
years
now.
So,
although
the
board
has
talked
about
buying
time,
we've
been
on
a
multi-year
can
kicking
Odyssey
and
I.
H
Don't
think
we
can
afford
to
do
so
anymore,
so
committing
to
using
these
funds
for
tangible,
one-time,
Capital
maintenance
projects
rather
than
extraordinarily
worthy,
but
ongoing
operating
funds.
Type
of
work,
like
PTR,
will
help
meet.
Students
needs
now
for
safe
spaces
to
learn
while
helping
the
public
understand
the
magnitude
to
which
the
state
is
shortchanging
Anchorage,
we
are
facing
a
VSA
that
hasn't
been
inflation
proof,
since
this
year's
sixth
graders
were
in
kindergarten,
transportation
funding
hasn't
changed
since
those
kids
were
in
preschool.
H
H
So
I'm
almost
done
so
I
encourage
everybody
here
tonight
to
consider
that
this
conversation
about
allocating
one-time
funds
to
strategic
one-time
uses
to
savings
to
Future
maintenance
needs
to
thousands
of
backlog,
minor
projects
into
more
than
19
major
projects.
When
we
include,
in
the
end
that
you
might
only
produce
a
much
needed
long
delayed
School
in
Downtown
Anchorage,
but
could
also
help
Empower
families
to
ask
candidates
statewide
right
now
how
they
stand
on
everything,
funds
are
ongoing.
H
Operational
needs,
the
BSA,
the
district
cost,
Factor
Transportation
defined
benefits
and
the
statutory
deadlines,
frankly
in
May
of
2023,
for
when
ASD
would
have
to
impose
a
reduction
in
force.
So
I
urge
fellow
board
members
as
uncomfortable
as
this
decision
might
be,
to
seriously
consider
amending
passing
to
seriously
consider
passing
this
amendment.
Thank
you.
E
Yeah
I
moved
to
postpone
the
this
item
until
our
December
5th
meeting.
E
E
Motion,
yes,
thank
you.
So
I'll
start
just
with
some
initial
comments.
I,
so
I
don't
have
a
speech
prepared
his
member
lessons
does,
but
that
also
means
I'll
be
quicker.
I
I
also
don't
need
to
repeat
much
of
what
was
said
in
that
we
at
this
table
all
agree.
Our
problems
are
that
the
legislature
has
failed
to
increase
the
BSA
to
adjust
with
inflation.
E
School
bond
moratorium
was
implemented
in
2015,
which
has
caused
our
deferred
maintenance
backlog
to
spike.
We've
failed
to
correct
a
formula.
The
foundation
formula
was
instituted
20
years
ago
to
account
for
the
fact
that
Anchorage
likely
isn't
the
cheapest
place
to
provide
K-12
education
in
our
state
and
and
even
a
regular
review.
Remember
Donnelly
has
pointed
out
over
and
over,
which
was
assumed
to
be
part
of
the
process.
E
E
The
decision
before
us
today
isn't
to
support,
in
my
mind,
isn't
to
support
or
not
support,
Inlet
View.
It's
do
we
want
to
hear
from
the
voices
of
the
students
and
families
at
the
18
schools
where
we
are
serving
hot
lunch,
because
we
don't
have
a
cafeteria
manager
and
we're
serving
shelf-stable
meals.
Instead,
do
we
want
to
hear
from
the
families
of
the
30
elementary
schools,
where
we
don't
have
a
school
counselor
to
provide
critical,
Mental
Health
Services?
E
Do
we
want
to
hear
from
families
and
stakeholders
who
have
been
affected
by
our
transportation
struggles,
because
we
pay
substandard
rates
for
our
bus
drivers
and
as
in
their
current
contract,
they
don't
receive
a
wage
increase
for
years
after
being
hired?
Do
we
want
to
address
portions
of
our
824
million,
deferred
maintenance,
backlog.
E
We
have
work
to
do
to
listen
to
the
community,
to
listen
to
staff,
to
listen
to
parents.
We've
had
great
representation
from
the
nlu
community.
It's
been
my
honor
to
sit
through
a
couple
dozen
hours
of
Phoenix
now
I
was
proud
to
sit
with
folks
in
the
area.
While
the
Urban
Design
commission
passed
the
project,
it
was
long
overdue.
I.
Don't
think
that
there's
a
single
board
member
on
the
diocese
who
has
expressed
that
Inlet
View
doesn't
need
some
major
Capital
attention
in
some
form
or
another.
We
all
agree.
E
This
is
a
problem
that
needs
to
be
addressed
and
I
think
that
this
board
I
truly
believe
this
board
will
be
the
board
to
do
it,
but
there
are
so
many
unknowns
and
our
ultimate
charge
as
individuals
who
are
have
a
fiduciary
responsibility
to
taxpayers
to
utilize.
This
tax
payer
funding
that
was
school
bond
at
reimbursement
going
back
five
years
now
is
to
do
so
with
all
the
information
and
all
the
facts
in
front
of
us
and
so
I
I
would
ask
the
board
to
consider
further
conversation
in
the
months
to
come.
E
A
Thank
you,
member
Jacobs,
yes,
member
Holloman,.
AF
Unfortunately,
in
this
case,
devote
to
delay
is,
is
essentially
to
vote
no
on
the
amendment,
because
it
is
a
time
sensitive
issue,
and-
and
this
is
a
situation
as
member
wessons
pointed
out
that
we
don't
normally
find
ourselves
in,
we
normally
put
a
bond
package
up.
We
see
what
the
public
does
and
while
the
public
may
not
think
about
it,
all
this
much
we've
we've
all
become
aware
that
if
a
bond
package
fails,
it
doesn't
mean
that
the
boilers
are
okay
for
another
year
and
the
roofs
stop
leaking.
The
need
is
still
there.
AF
I
AF
Honestly,
unique
and
to
my
knowledge,
it's
never
been
done
before
the
of
course,
canceling
bonded
reimbursement
had
never
been
done
before
so
reimbursing
us
for
the
canceled
Bond
debt
reimbursement
is
truly
a
unique
situation.
We
don't
normally
get
to
decide
whether
to
go
forward
with
a
large
Capital
Improvement
project.
We
only
get
to
decide
what
to
put
to
voters
for
approval.
AF
If
we
don't
start
in
love
you
tonight,
we
don't
know
when
it
will
get
built.
We
don't
know
for
sure.
If
we'll
have
a
bond
package
in
the
spring,
so
2024
might
be
the
earliest.
It
would
come
before
voters
again,
which
would
make
2026
the
earliest.
We
would
break
ground
to
start
the
replacement,
we're
talking
about
a
school
that
sits
in
the
heart
of
a
neighborhood
that
we
don't
have
to
provide
a
lot
of
transportation
for,
despite
its
mixed
demographics,
it's
a
very
high
performing
school.
AF
AF
Park
was
built
a
long
time
ago,
and
it
took
a
long
time
for
us
to
get
around
to
replacing
it
because
it's
a
Citigroup.
We
were
building
new
schools
in
other
places
out
in
Eagle,
River
out
in
South
Anchorage,
and
that
kept
us
from
going
back
and
renovating
some
of
these
schools
that
really
had
serious
issues.
AF
AF
Future
boards
are
going
to
wrestle
with
program
cuts
and
a
lack
of
funding
in
the
25
years,
I've
been
paying
reasonably
close
attention.
I
think
there
have
been
like
four
years
where
it
cuts
to
the
budget
weren't
eminent
where
there
wasn't
a
perceived
funding
crisis,
and
sometimes
things
came
through
at
the
end,
and
sometimes
they
didn't
we're
gonna
have
that
the
next
board
is
going
to
have
that.
AF
AF
We
possibly
are
going
to
be
looking
at
cutting
programs
that
are
important
to
our
our
folks
and
to
our
kids
and
to
the
what
I
think
is
the
greatness
of
our
district,
but
at
the
same
time
we
can't
let
this
go
on
for
more
and
more
and
more
years.
So
I
would
urge
the
vote
no
on
the
delay.
I
would
urge
a
vote
Yes
on
the
amendment.
Thank
you.
I
Thank
you,
madam
president,
as
member
lessons
brought
up
the
how
to
get
a
response
from
the
legislature
on
these
issues,
well,
I
think
it's
really
important
number
one
that
we
fully
develop.
Our
chief
financial
officers,
analysis
of
the
actual
cost
relative
cost
of
delivering
education
by
this
school
district
versus
the
national
standards.
H
AS
So
I've
I've
spent
time
at
end
with
you.
I've
enjoyed
my
time
at
it
with
you.
I
really
appreciate
the
the
commitment
of
the
staff,
the
families-
oh
I'm,
sorry,
the
energy
of
the
students
can
is
that
better
I
I
really
enjoyed
that
and
I
absolutely
recognize.
The
Inlet
View
needs
a
new
school
I
advocated
for
and
love
you
to
go
on
the
bond,
but
where
I'm
at
today
is
I
really
believe.
AS
All
that
information
on
how
the
district
will
be
affected
by
our
68
million
dollar
fiscal
cliff
coming
I,
don't
have
that
information
today
and
I
cannot
in
good
conscience,
Advocate
37
million
dollars
to
be
advocated
to
replace
Inlet
View.
Today,
without
having
all
of
that
information
laid
out,
I
just
I,
don't
have
the
information
and
I
I.
Don't
think
it
would
be
fiscally
responsible
of
me
to
vote
to
allocate
that
money
to
interview
without
having
that
information.
A
The
motion
before
you
is
for
to
postpone
the
bifurcated
wording
of
memorandum:
zero,
two
four
S
to
December
5th,
the
December
5th
meeting
that
was
most
moved
by
member
Jacobs
second
by
member
Wilson.
A
Seen
no
other
comments
or
hands
we'll
ask
for
the
vote.
F
A
And
that
motion
passes
four
yays
to
three
Nays:
okay,
I
think
that
takes
care
of
memorandum,
number
24
for
right
now
or
24s
we're
moving
back
to
our
agenda.
We
are
now
on
item
G
non-action
items.
Those
items
will
come
back
before
you
on
the
18th
of
November.
A
R
A
Oh
I
see
so
we
had
a
couple
of
people
who
signed
up
to
I
think
we
have.
G
Sure
good
evening
board.
Thank
you.
Madam
president.
We've
had
quite
the
Lively
discussion
tonight,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
abridge
my
remarks,
but
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
I
I'm
really
excited
to
continue
these
academic
discussions
and
looking
into
October
15th
I,
anticipate
we'll
have
some
great
robust
dialogue
around
what
we
can
do
to
achieve
our
ambitious
goals
to
achieve
reading
proficiency.
G
So
I
truly
do
look
forward
to
that
and
I
just
want
to
note
that
one
aspect
of
addressing
reading
proficiency
that
we
didn't
talk
about
was
tackling
this
issue
of
chronic
absenteeism
and
I'm
pleased
to
say
that
we're
still
holding
strong
at
90.8
percent
attendance
I
think
that's
going
to
pay
huge
dividends
and
we're
just
thankful
for
everybody
that
has
done
whatever
it
takes
to
get
our
students
to
school.
Despite
the
busing
challenges
and
then
I'll
go
ahead
and
close
just
with
a
couple
of
updates
in
terms
of
Transportation.
G
The
extension
of
the
the
tourism
industry
certainly
is
holding
back
from
reaching
our
full
Staffing
levels
when
it
comes
to
bus
drivers,
so
there
are
still
tours
and
buses
out
there
in
Seward
and
elsewhere
that
have
kept
us
from
being
fully
staffed.
But
this
will
be
the
month
that
we
start
to
see
some
steady
progress
so,
for
example,
this
Friday
on
the
7th
we'll
have
eight
additional
drivers
behind
the
wheel.
G
We
do
have
27
drivers
in
training,
11
more
being
interviewed,
so
we're
still
making
progress,
but
hiring
drivers
is
still
the
utmost
priority.
We've
Spoken
enough
about
budget
tonight,
I
think,
but
I
just
wanted
to
reiterate
that
our
community
has
a
lot
of
power
when
it
comes
to
asking
their
elected
officials
and
candidates
what
they
where
they
stand
when
it
comes
to
education
funding,
because
that's
why
we're
here
and
we're
doing
our
part
as
a
team
to
ensure
that
our
legislators
are
educated
and
understand
the
realities
of
school
funding.
G
As
we
all
know
at
this
table,
the
turnover
rate
amongst
our
legislatures
is
going
to
be
pretty
high
and
therefore,
if
you're,
a
new
legislator
joining
the
house
or
the
Senate,
you
have
a
lot
to
learn
not
just
about
school
Finance
but
a
lot
of
stuff.
G
So
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
they're
all
set
when
it
comes
to
the
school
Finance
piece
and
then
lastly,
I'll
just
close
with
it,
was
a
real
pleasure
to
connect
with
my
superintendent
colleagues
in
Homer
this
past
weekend,
there's
been
turnover
across
the
board
at
both
the
teacher
level.
G
The
principal
lover
here
in
ASD
and
also
at
the
superintendent
level
in
Alaska
I,
think
there's
well
over
a
dozen
you
superintendents
across
the
state,
but
it
was
really
nice
for
all
of
us
to
get
together
and
each
one
of
us
shared.
G
You
know
things
that
we
think
are
going
well
in
our
districts
and
things
that
are
challenges
and
even
though
ASD
is
so
different
than
the
other
50
or
so
districts
in
the
state,
I
would
say
that
we're
all
going
through
very
common
challenges,
and
that
does
give
me
a
sense
of
hope
when
it
comes
to
uniting
as
colleagues
to
advocate
for
sensible
education
policy,
particularly
around
school
Finance.
So
I'll
just
go
ahead
and
leave
it
at
that.
That's
my
report.
A
G
G
I
I
might
have
started
bringing
this
up
at
our
last
meeting,
but
I
really
would
like
the
consideration
of
whether
we
need
to
amend
our
school
calendar
to
address
the
bus
driver
situation.
If
we
could
pick
up
more
drivers
by
starting
a
week
later
and
and
trying
to
help
parents
out
with
you
know,
more
bus
service,
I
think
it.
It's
certainly
worth
at
least
looking
at
and
consideration.
G
Absolutely
so
I
anticipate
in
the
coming
months,
we'll
be
talking
about
both
school
start
date
and
also
school
start
times,
because
those
both
contribute
potentially
in
a
positive
way
to
the
transportation
issue.
Thank.
A
A
Anybody
else
all
right
saying
no
other
questions.
We
are
at
School
item
J,
school
board
and
administration
comments.
Let's
start
with
my
right
today,
any
comments
feel
feel
free
to
pass.
AF
AF
It's
simply
that
our
Chief
Financial
Officer
is
costing
out
as
many
programs
as
he
can
differentiate
in
the
elementary
orchestra
and
the
immersion
programs
were
the
first
two
examples,
but
it
in
no
way
suggests
that
they
are
most
likely
to
go
and
in
talking
with
some
folks
earlier
tonight,
emphasize
that
when
you
look
at
the
marginal
cost
of
the
immersion
program
versus
the
benefit
of
it,
it
really
is
an
argument
for
continuing
it.
There
is
a
cost,
but
it's
not
huge.
AF
What
a
lot
of
people
in
this
community
don't
understand
and
I'll
say
as
someone
that
retired
after
20
some
years
from
the
district
I
knew
the
immersion
programs
existed,
I
kind
of
knew
what
they
did,
but
until
I
actually
went
to
some
of
the
ceremonies
did
not
understand
the
connection
that
immersion
families
have
with
the
Anchorage
School
District
or
with
each
other
or
with
their
school.
It
affects
where
in
Anchorage
they
live,
and
there
were
several
people
that
I've
talked
to
over
the
past
couple
of
years.
AF
AF
One
of
the
other
speakers
suggested
we
need
to
advocate
for
more
funds,
rather
than
simply
making
cuts,
and
a
few
people
on
the
board
have
been
doing
that
for
a
very
long
time.
I
would
hope
the
immersion
parents
would
speak
up
when
people
are
attacking
the
school
district
and
they
are
not
because
of
the
immersion
program,
but
there's
simply
say
we're
not
teaching
anyone
to
read
or
do
math
kids
are
coming
out
without
the
skills
they
need.
AF
Those
are
the
moments
where
people
that
really
feel
like
overall
the
district's
doing
a
great
job
need
to
raise
their
voice.
We
have
a
certain
amount
of
legitimacy
with
some
people,
but
not
a
lot
when
folks
from
the
community
stand
up
and
go
no.
My
my
child
is
in
the
sixth
grade
and
here's
some
rather
remarkable
things
that
have
happened
already
and
here's
why
we
want
these
programs
to
continue.
AF
It
has
a
huge
impact,
especially
if
you
engage
candidates
knocking
on
your
door,
candidates,
knocking
on
your
door
or
emotionally
vulnerable,
because
it's
exhausting
work
and
if
you
are
on
the
wrong
side
of
an
issue
and
it's
your
seventh
door
and
someone's
telling
you
why
you're
wrong
it
has
an
impact
and
I
hope.
Parents
will
remember
that
you
know.
Certainly
if
you
have
issues
with
the
district,
we
want
to
hear
about
that
too.
AF
R
AF
Warm
dry,
safe
and
periodically.
Unfortunately,
that
takes
a
big
chunk
of
money
as
well,
so
I
hope
people
will
make
their
feelings
known
and
help
us
solve
these
problems
in
a
positive
way
and
a
real
thanks
to
everybody
that
took
time
to
come
out
tonight.
It's
not
fun
and
it
don't
show
how
passionate
people
are
about
it.
H
I
spoke
a
lot
earlier,
so
I'll
be
brief,
but
I
did
I
wanted
to
share
the
for
the
thing
that
really
caught
my
eye
in
this
quick
presentation
of
data
is
last
year's.
First
year's
teacher
excuse
me
last
year's
first
grade
teachers.
You
brought
us
our
first
graders
kids,
like
my
now
second
grader,
who
was
a
first
grader
who
started
school
online
in
the
pandemic
from
38
and
a
half
percent
proficiency
40.6
proficiency.
That
is
a
lot
of
growth,
so
first
grade
teachers,
good.
R
H
I
see
that
and
working
with
first
graders,
as
everybody
may
know,
or
maybe
not
they
they
are.
H
Girl
they
they
need
incentives
in
there.
They
need
to.
They
need
to
want
it.
Okay,
so
I
find
that
really
impressive
and
I
just
wanted
to
update
the
board
on
maybe
one
or
two
other
things.
President
Bellamy
and
I
continue
to
work,
attend
the
genomics,
training
sessions
and
I
think.
Maybe
we
can
bring
some
kind
of
a
summary
presentation.
H
After
our
last
one
and
the
wellness,
the
ad
hoc
Wellness
committee
persevered
and
we
have
completed
an
initial
review
of
where
we
think
we
might
end
up,
but
I
would
we
are
meeting
again
tomorrow
and
I
hope
to
use
a
wellness.
It's
called
a
well
sat
Tool
to
compare
what
we
think
we
have
with
what
we
need
to
have
so
I'll.
H
I
think
the
process
is
going
to
be:
let's,
let's
make
sure
that
we
have
everything
that
we
need
to
have
as
robustly
as
it
should
be.
We'd
like
to
find
and
we're
going
to
talk,
Communications
I,
see
you
and
we're
going
to
figure
out
how
we
can
incorporate
stakeholder
feedback
so
maybe,
through
a
variety
of
mechanisms
from
we've
got
parents
coming
into
school.
H
A
I
look
forward
to
seeing
the
final
project
I've
been
in
and
out
of
the
meetings
so
anyway.
Thank
you.
Remember
Wilson,.
AS
I
I
do
want
to
recognize
one
particular
person
who
testified
because
she
said
she
has
been
an
ASD
bus
driver
for
18
years,
so
I
I
wanted
to
say
Bravo
but
I
know
we're
not
supposed
to
clap
when
she
was
testifying
about
that.
So
I
thought
I'd,
save
it
for
the
end
also
wanted
to
share
the
ASD.
Connect
will
be
published
on
Friday
and
it
will
include
new
information
about
our
fiscal
year,
24
budget
Solutions
and
a
synopsis
of
today's
work
session.
In
case
you
missed
it.
AS
There
will
also
be
new
information
about
rotating
bus
routes
and
schedules,
including
hiring
and
training
status.
If
you
haven't
heard
of
ASD
connect
or
have
not
signed
up,
you
can
go
to
our
ASD
webpage
to
sign
up
and
continue
to
get
that
information.
It's
also
bullying
prevention
month
and
several
schools
are
participating.
AS
I
wanted
to
throw
out
an
example
of
a
hand,
shoot
the
handshoe
Hawks
are
producing
a
video,
so
I
look
forward
to
seeing
that
and
congratulations
to
West
High
School
for
being
named
the
2022
23
performing
arts
school
of
excellence
also
wanted
to
share
that.
The
next
communication
meeting
communication
committee
meeting
is
on
October
27th
at
11.
A.M.
Excuse
me
thank.
A
You
thank
you
very
much.
Let's
see
Michelle
your
comments.
D
So
remember:
Wilson
just
stole
I'm
just
gonna
share
about
West,
but
they
also
their
cheerleading
team
performed
in
the
halftime
of
the
UW
and
Stanford
football
game.
So
I
saw
that
I
was
like
that
is
so
cool,
so
they
performed
with
other
High
School
cheerleading
teams
during
the
halftime
performance,
so
I
was
gonna,
say
props
to
them,
for
that
and
for
the
national
performing
arts,
school
of
excellence
and
I
believe
that's
all
I
have.
I
Thank
you,
man.
President.
There
was
a
discussion
at
our
quarterly
meeting.
It
was
like
a
week
and
a
half
ago,
or
so,
with
the
Anchorage
assembly,
of
a
unified
effort
to
educate
and
Advocate,
to
convince
our
Anchorage
and
legislators
to
support
legislation
to
complete
a
new
District
cost
differential
study.
I
E
Yeah,
thank
you,
madam
president.
Just
wanted
to
Echo
appreciation
for
those
who
came
out
to
testify
I'm
glad
that
we
were
able
to
facilitate
one
block
to
hear
from
everyone.
E
I
think
this
was
the
first
hard
conversation
this
year,
where
we
had
some
significant
debate
so
definitely
respect
the
members
on
the
diocese.
It
won't
be
the
the
last
unfortunately,
and
and
so
yeah
I
definitely
appreciate
hearing
from
the
community
as
we
navigate
these
challenges
with.
E
Said
I
still
think
I
would
prefer
our
job
to
the
gargantuan
task
in
front
of
our
education
professionals
at
schools
every
day.
So
thank
you
to
everyone.
Making
learning
happen
every
day
in
our
schools
and
have
a
good
night.
J
Thank
you,
I'm,
going
to
start
by
thanking
the
students
who
was
speaking
tonight.
We
had
more
of
them
and
I
think
you
know
they're
playing
an
active
role
in
citizenship.
I
almost
think
we
need
to
start
sending
letters
of
appreciation
to
everybody
who
does
speak
who's.
J
A
student
because
I
know
I've
been
to
different
Ivy
League
schools
on
just
toys
and
they
always
tell
you
they
look
at
academics,
but
they
don't
not
only
they
look
for
involvement
in
the
community,
so
it's
great
to
see
students
get
engaged
and
to
come
to
the
board.
I
think,
and
maybe
some
of
our
condition
of
that
is
really
good.
The
I
like
the
public
speaking
particularly
when
we
we
link
it
always
with
academics.
It's
like
saying
students
come
first
and
I.
J
Think
that's
an
important
issue
in
everything
that
we're
going
to
have
to
face.
We've
got
a
lot
of
cuts.
We've
got
a
lot
of
changes
if
you
need
to
make,
but
everything
should
be
coached
around
the
idea
of
academic
outcomes
for
the
kids,
but
whatever
whatever
works
best
for
them,
we're
going
to
have
to
make
decisions.
It'll
be
tough.
J
I
heard
the
part
about
the
immersion
program,
I
think
about
that
one
and
I
remember
attending
some
of
the
sessions
with
different
programs
graduations,
and
there
were
discussions
about
the
fact
that
basically
coming
out
bilingual
is
like
a
queer
technology,
but
you
get
it's
it's
better
paid
than
the
other
cooler
Technologies
coming
out.
J
It's
very
beneficial,
it's
preparing
kids
for
success,
and
it
it
does
so
much
stuff,
so
I'm
I
think
you're
going
to
find
strong
support,
but
we
have
to
wait
till
we
get
to
the
Alternatives
same
thing
with
middle
school
and
not
everybody
on
the
board
was
here
when
discussions
were
taught
made
about
middle
school
and
the
public
got
so
incensed,
they
all
started
calling
the
legislators
who
didn't
know
what
to
do
with
all
these
phone
calls
and
they
upped
the
BSA,
so
maybe
discussing
the
issue
of
middle
school.
J
For
that
reason,
along
is
a
good
discussion
in
the
workshop,
but
I
don't
want
to
make
a
decision
based
upon
what
other
school
districts
didn't
want.
I
wanted
to
base
it
upon
the
outcome
for
our
kids
in
this
school
district.
That's
it
I.
Like
the
comment
about
Revenue.
We
don't
get
out
there
and
we
don't
push
the
revenue
I
think
we
do,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
the
public
to
realize
that
the
assembly
is
giving
the
maximum
amount
they
can
do.
J
There
was
some
Cuts
proposed
by
the
by
the
mayor,
vet
and
even
then
the
assembly
went
to
the
maximum.
It's
based
upon
how
much
we
get
from
the
state
so
lobbying
the
assembly,
it's
it's
just
not
necessary,
they're
doing
great
job
with
it.
We
have
got
to
get
the
increase
from
the
BSA
and
the
way
that
came
about
last
time
was
the
public
got
incensed.
They
really
hit.
J
The
legislators
were
in
the
middle
of
an
election
if
you
want
to
make
a
difference,
find
out
where
the
candidates
stand
on
on
funding,
schools
find
out
how
important
education
is.
This
is
the
opportunity
for
the
general
public
to
really
make
a
decision.
Ask
them
ask
legislators
what
they've
done
in
the
past.
That's
what
they're
going
to
do
in
the
future
and
you're
going
to
change
things
in
the
future,
but
that
that
happened
with
great
Alaska
schools
became
very
active
and
very
insistent,
and
they
are.
J
They
have
a
great
deal
more
influence
than
just
other
elected
officials
and
I
just
really
encourage
that
and
I
just
want
to
comment.
I
greatly
appreciate
the
comments
from
former
commissioner
administer
of
administration
Elena
Andrews.
She
has
played
the
key
well
on
me
coming
to
Alaska
in
1983,
so
I've
known
it
for
quite
a
while,
and
it's
not
easy.
You
just
have
to
do
the
right
thing.
J
I
appreciate
that
I
think
it's
it's
very
hard
not
to
do
the
right
thing,
though
as
well,
and
so
we
have
tough
decisions
ahead,
but
public
input
I
greatly
appreciate
it
and
I
know
we're
going
to
get
there
at
the
end.
So
people
are
going
to
hear
a
lot
of
what
ifs
and
they're
going
to
get
active.
I.
Think
that's
important,
even
ahead
of
when
we
are
going
to
face
the
cuts.
J
You're
fighting
for
your
kids,
education,
you're
fighting
for
what
you
think
is
best
I,
don't
think
there's
an
early
time
to
do
that
all
times
are
active.
All
times
are
appropriate.
So
thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
member
Higgins,
so
I
just
have
a
couple
of
comments.
I'm,
just
looking
at
the
young
men
on
the
front
row,
you
guys
waiting
for
a
signature.
No
oh
great
you're,
just
hanging
out
I
love
it
illness.
A
Oh,
that's!
So
cool!
That's
fabulous!
Thank
you.
So
a
couple
of
member
Jacobs
will
be
chairing
our
next
meeting
the
meeting
in
October.
So
please
be
patient
with
him.
That
will
also
be
his
first
conversation.
His
first
monitoring
conversation
that
he
will
facilitate,
but
he
will
do
just
fabulous.
A
I
will
be
attending
a
conference
I
think
in
Orlando.
If
it
if
it's
open-
or
you
know,
if
it's
if
it's,
if
it's
still
there
yeah
I
did
hear
a
couple
of
things.
You
know
the
Spanish
Immersion
I
have
been
responding
to
emails
profusely
because
I
didn't
want
people
to
worry
and
apparently
I
didn't
respond
to
enough.
But
we
are
in
the
discussion
and
research
phase
of
budget
development.
We
have
not
I
repeat:
we
have
not
recommended
any
changes
to
any
program
or
service.
A
At
this
point,
we
are
just
painting
a
Mosaic
of
what
this
District
looks
like
to
its
core
and
it's
a
tough
process
to
endure,
but
we
have
not
recommended
we're,
we're
simply
trying
to
understand
and
look
at
not
just
what
we're
doing
and
how
much
it
costs,
but
to
just
reimagine
how
we
might
do
it
differently
and
and
that
that
does
take
some
conversation.
A
We
are
working
on
almost
every
email
that
comes
back
to
me.
Parents
want
to
know.
Well,
what
can
I
do?
What
can
I
do,
and
so
we
are
working
on
a
legislative
advocacy
plan.
We
are
really
working.
The
communication
Department
really
really
hard
here,
a
tough,
it's
it's
it's
it's
hard,
it's
hard
work,
but
in
addition
to
everything
else
they
have
to
do.
A
We
are
asking
them
to
work
with
us
on
setting
up
some
a
plan
where
people
can
get
navigated
to
where
they
need
to
be,
not
that
it's
from
a
neutral
position,
we're
not
telling
them
what
to
say,
but
there
is
power
when
people
speak
up
not
just
to
us
but
to
those
who
make
the
laws
and
who
allocate
the
money.
It
is
very
important
that
you
tell
what
you
value
what
it
means
to
you
in
a
proactive
way
right
now
we
are,
we
are
a
vulnerable.
A
We've
got
to
cut
68
million
dollars
and
we've
got
to,
but
we've
also.
We
also
owe
it
to
every
single
kid
in
this
District
to
give
them
the
best
education
possible
so
and
how
we're
going
to
do
it?
It's
going
to
be
tough,
but
I
do
believe.
I
I
agree
with
member
Higgins.
We
will
make
it
through
and
the
Inlet
View
Community
has
been.
A
They
have
been
advocates
for
years.
I
mean
I,
I,
know
that
feeling
I
know
that
hopefulness
and
then
the
letdown
it
took
15
years
or
more
to
get
Windler
renovated.
A
I
had
the
privilege
of
being
the
principal
at
Windler
during
those
years
and
the
letdown
from
the
delays
and
the
Bond's
not
passing,
and
the
and
and
and
and
getting
moved
down
on
the
list
getting
moved
off
the
list
then
getting
back
on
the
list.
So
I
I
know
that
I
know
that
feeling
I
know
that
stress
but
I
do
believe
in
the.
In
the
end,
we
we
are
going
to
make
the
decisions
and-
and-
and
we
don't
disagree-
I-
don't
disagree
with
building
Inlet
View
I
I.
A
There
are
so
many
unknowns
right
now
that
that
I,
just
I
I
need
to
know
more
so
that
I
can
see
my
way
through
this
and
I
cannot
I
can
only
see
through
my
Through,
My,
Lens
and
and
and
I
totally
understand
how
parents
and
our
students,
who
are
so
courageous,
I,
understand
how
they're
feeling
I'm
excited
for
the
next
monitoring
conversation,
even
though
I
will
be
on
attending
virtually.
A
So,
please
send
in
your
questions
and
if
you
have
resolutions
for
the
Alaska
School
Board
Association,
we
are
running
up
against
the
deadline
on
that
and
that
has
to
be
board
approved.
So
if
we
do
not,
oh
it's
midnight
tonight,
oh
well,
never
mind.
I
won't
be
writing.
One
I
I
won't
have
time,
and
with
that
and
oh
I
agree
with
member
lessons
on
the
economics
that
is
some
powerful
work.
A
I
still
don't
understand
it
all,
but
but
it
is
very
enlightening
for
me
and
it's
it's
helpful
to
me
to
understand
all
of
the
all
of
the
things
that
go
into
I
mean
the
way
different
ways
of
thinking
about
you
know,
value
and,
and
students
and
outcomes.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
so
I
look
forward
to
bringing
that
back
to
the
board
as
well.
So
Dr
Brian.
If
you
have
anything.
A
You
right
anybody
in
the
gallery
have
any
comments:
Dr,
stock,
Ford,
no
okay,
everybody's,
entertain
a
motion
to
adjourn.
A
Moved
in
second
to
adjourn,
seeing
no
comments
or
opposition,
we
are
adjourned.
Thank
you
guys.