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If
you
like
I,
think
want
to
thank
you
for
coming
to
our
town
hall,
we're
here
to
hear
the
proposal
that
the
district's
providing
to
the
school
board
for
our
future
and
to
give
you
a
chance
to
ask
questions
and
make
comments
so
and
I
want
to
thank
Dr
stock
for
being
here
and
School
Board
member
members
that
have
come,
and
we
also
have
senior
Administration
from
the
Ed
Center
here
to
present.
D
Thank
you
so
welcome
everyone,
I'm
Mark
stock,
Deputy
superintendent
and
as
we
segue
into
the
program,
one
of
the
things
I
want
to
do
is
to
answer
a
question
that
came
up.
Some
of
you,
I
recognize
have
been
coming
to
multiple
town
halls
and
some
of
you
I
know
have
been
watching
online
and
so
you've
been
following
it.
But
there
was
a
question
asked
in
our
town
hall
meeting
last
night
that
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
second
to
address.
One
of
the
questions
was:
has
ASD
looked
at
all
schools
or
just
elementaries?
D
Are
you
looking
at
everything,
and
the
answer
is
yes,
we
have
we've
reviewed
all
the
schools.
We've
collected
all
of
the
enrollment
data.
We
have
building
condition
grades
for
every
facility
and
building
nasd,
where
you've
got
enrollment
projections
we
have,
where
are
the
locations
of
all
the
students
are
located
and
we've
looked
at
all
of
those
factors
where
we
settled
was
as
far
as
the
round
one
of
looking
at
closures
is
that
there
are
more
combinations
and
more
of
the
small,
smaller
schools
that
can
be
combined
that
are
in
close
proximity
to
each
other.
D
That
can
be
Consolidated.
In
addition,
one
of
the
other
factors
is
whether
or
not
sixth
graders
do
move
to
the
middle
school
on
a
transition
period
over
the
next
couple
years
and
if
they
do,
that
also
affects
our
abilities
to
to
look
at
the
utilization
rates
of
the
middle
schools
and
also
others.
So,
yes,
we
have
looked
at
all.
D
This
is
what
we
call
round
one
of
closers
and
as
you're
going
to
hear
in
a
minute,
we
have
18
schools
that
are
less
than
65
percent
or
less
capacity
for
utilization,
and
so
we're
just
proposing
six
is
a
recommendation
that
will
roll
forward,
but
we
have
looked
at
all
of
our
K-12
schools
so
with
that
I
would
like
to
introduce
Shannon,
Bingham
and
Shannon
is
a
folks
one
of
the
folks
who's
done
a
lot
of
work
in
school
closures
and
school
buildings
around
the
country.
E
Thank
you,
Dr
Stock,
well,
good
evening.
Everyone
so
I'd
like
to
put
kind
of
a
front
end
on
our
our
town
hall
meeting
and
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
structure
of
what
you'll
be
seeing
tonight.
We
have
a
sign
up
list
in
the
back
and
after
we
give
a
brief
15-minute
20-minute
presentation,
everyone
will
have
an
opportunity
to
speak
for
three
minutes
and
we
have
a
microphone
up
here.
This
is
just
the
same
structure
as
our
board
meetings,
and
so
everyone
will
be
able
to
speak.
E
The
sign
up
list
is
in
the
back.
So
if
you
would
like
to
get
your
name
on
that,
please
do
so
and
Mr
fim
is
in
the
back
here
and
he
will
be
our
time
keeper.
He
will
announce
when
you
have
30
seconds
left
and
then
call
time,
and
we
would
respectfully
ask
you
to
wrap
up
so
that
other
people
can
speak.
E
This
is
the
last
of
six
town
halls
that
the
district
has
scheduled
addressing
the
topic
of
school
closure,
School
consolidation.
We
have
conducted
an
efficiency
study
in
the
district
and
looked
at
the
majority
of
our
schools
and
have
identified
the
need
to
address
efficiency
in
the
district.
A
big
part
of
the
reason
for
that
is
our
financial
circumstances,
we're
looking
at
a
68
million
dollar
budget
shortfall.
That
is
really
what
initiated
this
examination.
But
it's
not
the
only
reason
we
are
looking
at
school
efficiency.
F
I'm
Jim
Anderson
I'm,
the
CFO
I've,
been
in
Anchorage
School
District
for
about
seven
years,
so
the
chart
behind
me
on
my
left
you're
right,
depicts
State
education,
funding
and
and
local
as
part
of
the
formula
since
fiscal
year,
17.
so
on
the
far
left
and
all
the
way
across
the
bottom.
You
will
see
some
dark
blue
bars
that
that
go
up
and
almost
all
of
them,
except
for
the
very
last
one
say:
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
dollars.
That's
the
base
student
allocation.
F
When
we
determine
funding
from
the
state
and
local
community,
it
all
starts
with
the
number
of
students
we
have
in
the
month
of
October
times,
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
dollars,
and
then
it
goes
through
all
the
rest
of
the
steps
in
the
formula
that
amount
hasn't
changed
since
the
first
day
of
school
in
August
of
2016
and
every
year
we've
been
building
budgets.
Since
then
we
have
started
with
five
thousand
nine
hundred
and
thirty
dollars
per
student
as
the
formula.
F
If
you
look
above
those
dark
blue
bars,
you
will
see
some
gray
light
blue
and
on
the
right,
some
gold
that
go
on
top
those
represent
fund
balance
or
the
district's
emergency
savings
that
we've
used
several
times.
It
represents
State
one-time
funding,
which
usually
comes
three
or
four
months
after
we
pass
our
budget
and
then
on
the
far
right,
you'll
see
the
gold
colored
bars
that
represent
Federal
relief
dollars.
F
That
we've
had,
for
the
last
few
years
on
the
very
top
you'll
see
a
red
line
that
goes
from
left
to
right,
and
that
is
annual
inflation
since
fiscal
year
17
and
it's
projected
out
through
FY
24
at
two
percent,
underneath
that
you'll
see
gaps
where
the
red
line
was
above
every
other
line,
even
the
Stacked
bars,
and
on
those
years
we
closed
two
schools,
we
Consolidated
programs,
we
reduced
staff
across
the
district.
We
did
adjust
people
to
teach
a
ratio,
mostly
at
high
school
and
a
little
bit
at
middle
school.
F
But
for
the
past
seven
years
we
have
started
every
budget
season
with
what
else
can
we
cut
without
breaking
the
classrooms?
And,
and
so
this
past
legislative
session,
we
started
in
December
I
showed
pretty
much
this
chart
and
briefed
it
to
the
Anchorage
caucus
and
when
they
went
into
session
I
briefed
this
chart
to
the
House
and
Senate
committees.
I
breached
it
to
joint
committees
and
and
told
everyone
in
Juneau.
F
If
you
can't
fix
the
BSA
this
year,
we
are
going
to
have
a
fiscal
cliff
in
fiscal
year
24
and
we
are
going
to
be
short
well
more
than
60
million
dollars
and
and
they
understood,
but
but
for
the
sixth
year
in
a
row,
they
didn't
prioritize
fixing
education
funding
for
the
last
few
years,
as
we
had
the
federal
relief
dollars
from
the
top
of
the
state
on
down.
They
were
pretty
vocal
about
wait
till
we
run
out
of
federal
relief
dollars
and
then
we'll
work
on
school
funding
and
now
we're
there.
F
So
as
as
this
session
goes
in,
we
will
continue
working
with
the
legislators.
I
know
the
community
at
this
point,
is
talking
to
legislators
and
telling
them
that
education
funding
is
a
priority,
because
Anchorage
has
always
always
always
given
100
of
the
max
contribution
that
they're
Allowed
by
law
in
the
state
for
Education
this
town
does
support
education
and
continues
to
support
it.
F
100
percent,
where
we
have
a
shortfall,
is
that
the
state
is
prioritizing
not
having
education
be
funded
as
if
it's
August
of
2016.,
so
that's
kind
of
where
we
stand
so
in
July,
I
briefed
the
school
board
talked
about
the
projected
deficit.
If
you
look
on
the
far
actually
we'll
skip
that
chart,
I'm
good
with
this,
so
if
you
look
at
this
chart,
can
you
go
back
to
the
circles?
Sure.
F
If
you
look
at
this
chart,
you'll
see
three
rings
in
a
circle.
The
auto
ring
is
about
nine
percent
of
the
district's
total
costs.
All
of
those
are
outside
the
schools,
everything
from
District
admin,
things
that
are
not
pushed
down
into
the
schools,
that's
nine
percent
of
all
our
budget.
If
you
look
in
the
blue
box
blue
circle,
that's
everything,
that's
in
a
school
or
goes
to
a
school
and
supports
a
school,
but
isn't
a
direct
core
classroom.
F
Possibly
all
of
them
are
here
tonight,
but
also
to
legislators,
because
they're
going
into
Juno
to
start
their
session
in
the
middle
of
January
and
and
honestly
if
they
understand
that
the
priority
of
the
community
is
education
funding
this
session,
you
know
we'll,
certainly
be
more
hopeful
and
optimistic,
but
that's
kind
of
where
we're
standing
right
now
and
we
will
continue
through
the
month
of
December,
but
everything
we
put
on
the
board's
platter
of
possible
options
frankly
stinks
all
of
them.
F
All
of
them
are
bad
options
from
sixth
grade
band
and
Orchestra
to
ignite
to
immersion,
to
swimming
hockey,
gymnastics
everything
that
that
we've
put
in
front
of
the
board
and
told
them.
This
is
what
this
costs
are
really
are,
are
very
painful
options
for
somebody
who
that's
the
one
thing
that
makes
their
day.
F
That's
the
one
reason
why
that
teacher
after
20
years
is
still
excited
to
be
a
teacher,
and-
and
we
get
that
and
we
get
that
tonight,
there's
going
to
be
a
lot
of
people
talking-
and
this
is
personal-
it's
it's
deeply
personal
to
families,
to
children,
to
staff.
We
understand
that
that
this
school
is
a
community.
This
school
has
its
own
culture.
The
school
is,
is
human
beings?
It's
not
it's,
not
just
stuff,
so
you
know
we
we
do
want
your
your
input
at
the
end
of
this
I.
Just
hope.
F
You
understand
that
that
the
board
has
some
incredibly
difficult
choices,
all
of
them
stink
and
and
that's
kind
of
where
we
sit
this
year.
Thanks.
E
Thank
you
Jim.
So,
as
you
can
see
here
we
have
a
couple
of
national
situations.
We
have
a
declining
birth
rate
and
declining
enrollment
in
this
district
and
that's
also
happening
throughout
the
western
United
States
I
work
for
a
variety
of
other
districts.
Elsewhere,
I've
worked
in
Alaska
for
almost
12
years.
I
have
been
watching
enrollment
and
family
sizes
decline
very
markedly.
During
the
last
eight
years,
and
during
the
pandemic,
the
average
Western
U.S
School
District
lost
about
three
percent
of
its
enrollment.
E
38
percent
of
every
Elementary,
School
faculty
or
children
that
are
not
general
education,
teachers,
meaning
they're,
not
a
fifth
grade
teacher
in
front
of
a
room
of
of
fifth
grade
children,
they're,
an
occupational
therapist
or
they're,
a
speech
therapist
or
they're,
a
special
education
teacher
or
something
to
that
effect
and
a
lot
of
those
folks.
Even
art,
music
and
PE
teachers
are
teaching
in
multiple
buildings
over
the
course
of
a
week.
So
what
we're
seeing
as
school
sizes
have
gotten
smaller?
E
Also,
when
schools
get
small,
we
tend
to
have
more
volatility
grade
to
grade,
so
we
may
have
25
children
in
a
first
grade:
37
children
in
a
second
grade,
40
children
in
a
third
grade
and
then
back
to
25
children
in
the
next
grade.
So
as
those
ripples
move
through
the
system,
we
have
a
hard
time,
Staffing.
Those
and
a
lot
of
buildings
use
combination
classrooms
where
the
teacher
teaches
half
a
classroom
full
of
second
graders
and
half
a
classroom
full
of
third
graders.
E
So
not
counting
the
district's
Montessori
schools.
We
have
67
combination
classrooms
in
the
district,
which
is
a
lot
districts
around
the
West
have
started
to
try
to
see
if
they
can
have
three
section
per
grade
level:
schools
or
four
section
classes
per
grade
level.
So
three
third
grades,
three
fourth
grades,
three
fifth
grades
or
four
third
grades:
four:
fourth
grades:
four
fifth
grades:
it
Smooths
out
the
Staffing
model.
It
gets
more
adults
in
the
building.
E
E
E
So
every
one
of
these
bars
showing
the
difference
between
our
grade
size
K
through
seven
during
the
last
five
years,
have
gotten
three
to
five
hundred
students
smaller
in
every
grade.
So
that's
why
system-wide
we
have
an
efficiency
challenge
where
the
average
Elementary
School
building
in
Anchorage
is
about
two-thirds
full
according
to
its
rated
capacity.
E
Four
of
those
have
two
specific
repurposing
ideas
and
the
reason
that
we
are
identifying
reclassifying
schools
as
either
An
Early,
Childhood
Center
that
would
serve
preschool-aged
children
aged
three
or
four
or
offering
those
to
some
of
our
existing
charter.
Schools
that
have
facility
challenges
are
we
want
to
hang
on
to
these
buildings.
E
E
E
E
We
know
that
there
are
families
in
this
neighborhood
that
might
take
advantage
of
that
opportunity,
so
that
might
be
a
way
for
some
of
the
families
in
this
neighborhood
could
continue
at
this
school
if
they
chose
to,
and
this
school
would
continue
in
Service
as
a
neighborhood
facility.
In
that
regard,
what
are
we
planning
to
do
with
the
assignment
of
children
from
this
neighborhood.
E
E
So
that
is
what
we're
proposing
for
the
reassignment
of
these
neighborhoods.
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
go
ahead
and
initiate
the
public
hearing,
I
think
Dr
Stock
would
not
to
make
a
comment
before
we
do.
That.
D
Yeah,
just
just
before
we
begin
I
just
wanted
to
acknowledge
some
folks,
I
Dr
Brian,
our
superintendent
is
in
the
back.
He
is
here
board
member
Kelly
lessons
I
see
Kelly
here
our
board.
President
Margot
Bellamy
I
saw
her
somewhere
look
over
here.
Okay,
Carl
Jacobs
I,
see
Carl
in
the
back
vice
president
and
Dave.
Donnelly
is
sitting
right
here
and
Pat
Higgins
I
think
I
saw
Pat
here,
okay
and
did
I
miss
Andy
and
there's
Andy
Holloman.
Thank
you
did
I
miss
any
I
missed.
E
Great,
thank
you
Mark,
so
I'll
go
ahead
and
start
calling
upon
people
again.
The
microphone
is
right
up
here.
We
have
a
variety
of
people.
We
think
we
have
everyone
in
this
room.
If
you
have
a
complicated
question,
please
feel
free
to
ask
it.
We
have
Jim
Anderson
who
could
answer
Financial
questions,
Dr
Mark
stock,
that
can
answer
academic
questions.
Regarding
programs,
we
have.
Oh,
we
have
Rob
Holland
who
can
answer
Transportation
questions
operational
questions.
E
If
you
have
any
questions
about
the
age
and
condition
of
the
buildings
that
we
are
talking
about,
and
then
we
have
Eric
viste.
Who
is
our
senior
director
for
education
programs
who
can
answer
all
sorts
of
questions
about
that
I?
Think
tarlisha
Wayne
is
still
in
the
audience
who
can
answer
questions
about
special
education
programs,
so
we
think
we
have
a
room
full
of
folks
who
can
answer
questions
so
with
that
I'd
like
to
call
on
Lika
McCauley,
followed
by
William
P
on
Deck,
please.
H
G
You,
my
name,
is
Lika
McCauley
and
I'm,
the
principal
at
Willow,
Elementary,
School
I'm,
a
20-year
employee
of
the
district
and
I
have
seen
budget
crisis
as
before.
I've
been
displaced
myself
twice
personally,
and
it's
always
a
really
difficult
situation
for
all
parties
involved,
and
so
it's
it's
very
unfortunate.
Our
state
of
public
education
funding
at
this
time
and
really
my
main
comment
tonight,
is
that
we
would
work
together
and
try
to
address
the
root
cause
of
this
concern,
which
is
State.
G
Funding
for
education
in
Alaska
I've,
never
seen
a
budget
crisis
this
severe
and
with
this,
so
many
of
our
students
are
impacted
and
I'm,
just
encouraging
everybody
to
work
with
the
public
officials
and
do
what
you
can
to
promote
change.
I
do
want
to
say
specifically:
willowah
has
had
a
long
tradition
of
welcoming
any
family
that
comes
through
our
doors
and
that
Willow
will
continue
to
welcome
any
family
that
comes
through
our
doors
and
that
we
get
the
honor
of
being
able
to
work
with.
This
is
definitely
a
time.
I
Good
evening,
so
there's
about
281
students
in
this
school.
You
guys
say
that
there's
maybe
approximately
about
four
thousand
dollars
allocated
to
each
student
per
year,
minimum
a
thousand,
because
you
know
the
feds
give
you
guys
money
state
gives
you
guys.
Money
and
Immunity
gives
you
guys
money
just
at
a
minimum
of
four
thousand
dollars.
That's
one
point:
one
million
dollars
for
this
school
alone
for
the
students
school
doesn't
look
like
I've
seen
a
million
dollars
every
year
for
the
students,
every
kid
should
have
a
laptop
or
iPad
or
something
in
their
classroom.
I
You
guys
are
driving
80
000
cars
right
where's.
That
million
dollars
at,
if
you
guys
have
put
it
up,
but
according
to
the
educational
data
of
The
Institute,
it
says
to
get
nineteen
thousand
dollars
per
student.
That
would
put
it
at
five
million
dollars
for
this
school
where's
that
money
going
I
mean
it's
per
the
students
not
for
payroll
for
the
the
teachers
for
this
school
where's
that
money
at
I'm
just
curious
and
the
financial
officer
guy.
You
knew
you
were
coming
into
a
budget
before
you
took
this
job.
I
You
should
have
had
a
plan
and
if
you
had
a
plan,
did
you
implement
it
and
is
your
plan
working
because
the
problem
should
have
been
solved
within
two
years?
If
you
knew,
if
you
had
a
strategic
plan
to
go
ahead
and
address
this
situation,
correct
and
I
mean
because
if
you
have
a
business
and
you
hire
somebody
to
come,
take
care
of
that
problem
for
two
years
and
they
still
haven't,
took
care
of
that
problem
two
years
or
you
can
continue
paying
them
absolutely
not
and
another
quick
thing.
I
We
should
be
able
to
see
the
chief
financial
officers
taxes.
We
should
be
able
to
see
his
income
because,
if
he's
supposed
to
handle
our
school's
payroll
and
our
financial,
we
should
see
how
he
handles
his
that's
only
fair
to
the
public,
because
it's
the
school
district
everybody
pays
into
this.
You
know
I
mean
you
guys
want
to
close
the
school.
If
you
can't
get
the
kids
to
school
now
with
the
bus
situation,
how
are
you
going
to
get
1800
more
kids
in
school
makes
no
sense.
I
You
guys
are
using
Greyhound
buses
to
transport
kids
to
sporting
events.
That's
a
waste
of
money,
this
guy
right
here
he
sat
here
and
talked
about
statistics
in
other
states.
They
had
nothing
to
do
with
Anchorage
Alaska
or
wonder
Park
Elementary.
That
was
an
absolute
waste
of
time
wasting
all
of
our
time
see
what
I
mean
that
paid
him.
An
hour's
worth
of
commission
fifty
thousand
dollars
a
year
for
kids
to
have
an
app
on
their
phone
to
tell
all
they
got
to
do
is
go
to
the
neighbor.
I
K
I
would
like
to
start
off
by
saying
that
willawa
is
a
place
that
warmly
welcomes
everyone
and
is
so
excited
to
Welcome
Friends
from
Wonder
Park.
What
I
would
like
to
address
is
the
possible
movement
of
special
programs
that
have,
and
continue
to
be
greatly
benefit
from
being
at
willowa
I
am
the
elementary
listening
and
spoken
language
teacher
in
the
only
Regional,
listening
and
spoken
language
program
in
the
district
that
is
housed
at
willawa,
along
with
the
preschool
listening
and
spoken
language
program.
K
I
am
always
available
for
my
students
in
this
unique
and
necessary
program,
and
one
of
the
core
values
is
to
teach
and
use
self-advocacy
skills
and
I
am
here
today
advocating
for
my
students.
One
purpose
is
to
help
students
or
sorry.
Our
purpose
is
to
help
students
to
experience.
Hearing
loss
learn
about
language.
Willow
also
has
a
very
strong
English
language
learner
population.
K
It
is
one
of
the
highest
percentages
of
Elementary,
English
language,
learner
population,
sorry
percentage
of
Elementary
ell
population
identified
at
50
and
is
a
natural
fit
to
support
the
needs
of
our
students
with
hearing
loss.
Both
programs
great
greatly
benefit
from
one
another
and
have
similar
goals.
Additionally,
our
Purpose,
with
our
students
with
hearing
loss,
is
to
create
an
understanding
of
their
equipment
and
how
to
advocate
for
themselves.
I
have
seen
firsthand
the
amazing
progress
students
can
make
through
having
consistent
professionals
and
expectations
in
their
lives
around
the
school
that
help
make
this
happen.
K
Our
students
have
a
sense
of
confidence
and
ownership
because
of
the
consistency
they
experience
at
willawan.
I
am
so
proud
of
my
students
and
the
growth
they
have
made
and
continue
to
use
these
skills
across
the
whole
school.
Additionally,
having
the
link,
the
listening
and
spoken
language
preschool
and
the
LSL
Elementary
programs
housed
in
the
same
building
is
beneficial
in
keeping
continuity
for
students
who
attend
the
elementary
program.
K
Willow
is
a
natural
fit
for
the
LSL
programs,
and
if
they
were
to
move
to
different
locations,
it
would
be
a
detriment
to
the
students
who
are
served
in
them.
Willow
has
been,
and
continues
to
be,
a
safe
place
for
our
students,
with
hearing
loss
to
feel
accepted
and
to
advocate
for
themselves
and
where
teachers
and
staff
already
have
an
understanding
of
their
hearing
loss
and
how
to
Foster
these
skills.
In
our
students,
our
students
need
consistency
and
exposure
to
consistent
language
which
will
provides
their
culture
is
accepted,
included
and
celebrated
by
staff
and
students.
K
E
You
Sarah
Ariel
Solis,
followed
by
Jenny
floor
simoun
good
evening.
L
I'm
speaking
on
behalf
of
Addie
Esco,
our
counselor,
my
initial
reaction
when
I
looked
at
the
list
of
schools
considered
for
closure
was
heartbeat
because
five
of
the
six
schools
on
the
list
are
Title
One
schools,
mine
included
as
a
counselor.
My
mind
starts
to
race,
as
I
think
of
the
unique
challenges
faced
by
the
students
and
families
in
these
School
communities.
They
are
some
of
our
most
vulnerable.
This
is
not
an
equitable
Choice
Title
1
students
need
stability,
familiarity
and
accessible
resources.
L
In
my
10
years
in
clinical,
medical,
health
and
School,
counseling
I
have
told
Educators
and
parents
that
the
single
best
thing
you
can
do
for
a
child
is
provide
a
safe,
consistent
and
predictable
environment.
Those
protective
factors
pay
high
dividends.
Moving
a
highly
vulnerable
group
of
students
into
a
new
environment
increases
vulnerability.
Our
district
has
an
entire
department.
Children
in
transition,
whose
goal
is
to
minimize
the
changes
in
school
setting
when
there
are
disruptions
in
other
areas
of
the
student's
life.
This
department
exists
because
we
see
the
value
that
consistency
in
a
school
environment
provides.
L
We
cannot
change
what
occurs
in
our
students
lives
at
home,
but
we
do
have
the
ability
to
offer
stability
in
the
school
environment
and
decrease
loss
of
learning.
This
is
one
factor
we
can
impact.
We
offer
stability.
We
offer
stability
by
making
a
different
Choice.
Many
students
are
part
of
families
where
students
play
the
role
of
caretakers
for
their
younger
siblings.
They
are
responsible
for
getting
themselves
up
in
the
morning,
helping
their
siblings
get
ready
and
hopefully
getting
to
school.
How
can
we
expect
students
to
attendance
to
improve
with
busing
and
further
distances
to
walk?
L
I
have
heard
the
statement
that
there
will
be
staff
members
that
transition
with
students,
so
that
will
help.
We
don't
know
how
many
staff
members
will
transition
with
our
kids,
not
considering
what
the
familiarity
with
a
specific
Place
provides
students
and
a
family
on
your
place.
Students
know
where
to
go
where
to
access,
help
and
find
comfort
in
familiar
sights,
sounds
and
even
smells
with
trauma
and
adverse
experiences
in
student
lives.
We
cannot
discount
the
power
that
familiarity
provides.
Additionally
without
close
neighborhood
schools,
we
lose
the
benefit
of
historical
knowledge.
L
L
Students
falling
through
the
cracks
relationships
are
an
integral
part
of
how
and
how
and
if
resources
are
utilized.
I've
heard
the
statement
that
students
will
have
access
to
more
recesses.
They
need
this.
This
discounts
ease
and
accessibility.
If
people
are
not
connected
and
comfortable
with
the
system,
they
are
less
likely
to
reach
out
and
ask
for
help.
How
will
this
help
them
get
those
resources,
I
plead
with
the
school
board,
to
face
these
factors
and
the
significant
needs
represented
in
these
neighborhoods
communities
are
not
overlooked
or
taken
lightly.
This
is
not
a
simple
solution.
N
Hi
good
good
evening
I'm
Jenny
floor
and
that's
my
kids
go
to
school
here
in
Wonder,
Park
I
have
three
kids
and
the
there's
two
of
them.
We
go
to
school
here
and
my
husband
and
I
talk
about
like
they're,
saying
that
the
school
is
they're
going
to
close.
N
So
we're
really
felt
bad
and
you
know
I
just
sharing
my
experience,
because
this
school
is
always
feel
at
home
and
I
always
I'm,
always
like
confident
to
send
my
kids
to
school
every
day,
because
because
I
feel
still
safe
and
I
know
we're
having
a
hard
time
about
budget
our
school.
But
you
know
maybe
we
can
find
something.
Something
I
don't
know.
I
don't
know
about
it's
not
my
job
to
to
find
a
fun.
But
you
know
maybe
we
can
do
donate
or
ask
for
a
different.
N
You
know
like,
like
a
lot
of
businessman,
people
that
we
can
ask
for
a
donation
I
used
to
work
in
gas
station
and
Sherborne
like
the
shepherd
like
they're
saying
they
donate
for
school
and
I'm
so
proud,
because
you
know
my
kids
go
to
school
and
I
feel
like
oh,
okay,
I
even
know,
I
pay
I
have
a
low
pay,
but
you
know
I
feel
good,
because
my
kids
have
those
donations
like
everything,
I,
don't
know
what
what
kind
of
donation
might
the
Chevron
give
it
to
to
the
Disco
District,
but
I
feel
I
feel
sad
that
his
school
is
going
to
close.
N
But
you
know
and
I'm
having
we're
hoping
my
husband
having
a
hard
time
to
to
to
drop
off
our
kids
if
either
like
we're
sending
to
the
other
other
school,
because
you
know
me
and
my
husband,
both
working
so
sometimes
I
I
have
to
I,
have
to
call
in
that's
I
mean
I
I'm,
not
gonna,
go
to
work
to
set
my
kids,
so
hopefully
we
can
figure
out
this
well.
Thank
you.
O
Hi,
my
name
is
Lola
Boot
and
I'm
here
to
represent
Destiny
and
Jason
Lee
snowing
they
go
to
school
here.
This
is
their
home
they've
been
going
to
school
here,
since
they
was
Kindergarten.
You
know,
like
my
biggest
factor,
is:
if
you
close
this
school,
how
is
the
kids
in
this
community
going
to
get
to
school
that
walk
to
school,
you're
already
having
trouble
getting
them
to
school?
Now
as
it
is,
you
know
like,
and
then
my
nephew,
he
he's
he's
a
little
slow.
O
You
know
like
how
is
he
going
to
get
the
extra
help
that
he
needs
that
the
teachers
take
have
time
today
to
help
him?
If
you
go
to
put
him
in
a
bigger
classroom
with
more
students,
I
mean
I,
just
I,
don't
understand
it
like
you
all.
This
is
your
job.
Like
you
know,
look
look
around
look
around
and
all
these
kids.
This
is
our
future.
This
is
our
future.
O
If
we
take
them
out
of
a
smaller
school
where
they
get
the
help,
they
need
and
put
them
into
a
bigger
school
they're
not
going
to
get
it
they're
going
to
get
left
behind,
but
they're
already
behind
so
much
because
of
kovic
and
then
you're
all
going
to
go.
Do
this
it's
going
to
make
them
even
farther
behind
the
ones
that's
already
behind
I
mean
that's.
That's
just
all
I
have
to
say
thank
you
I'm
just
here
to
support
our
school.
This
is
their
home.
O
B
Good
evening,
everyone
I
really
appreciate
you
guys,
like
you
know,
with
all
this
information
from
the
looks
of
it,
it's
really
good.
It
really
looks
good,
like
you
know
the
way
you
guys
are
presenting
it
to
us,
but
I
want
you
to
consider
the
distraction
or
this
organization.
This
would
cause
the
families
Title
One
families.
These
are
the
kids.
That's
going
to
be
going
to
another
school
with
that
with
what
we're
already
dealing
with
kids
with
you
know,
behaviors,
because
of
what's
going
on
at
home,
and
that's
another
burden
to
you
know
to
them.
B
Also
I
have
a
question:
I've
been
working
with
the
district
for
quite
a
while.
Now
what
I
see
consistently
consistently
is
the
changes
in
academic
curriculum?
Why
do
we
have
to
need
to
change
the
academic
curriculums
like
math
reading?
Why
do
we
have
to
change
that?
It
doesn't
translate
to
academic
performance
Improvement?
Are
we
changing
the
academic
curriculum
because
of
the
testing
standards?
Are
we
how
much
money
is
involved
in
these
things?
B
There's
a
lot
of
wastage
in
those
I
know
that
for
sure
I've
been
working
with
teachers
and
I
know
how
much
effort
they
put
in
mastering
this
new
curriculum
only
to
change
after
a
few
years.
Consistency.
What
happens
to
our
kids
when
we're
not
consistent
with
what
we're
teaching
we
keep
changing?
Do
you
really
think
we're
going
to
have
a
good
academic
Improvement?
That's
my
question
to
you
guys.
E
Thank
you,
Alicia,
neither
Dr
stock
or
Eric
Could.
You
answer
our
curriculum
question.
Could
one
of
you
answer
Alicia's
question.
D
That
the
district
does
have
a
rotating
schedule
over
a
10-year
period
of
trying
to
upgrade
curriculums
as
they
changed
as
the
years
go
by.
So
it
does
have
a
cycle
of
curriculum
and
we
do
budget
certain
pieces
of
money
for
to
be
able
to
to
do
that
when
they
come
around
and
so
I
understand
the
questions
about
consistency
prior
to
the
recent
reading
program,
teachers
pretty
much
had
to
design
and
do
their
own
things,
and,
and
so
what
we've
done
is
tried
to
provide
more
consistency
by
purchasing
curriculums
for
the
all
the
teachers
to
use.
D
So
you
didn't
have
to
to
go
and
design
their
own,
but
there
is
a
cost
to
that.
It's
not
a
very
significant
cost
in
the
the
overall
District's
budget,
but
it
is.
It
is
a
cost
and
we
do
try
to
upgrade
those
as
we
go
and
so
there's
a
10-year
cycle
and
we
go
through
and
we
we
look
at
those
as
they
come
along.
D
So,
as
far
as
other
questions
about
help,
there
was
a
question
raised
about
whether
whether
students
would
get
support
and
help
and
tutoring
and
things
that
they
may
be
getting
at
Wonder
Park
when
they
go
to
the
new
schools.
Just
want
to
make
a
point
in
case.
Anyone
wants
to
they've
been
asking
us
questions
about
the
flow
of
of
what
we
call
Title
one
dollars,
so
the
federal
government
provides
title.
One
dollars
from
a
that
goes
to
Alaska.
D
Special
ed
dollars
follow
children
when
a
special
needs
student
has
an
IEP
and
special
needs.
The
dollars
that
need
needs
to
fund
that
go
with
the
child
wherever
that
child's
program
is
or
wherever
they
are
title
one's
different.
The
monies
go
to
the
school,
not
to
Children,
then
the
monies
are
distributed
from
the
from
the
school
to
serve
the
children
in
that
school.
So
we'll
do
everything
we
can
to
make
sure
any
support
being
given
to
wonder.
D
Park
students
will
follow
we'll
do
that
for
all
the
schools
that
are
being
looked
at,
we
can
lower
the
thresholds
to
be
able
to
make
sure
more
schools
get
that
money
we
can
adjust.
The
dollar
amounts
that
go
to
secondary
to
Elementary,
so
I
just
wanted
to.
Let
you
know
that,
as
far
as
support
for
students
who
are
economically
disadvantaged,
which
is
what
title
one
dollars
go
to,
we
will
make
sure
that
those
students
get
service.
P
Good
evening
my
name
is
Lisa
naff
and
I'm.
A
special
education
teacher
at
willowball
elementary
school
I
want
to
start
by
saying
that
if
the
board
does
decide
to
merge,
one
to
park
with
Wallowa
I
know
that
our
staff
will
welcome
both
Wonder
Park
colleagues
and
students
with
because
this
is
the
heart
of
willable,
and
nobody
knows
that
better
than
especially
than
the
special
ed
staff
Willow
wall
classrooms.
Welcome
all
students,
regardless
of
race,
religion,
gender,
socioeconomic
background
or
disability
Willow
has
four
structured
learning
classrooms.
P
With
a
total
of
four
teachers,
12
paraprofessionals
and
40
students,
we
have
a
wonderful
new
occupational
therapy
room
to
support
our
students,
sensory
needs
and
a
magnificent
team
across
School
settings
that
have
worked
diligently
and
devotedly
to
learn
how
to
best
meet
the
needs
of
our
students,
educational
and
emotional
needs.
In
my
case,
my
paraprofessional
team
and
I
support
the
inclusion
of
our
special
education
population
into
general
education
settings
along
alongside
their
typically
developing
peers,
I
oversee
15
kindergarten
through
fifth
grade
students
with
full-time
IEPs.
P
P
I
am
also
here
advocating
for
the
special
education
students
that
aren't
ready
to
include
yet,
but
the
model
that
Willow
has
so
beautifully
crafted
allows
each
student
with
a
disability
to
have
access
to
a
supportive
general
education
setting
when
they
are
ready.
The
willow
well,
School
culture
is
one
where
abilities
are
highlighted
and
not
their
disability.
P
P
Of
our
school
family,
as
is
kindergarten
or
the
fourth
grade
students,
what
the
board
is
proposing
in
their
budget
cuts
is
to
take
away
the
SLC
program
and
relocate
it.
This
seems
unfair
and
almost
sporting
bordering
on
illegal
would
you
relocate,
can
relocate
kindergarten
or
third
grade.
What
the
board
is
proposing
suggests
that
our
special
education
students
don't
deserve
their
school.
Our
most
vulnerable
population
within
a
title
one
school
is
targeted
to
be
pulled
from
their
School
general
education,
peers
and
a
staff
that
is
understanding
and
experienced
in
meeting
the
needs
of
this
special
population.
P
Students
with
autism
struggle
with
change
in
building
friendships.
What
this
board
proposed
is
proposing
entails
new
bus
routes,
new
building,
layouts
to
navigate
new
educational,
Team,
new
therapists,
new
peers
and
a
new
school
culture.
That
I
can
only
hope
will
welcome
them
as
warmly
as
will
award
does
Willow
culture
of
inclusion
didn't
happen
overnight.
Teaching
special
education
is
hard.
You
just
have
to
look
at
the
number
of
jobs,
job
openings
to
know
that
these
these
teaching
positions
are
a
challenge
to
fill.
P
What
makes
working
at
Walla
wall
work
for
us
as
an
educational
team
is
that
we
as
special
education,
teachers
and
paraprofessionals
are
part
of
that
fabric.
Just
like
any
supportive
family.
We
can
reach
out
to
our
amazing
Administration
and
our
colleagues
when
the
board
is
proposing
also
what
the
board
is
proposing
also
will
take
away
my
support
network
that
I
have
built
and
need
and
I
need.
We
need
to
best
need
meet,
meet
the
needs
of
our
jobs.
Thank
you
for
your
attention.
Thank
you
Lisa.
Q
Q
A
special
education
teacher
expert,
formerly
a
department,
chair
and
I've,
been
in
the
special
ed
field
for
35
years
and
I've,
supported
Willow
off
for
13
of
those
years
and
I
know
a
lot
about
the
heart
and
the
community
of
and
I'm
really
here
to
speak
for
our
parents
and
our
staff,
which,
when
I
walked
in
I,
started
to
cry
because
there
were
so
many
parents
and
staff
here.
I
was
just
kind
of
overwhelmed
by
it.
Q
But
first
let
me
tell
you
guys:
Wonder
Park,
if
you
get
assigned
to
willowai,
you've
won
the
lottery
You
Will
Be
Loved.
What
she
said
is
true
and
you
will
be
accepted
and
it's
a
wonderful
community
but
board
I'm.
Speaking
on
behalf
of,
like
I,
said
the
willowa
students
with
disabilities.
Willow
has
two
Regional
programs
and
you've
heard
about
the
listening
spoken
language
program.
It's
the
only
one
in
Anchorage
School
District,
and
that
is
a
pre-k
through
five
for
our
kids.
Q
With
hearing
loss,
it's
the
only
one
in
Anchorage
and
we
have
two
special
ed
teachers
and
two
Paras,
the
original
they've
all
been
trained
and
the
students
and
staff
already
understand
hearing
loss
and
what
our
students
with
hearing
loss
may
need.
The
other
Regional
program
at
Willow
is
for
structured
learning.
We
have
the
biggest
in
Anchorage
School
District,
with
40
plus
kids.
At
this
point,
four
teachers
and
12
Paras
and
a
lot
of
those
staff
are
even
here
right
now
and
they
love
our
students.
That's
a
total
of
six
classrooms.
Q
That's
my
understanding
that
you're
Pro,
posing
to
displace
I,
understand
that
the
school
board
not
only
plans
to
geographically
displace
Wonder,
Park
out
of
necessity,
but
also
plans
to
displace
those
two
pre-ex
existing
programs
at
willawa
and
the
title
one
preschool
from
their
own
school.
What
you
suggest
would
be
so
hard
for
our
students,
family
and
staff.
This
is
their
school
too.
I
find
myself
at
a
loss
of
words,
but
I
know.
This
is
wrong.
Q
On
many
many
many
levels
practically
I
could
go
on
and
on
about
how
our
students
need
structures
in
Wonder
Park
your
school
counselor
did
such
amazing
job
I
kind
of
wanted
to
use
her
script
but
they're
vulnerable,
and
they
need
they
need
us,
but
it
will
allow.
You
would
see
our
students
included
in
the
general
education
setting
with
special
ed
students
for
academic
blocks,
not
just
recess,
not
just
specials.
This
inclusion
has
taken
us
a
long
time,
but
this
is
who
willowai
is?
Q
Q
Slc
students
included
in
the
General
Ed
setting
inclusion
is
the
real
deal
at
willowa.
As
you
can
imagine,
the
work
of
our
special
educator
is
challenging
and
the
turnover
rate
is
high.
You
have
even
approved
signing
bonuses
to
hire
more
special
ed
teachers
and
pairs
this
year
and
you've,
even
given
a
one-time
bonus
for
those
coming.
One
thing
that
I
know
for
sure
about
special
education
is
that
a
consistent,
loving,
School
community
makes
a
difference,
and
we
have
that
Wonder.
S
Q
D
D
T
T
Thank
you,
willowa,
for
being
here
and
encouraging
us
and
I'm
sure
that
if
that's
where
God
leads
us,
it
will
work
that
way.
But
my
faith
is
strong,
that,
regardless
of
who's
in
charge,
that
the
best
is
going
to
come,
the
thing
is
we
as
a
willow
wall,
I
mean
as
I'm.
Sorry
as
a
Wonder,
Park
Community
have
put
a
lot
into
our
kids.
Our
kids
feel
at
home
here,
I
feel
at
home.
Here
this
summer
we
were
a
couple
of
staff.
T
We
were
able
to
start
working
on
a
family
garden
or
a
summer
garden
and
the
fifth
graders
they
were
they're.
Fourth
graders
last
year,
fifth
graders
this
year
they
were
so
excited
about
it.
They
got
out
there
and
they
dug
and
they
dug
and
they
pulled
weeds
and
they
planted
potatoes
and
all
kinds
of
things,
and
this
year
they
were
saying:
oh,
let's
do
it
next
year,
I
really
want
to
do
it
next
year.
R
Hi,
my
name
is
Bert
hufftelling
and
I
drove
all
the
way
in
from
the
Matsu
Valley
to
be
here,
for
your
very
last
town
hall,
meeting
I'm,
really
confused
how
you
here
in
Anchorage,
knowing
for
nearly
a
decade
that
the
population
has
been
declining
in
the
the
student
base
that
you
weren't
already
pre-planning
for
this
and
structuring
the
school
district
to
address
the
issue
of
declining
population.
Your
student-based
allocation
or
your
base
student
allocation
is,
is
what
funds
the
schools
to
operate
and
if
you
have
less
students,
you
get
less
money.
R
Just
those
three
little
words
weren't
even
allowed
to
be
introduced
into
the
language
for
the
diversity,
inclusion
and
Equity
that
it
has
now
been
rebranded.
As
these
kind
of
were
more
concerned,
it
seems
about
how
much
money
we
stick
into
our
pockets
as
Educators
and
as
administrators
and
into
the
school's
budget.
Then
we
are
providing
a
quality
education.
Alaska
is
ranked
the
worst
in
the
nation
for
providing
an
education.
R
The
only
Scholastic
scores
that
came
out
just
about
two
weeks
ago
for
the
last
testing
shows
that
we're
nearly
triple
the
cost
cost
of
anywhere
else
in
the
nation
to
operate.
Yet
we
still
perform
the
worst.
What
happened
to
the
inspirational
people
out
there,
like
the
movie,
Stand
and
Deliver,
brought
to
us
all,
and
the
teachers
that
brought
a
performance
and
an
expectation
on
our
students
to
achieve
greatness
I,
do
not
see
that
from
our
educational
organization
that
we
have
here
before
us
today.
I
have
not
seen
it
in
Alaska
for
a
very
long
time.
R
I
am
born
and
raised
here.
I
was
in
the
school
district
of
Anchorage
from
all
the
way,
through
elementary
through
high
school,
and
thankfully
I
was
able
to
leave
Anchorage
and
go
to
the
Matsu
Valley,
where
at
least
they
care
about
the
parents
out
there
and
their
Viewpoint
and
the
education
that
their
children
are
getting.
Instead
of.
R
What
if
any
solutions
have
been
brought
forward
other
than
closing
schools,
I'm
all
for
the
closures
of
these
schools,
all
six
of
them
re-brewed
it
back
into
the
classroom.
Your
budgets
right
now
are
outrageous.
17
500.
On
average
per
student,
you
have
a
5
000,
less
students
going
to
school
right
now.
That's
nearly
100
million
dollar
drop.
There's
your
68
million
dollars
that
you're
short
you
knew
this
was
coming
for
the
last
decade.
Why
didn't
you
plan
ahead?
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
Bert
Megan
Paulson,
followed
by
John
Burnett's.
Please.
H
When
I
first
heard
that
Wonder
Park
would
be
closing
their
student
and
their
students
would
be
joining
our
Walla
Walla
School
family
I
was
ready
to
welcome
them,
but
I
soon
realized
that
we
don't
have
the
space
to
do
so.
I
learned
there
would
be
programs
that
would
need
to
leave
to
make
room
for
our
new
students,
our
structured
learning
classrooms,
hard
of
hearing
program,
and
our
preschool
would
need
to
leave
to
make
this
happen.
This
breaks
my
heart
I've
been
a
preschool
teacher
at
Willow
Elementary
for
13
years.
H
H
This
District's
neighborhood
preschool
program
was
established
20
years
ago
at
Northstar
and
willawa
has
been
in
our
community
for
18
years
and
has
served
around
280
families.
The
district's
plan
for
next
year
I
would
be
to
take
our
program
to
nanaka
Elementary,
where
we
would
remain
a
title.
One
preschool,
but
willawa
preschool
would
cease
to
exist
and
the
school
would
become
a
Preschool
Academy
and
would
serve
students
ages.
Three
and
four.
My
students
would
not
be
in
a
school
with
their
siblings.
H
H
Funds
would
need
to
be
put
in
place
to
provide
the
services
for
them
next
year.
I
fear
that
this
move
would
be
such
a
burden
that
families
would
just
keep
their
children
at
home.
A
preschool
program
is
part
of
a
larger
School
community.
The
way
our
program
is
designed,
we
have
many
opportunities
to
get
to
know
families
like
home
visits
and
family
engagements.
This
makes
a
lasting
impression
on
families
who
will
be
a
part
of
our
school
family
for
the
next
six
years.
H
H
Our
students
are
role
models
in
their
kindergarten
classroom
because
they've
been
through
our
program,
students
from
other
grades
come
to
support
in
our
classroom
is
a
benefit
for
them,
as
well
as
my
students
and
years
past,
we
have
had
fifth
graders
come
and
do
activities
with
them.
My
students
will
miss
out
on
all
these
things
being
in
a
standalone
building.
I
hope
you
will
consider
keeping
Willow
preschool.
U
H
And
I
know
that
numbers
are
dwindling,
but
willowaza
numbers
are
not.
Our
preschool
is
always
full
and
we
always
have
a
wait
list.
Thank
you.
Thank.
V
Hi,
thank
you
good
evening.
I
was
here
last
in
front
of
you
last
night,
I'm
going
to
be
trying
to
be
a
little
bit
more
articulate
tonight,
I'm
not
from
here
I'm
from
the
Inlet
View,
Community
and
I.
Think
I'm
here
to
talk
to
you
all
to
tell
you
there's
another
source
of
money
that
could
make
everything
you're
dealing
with
here
tonight
easier
in
the
view
of
the
school.
It's
a
great
school
I
love
the
community
I've
been
there
for
30
years,
but
they're
proposing
a
new
building.
V
The
building
is
going
to
cost
it
the
the
school
board
and
the
members
are
here.
They
set
aside
37
million
dollars
for
a
brand
new
building
right.
So
in
the
view,
is
one
of
the
most
needy
schools
in
the
community
for
renovation,
but
I
think
in
our
budget
times.
When
we
have
these
constraints,
you
should
not
be
building
a
new
building.
I,
don't
think
anyone
here
thinks
that
you
could
save
I,
think
upwards
of
10
to
20
million
dollars,
remodeling
the
old
school
as
opposed
to
building
a
brand
new
building.
V
The
design
for
the
new
buildings
is
a
two-store
building.
It
expands
it,
it's
an
amazing
building,
but
we
simply
can't
afford
it
so
when
I'm
asking
people
here
to
do-
and
thank
you
for
this
forum
is
to
go
to
the
school
board
meeting
on
December
5th,
all
the
board
members
are
here,
they're
hearing
me
now,
hopefully,
you'll
have
their
backs
and
and
ask
that
interview
be
changed
from
a
new
building
to
our
model.
That
way,
you
can
use
some
of
that
money.
To
do
anything
you
can
do
here.
V
Maybe
keep
the
school
open,
maybe
keeping
some
of
the
schools
open
and
it's
it's
a
very
reasonable
request.
It's
I
think
the
school
board
meeting
is
at
the
Lucic
library.
Is
that
true?
Is
that
where
it
is
okay
he's
on
the
board,
you
can
tell
by
the
big
signs.
It
says
that
so
finally,
it's
probably
not
very
hard
to
find
out
where
to
go.
You
can
go
and
show
up
and
just
support
the
renovation
as
opposed
to
the
new
building
I'm
one
of
the
few
people
of
the
Inland
View
Community
here
tonight.
V
Talking
about
this,
but
at
the
school
board
meeting
there'll
be
upwards
of
like
20
to
30
family
members.
That
want
a
brand
new
building
I
understand
that
I
would
want
a
brand
new
building
for
my
students
also.
But
if
you
look
at
the
whole
picture,
it's
not
really
fair
to
the
other
schools
and
I
want
to
end
with
that.
I
mean
I've
sort
of
said
what
I
wanted
to
say,
but
I
want
to
end
with
that.
It
is
a
real
tragedy
that
you're
competing
one
school
against
the
other
and
I.
V
Think
probably
everyone
here
agrees
with
that,
especially
probably
these
people
I
think
everyone
here
would
want
more
money,
so
I
just
wanted
to
put
that
on
the
record.
Finally
again
repeating
it.
December
5th
school
board
meeting
support
a
Renovations
as
opposed
to
a
brand
new
building.
Thank
you
thank.
F
Nanson,
hey
Shannon
can
I
clarify
real,
quick
just
to
clarify
for
everyone.
The
the
board
has
not
decided
to
rebuild
Inlet
View
with
37
million
dollars
it
is.
It
is
certainly
on
the
table
for
their
decision
on
the
fifth,
so
just
just
to
clarify.
Well.
V
F
During
the
discussion
a
couple
months
ago,
when
they
decided
to
set
it
aside,
the
discussion
was
we
knew
we
had
a
few
more
students
this
year,
so
we
were
going
to
get
a
little
bit
more
Revenue.
We
didn't
know
how
much
at
that
point
in
time.
F
We
knew
that
we
had
a
lot
of
vacancies
so,
but
we
didn't
know
how
much
we
were
going
to
be
able
to
do
through
cost
avoidance,
so
they
intentionally
set
it
aside
to
give
us
time
and
space
to
figure
out
our
new
Revenue
projection
and
our
expenses
through
the
rest
of
the
year
and
we'll
be
presenting
that
to
them
on
the
fifth
prior
to
the
board
meeting,
so
they're
more
informed
before
they
get
to
the
meeting
to
to
make
what
what
may
be
what
you
described,
which
is
possibly
part
of
it,
goes
towards
the
general
fund
to
help
for
fiscal
year
24,
but
they
have
not
made
a
decision.
F
V
W
Good
evening
my
name
is
Sharon
Meacham
and
I
am
also
a
neighbor
at
Inlet.
View
and
I
am
a
retired,
Elementary
School
principal
here
in
Anchorage
and
I've,
been
through
many
of
these
painful
budget
cuts
during
my
tenure,
and
none
of
them
are
fun
and
there's
always
pain.
W
So
with
that
I'd
like
to
reiterate
what
John
just
said,
and
that
is
to
encourage
you
to
go
over
to
the
board
meeting
on
the
5th
and
express
your
concerns
about
Wonder
Park
and
any
other
potential
cuts.
The
money
that
has
been
set
aside
to
consider
all
of
the
incoming
possibilities
are.
W
There's
a
potential
that
the
new
building
for
or
that
their
their
potential
is
that
there
could
be
money
going
toward
a
brand
new
building
for
Inlet
View,
which
at
this
moment
it
doesn't
look
like
we
have
the
money
for
so
with
that
I'm
just
asking
everyone
if
they
have
had
serious
consideration
of
a
remodel
at
interview,
freeing
up
money
and
if
not,
why
not
and
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
that.
So
maybe
some
of
that
money
would
mitigate
some
of
these
Draconian
Cuts.
Thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
Sharon
Maddie
nanson,
followed
by
Pasa
Malia
tufo
Elia
tufa.
S
Good
evening
my
name
is
Marty
nansen
and
I
am
a
proud,
Willow
parent
of
not
one
but
two
boys,
one
of
whom
is
this
little
guy
right
here
this
is
Jeremiah,
say
hi
Jeremiah
Jeremiah's
is
in
the
preschool
program.
He's
looking
awesome
in
there
he's
thriving
he's
ready
for
kindergarten,
he's
gonna
kick
butt.
I
also
have
another
and
I
have
another
baby
he's
eight.
His
name
is
Noah
he's
in
an
SLC
program
at
willawa.
S
Coincidentally,
these
two
programs
are
some
of
the
programs
you
plan
on
removing
from
Willow
I,
don't
know
how
and
why
that
would
even
be
on
the
table
for
a
chopping
block
to
remove
our
most
youngest
and
the
most
vulnerable
ones
from
our
school.
They
belong
there
to
put
them
in
a
whole.
Another
building
that
just
doesn't
make
sense.
I
thought
we
were
all
about
inclusivity
to
include
our
special
needs
kiddos
and
these
little
guys
who
are
having
are
enjoying
their
first
year
at
their
school.
They
need
the
kindergarten's
first
graders
second
graders
third
graders.
S
They
need
that
role
model.
Our
special
need
kiddos
they're,
having
a
hard
time
as
it
is
they're
dealing
with
diagnosis
that
they
didn't
even
ask
for
in
the
first
place,
and
here
you
are
making
it
hard
for
them
to
move
forward,
they're
they're,
trying
to
break
barriers
as
it
is.
Please
don't
be
like
covet
and
interrupt
what
we're
what
we
got
going
on
over
there
right
now,
I
feel
for
the
families
of
Wonder
Park.
You
talk
about
Solutions.
There
is
no
solution
in
this.
S
You
talk
about
repurposing
these,
these
schools
that
you're
closing
proposing
to
close.
What's
wrong
with
the
purpose
that
they're
serving
now
they
still
you
Mr
Shannon.
You
talk
about
declining
birth
rate,
declining
enrollment.
What
about
the
kids
that
are
still
showing
up
every
day
the
parents
that
are
still
bringing
their
kids
to
school
every
day?
The
teachers
who
are,
we
all
know,
don't
make
as
much
as
you
guys,
they're
still
showing
up
every
day
they
still
matter.
S
X
X
X
X
X
I
am
my
parents
that
I
don't
play
with
education.
The
staff
here
knows
that
even
Middle
School
Clark
Bartlett
High
School.
They
know
I'm
a
parent
there,
my
children,
they
know
better.
Why?
Because
that
is
the
front
line
they
tell
them.
Education
don't
play
with
it,
especially
with
a
parent
that
education
is
your
life.
X
X
B
X
Y
X
Z
Hi,
my
name
is
Rosa
Smallwood
and
I
am
a
first
grade
teacher
over
at
Fairview,
Elementary
and
I.
Just
have
to
say
one
thing:
I
do
have
to
disagree
with
one
of
the
gentlemen
that
just
came
up
from
Matsu
Valley,
but
even
being
a
first
grade.
Teacher
I
just
had
my
third
observation
and
I
held
very,
very
high
expectations
for
all
of
my
I
have
to
do
this
stuff.
On
my
tippy
toes.
Can
you
hear
me?
I
I
have
very
high
expectations
for
all
of
my
students.
Z
In
fact
that
was
one
of
the
things
that
my
principal
said
is
that
yes,
I
have
high
expectations
but
they're
reachable
for
my
students.
I
had
very
she
sees
very
few
misbehaviors
in
my
classroom
and
that's
because
I
teach
them
the
expectations
from
the
beginning.
You
know
like
from
the
first
day
of
school,
so
there
are
teachers
out
there
like
me
still
here
in
the
Anchorage
School
District.
Z
So,
as
far
as
you
closing
the
schools,
of
course,
I
was
really
distraught
to
hear
that,
but
at
the
same
time,
working
at
Fairview
Elementary,
we
have
kindergarten
teachers
burdened
with
27,
almost
30
kindergarteners,
and
we
don't
have
enough
teachers
to
help
them
to
minimize
those
classroom
sizes.
Z
But
what
I
have-
and
this
is
to
my
knowledge-
it
is
to
my
knowledge
that
kindergarten
is
not
a
mandatory
thing
in
the
state
of
Alaska
and
so
being
a
first
grade
teacher
over
the
last
two
years,
I
have
seen
children
come
to
me
for
first
grade
for
the
first
time
they
didn't
go
to
preschool.
They
didn't
go
to
kindergarten.
They
arrive
in
first
grade
with
no
social,
emotional
awareness.
Z
They
have
no
experience
at
all
and
to
top
that
off
things
that
would
have
been
caught
in
their
preschool
or
maybe
even
in
kindergarten
such
as
speech,
delays
or
special.
You
know
special
abilities
that
they
need
they.
Those
things
are
not
diagnosed
and
they
are
not
even
recommended
until
first
grade,
which
is
absolutely
ridiculous.
If
you
guys
would
make
preschool
a
priority
here
in
the
state
of
Alaska,
they
can
I
do
have
to
say
this.
I
was
also
a
preschool
teacher
and
I
had
an
in-home
preschool
for
over
10
years.
Z
Z
Your
enrollment,
by
making
kindergarten
a
priority,
and
you
would
also
make
it
a
less
stressful
environment
for
those
coming
into
the
first
grade,
so
you
just
have
to
start
when
they're
young,
you
guys
need
to
make
preschool
a
priority
kindergarten
a
priority,
and
we
need
some
truancy
officers
I
have
plenty
of
students
that
just
don't
come
to
school
for
no
for
whatever
reason
30
days
in
a
quarter,
which
is
absolutely
ridiculous.
We
have
no
truancy
office
officers.
We
have
nothing
like
that
to
make
sure
that
these.
Z
D
Thank
you,
I
was
just
going
to
address
a
couple
of
comments
about
we've
had
two
speakers
mention
class
sizes
and
I
just
wanted
to
to
point
out
that
that
the
school
closures
are
not
an
impact
specifically
on
class
sizes.
It's
the
same
number
of
students,
same
number
of
Staff
in
different
rooms,
okay
or
different
facilities.
But
if
class
sizes
do
rise,
it
will
be
because,
as
a
community
as
a
board
as
an
Administration,
we
haven't
been
able
to
reduce
expenditures
or
find
enough
ones
sizes.
D
The
One-Stop
areas
of
Revenue
to
actually
deal
with
the
pupil
teacher
ratio
in
the
district
and
the
district
has
had
to
over
time
raise
a
pupil
teacher
ratios,
which
is
a
Formula.
We
use
to
give
teachers
to
each
School
site
and
if,
if
class
sizes
do
rise,
they
aren't
going
to
be
because
of
closures.
D
It'll
be
because
we
haven't
been
able
to
get
our
balanced
budget
enough
through
other
means
that
we've
had
to
go
to
raising
class
sizes,
but
it
won't
be
related
to
a
school
closer
and
preschool,
and
kindergartens
are
priorities
for
us
for
pre-k.
We
do
have
to
go
through
a
lot
of
Hoops
to
braid
funds
and
use
monies
from
different
grants
and
sources,
but
Pre-K
is
a
priority
for
us
which
feeds
into
kindergarten.
Z
E
AA
Everyone
I
do
have
a
question
just
for
clarification,
so
I
believe
this
school,
the
fifth
grade
or
sixth
graders
would
go
to
they
would
normally
go
to
Clark
right
is
that
is
that
the
case
they
would
normally
go
to
Clark.
So
when
you
split
them
up
to
from
willowah
and
Ptarmigan
well,
the
kids
from
Ptarmigan
be
heading
towards
baggage,
and
then
the
kids
from
Willow
be
heading
towards
Clark.
At
sixth
grade.
F
So
it's
going
to
happen
over
probably
two
years
at
least
maybe
three,
but
when
we
move
all
sixth
grade
to
Middle
School
we're
going
to
reboundary,
because
the
current
boundaries
still
don't
quite
impact
Central
at
all
or
Mirror
Lake,
and
until
we've
redrawn
the
new
boundaries
which
we
will
do.
If
the
board
approves
sixth
grade
to
middle
school,
then
we're
going
to
be
able
to
see
where
the
new
boundaries
are
for
Middle
School
is.
F
The
board
votes
and
and
then
we'll
be
working
on
the
sixth
grade
to
Middle
School
boundaries,
in
fact
we'll
be
starting
in
the
next
week.
We
did
have
to
get
through
these
Town
Halls.
We've
got
three
town
halls
next
week
and
then
we'll
be
shifting
over
to
start
looking
at
the
sixth
grade
to
middle
school,
and
then,
after
that,
in
the
new
year
it'll
be
school
start
times.
Okay,.
AA
AA
I
was
just
curious
if
there
was
that
to
that
change
and
I
do
just
do.
I
do
have
one
comment.
I
know,
I
probably
only
have
30
seconds
left,
but
I
grew
up
in
this
I
grew
up
in
this
neighborhood,
and
this
was
actually
the
school
that
I
I
was
in
back
in
the
80s,
and
so
when
I
first
heard
about
the
budget
and
that
schools
were
closing
and
I
was
hoping
to
God.
AA
That
I
wasn't
going
to
see
Wonder
Park
on
there,
but
it
was
on
there
and
it's
very
it's
very
heartbreaking
to
see
that
that
that
we're
at
this
point
I
understand
the
school
board
have
some
some
major
decisions
that
they're
going
to
have
to
make
concerning
what
schools
need
to
be
closed
and
who's
going
to
remain
open.
AA
I
know
at
one
point:
there
was
a
discussion
about
remodeling,
the
school
or
even
rebuilding
the
school
and
I
know
that's
off
the
table
now,
but
I
do
need
to
point
out
that
the
reason
one
of
the
the
main
reason
why
that
this
school
is
closing
is
because
it's
all
about
who
you
elect
and
for
those
people
who
are
not
advocating
for
Education
out
there
in
Juneau,
don't
vote
for
them
vote
for
those
who
are
going
to
be
fighting
for
our
schools
and
I,
don't
even
see
I,
know.
AA
I
know
we
had
some
legislators
up
here,
that's
been
fighting
for
our
schools
and
I.
Don't
see
one
of
the
legislators
that
should
be
here.
That's
not
fighting
for
our
schools.
We
got
legislators
over.
There
are
fighting
for
schools,
but
but
if
they're
not
going
to
fight
for
our
schools,
don't
vote
for
him.
This
is
a
result
of
us
voting
in
the
wrong
people
into
office.
Thank
you.
Y
I'm,
a
guest
from
new
Naka
Valley,
the
main
reason
for
closing
Wonder,
Park
and
five
other
elementary
schools
is
not
because
it
saves
the
district
money.
In
fact,
the
consolidating
schools
will
actually
reduce
formula
funding
and
eventually
cost
The
District
in
Lost
Revenue.
Instead,
the
reason
is
because
the
district
is
trying
to
meet
the
demands
of
politicians
who
are
unwilling
to
adjust
the
BSA
until
the
district
right
sizes,
their
infrastructure,
by
closing
schools.
Y
Speaking
of
politicians
in
Juneau,
here's
what
Mr
Anderson
said
at
a
joint
work
session
with
the
school
board
and
the
municipality
quote.
There
have
been
people
every
year
saying:
when
are
you
going
to
start
right-sizing,
which
can
be
defined
a
lot
of
different
ways,
but
in
their
minds
you
still
have
a
lot
of
schools
under
capacity
and
they
don't
feel
comfortable,
giving
us
more
money
until
they
think
we've
made
all
the
steps
we
can
do
to
be
as
efficient
as
we
can.
Y
There
are
a
lot
of
people
in
Juneau
that
expect
us
to
try
and
maximize
our
efficiency.
Consolidating
in
order
to
meet
political
demands
is
the
wrong
way
to
approach
school
closures.
It
causes
the
district
to
choose
political
expediency
over
sustainable
cost
savings
and
to
pursue
unprincipled
and
non-transparent
processes
for
solving
the
budget
shortfall.
If
political
expediency
was
the
primary
wasn't
the
primary
objective.
Y
Would
the
closure
of
six
elementary
schools
with
temporary
cost
Savings
of
only
4
million,
be
the
only
concrete
recommendation
on
the
table
at
this
point
to
fill
a
60
to
68
million
dollar
budget
Gap?
Would
the
district
be
planning
to
move
a
charter
into
this
building
that
has
30
fewer
students
this
year
than
Wonder
Park
Elementary?
Does?
Y
The
district
has
accepted
the
terms
of
a
particular
political
vantage
point
that
reductively
translate
efficiency
into
increased
capacity
rates,
but
is
it
efficient
if
far
fewer
students
can
walk
to
school
and
many
more
will
have
to
be
bust?
Is
it
efficient
if
it
is
harder
for
teachers
to
connect
with
parents
because
they
don't
come
by
to
drop
off
their
kids
at
the
door?
Is
it
efficient
if
we
see
an
increase
in
classroom,
Behavior
discipline,
problems
and
crime.
S
Y
The
new
400
to
500
student
elementary
schools
is
it
efficient
to
require
parents
to
drive
or
for
the
district
to
bus,
500
preschoolers
to
two
centralized
locations
instead
of
providing
preschool
within
walking
distance
throughout
the
city?
Is
it
efficient?
Does
it
promote
student
learning
to
uproot
about
1200
Elementary
age,
kids,
many
of
whom
have
suffered
the
worst
of
pandemic
schooling
and
who
represent
a
sizable
portion
of
asd's
economically
disadvantaged.
Y
As
Mr
Anderson
said,
right,
size
can
mean
a
lot
of
things
to
different
people.
The
problem
is
that
right
now,
people
who
don't
represent
this
legislative
district
and
don't
live
in
Northeast
Anchorage
and
don't
know
what
its
residents
care
about
are
dictating
the
terms
of
efficiency
and
quality
and
that's
wrong.
J
E
AB
Hello,
thank
you
for
listening
and
for
being
here
tonight,
as
I
said:
I'm
Laura,
Carpenter,
I'm,
a
parent,
a
spouse
and
a
voter
and
I
live
down
the
street
and
before
I
address
the
Wonder
Park
Town
closure,
I
just
have
to
say,
Matsu
School
District
was
mentioned
and
personally
as
a
queer
person
and
a
genderqueer
person.
I
just
want
to
say
that
there
are
a
lot
of
things
happening
in
the
Matsu
District
that
I
find
very
scary
and
so
I'm
personally,
very
glad
that
our
Anchorage
School
District
is
not
transphobic
and
creating
very
dangerous
policy.
AB
So
my
daughter
graduated
from
Wonder
Park
in
May.
She
attended
this
school
from
kindergarten
through
the
fifth
grade.
She
now
attends
Clark
and
has
classmates
that
she
met
in
kindergarten.
Actually,
one
of
the
parents
from
nathalie's
mom
was
here
earlier
speaking.
She
walked
to
school
and
could
walk
to
her
friend's
houses.
We
walked
back
here
at
night
and
on
the
weekends
for
literary
literacy,
night
and
science
night
and
neighborhood
cleanup.
AB
This
school
has
been
an
important
part
of
our
life,
and
our
neighborhood
and
I
would
hate
to
see
it
close
I
hope
this
meeting
galvanizes
us
to
vote
for
Representatives
that
stand
up
for
children
fund
education
and
make
Financial
plans
that
support
our
schools
in
a
manner
that
helps
our
students
have
the
best
chance
of
success.
I
feel
like
our
later
leaders
have
failed
us
and
our
children
are
paying
the
price
I
wish
you
luck
in
finding
the
best
solutions
to
support
our
students
and
Community.
Thank
you.
AC
AC
To
do
the
job
that
we
are
now
providing
all
this
input
regarding,
but
I
make
no
judgments
I
just
point
out
a
fact.
This
is
what
we
need
to
do.
We
need
to
stop
talking.
We
really
do.
We
need
to
stop
talking
in
a
general
fashion
and
work
in
a
smaller
representative
stakeholder
group
so
that
we
can
be
represented
and
be.
M
Hi
there
my
name
is
Deborah
Hanson
I'm,
a
40-year
resident
of
Anchorage,
and
we
made
it
through
the
80s
which
oil
prices
plummeted.
My
my
husband's
coach
soccer
in
the
Inlet
View
field
and
we
had
to
Sid
the
grass
the
weeds
so
that
the
kids
could
even
play
I
mean
it
was
bad
back.
Then
we
can
get
through
this.
So
I
have
some
questions.
I
was
here,
I
was
at
your
meeting
last
night
and
I.
Guess
I
didn't
ask
the
questions
properly.
M
So
one
is
there
a
comprehensive
plan
to
get
to
the
69
million
dollar
cut.
Two
I
listened
to
the
assembly
meeting
in
the
ASD
that
the
other
man
mentioned,
that
board
joint
board
meeting
and
I
came
to
the
same
conclusion
that
you're
proposing
cutting
these
schools
to
get
an
increase
of
the
BSA.
It
seems
political
to
me,
that's
my
impression
just
from
listening
to
the
comments
there.
My
next
question
is:
are
you
going
to
ask
the
community
for
Quest
for
suggestions
when
the
city
had
problems
in
the
80s?
M
They
actually
went
out
and
asked
the
community?
What
what
would
you
cut?
What
would
you
do
and
are
you
ever
going
to
publish
the
numbers
with
some
details,
so
we
can
figure
out?
What's
going
on,
I
mean
I
couldn't
even
find
out
how
much
we're
paying
our
consultant
from
Western
demographics
to
to
do
this
work.
M
Next
question
is
ASD
board
set
aside
the
37
million
it
was
brought
up
earlier
to
build
a
new
school
for
Inlet
View.
Is
that
money
restricted
in
any
way
next
question?
Could
the
money
be
used
to
keep
the
schools
open
next
question
I
heard
you
I,
listened
to
you
last
night
to
tell
the
Abbott
Lew
parents
that
you
don't
know
what
the
impact's
going
to
be
when
they
move
their
kids
to
a
non
non-title
one
school
today
you
say
that
everything
will
be
fine.
Is
that
really
true?
M
My
husband
works
at
a
title,
one
school:
they
do
a
lot
of
support
for
the
kids
and
the
kids
would
not
do
as
well.
If
they
didn't
have
that
support
and
our
kids
are
our
future.
I
mean
everybody
talks
about
that,
but
it
really
is
true:
will
you
be
losing
any
federal
money
by
closing
these
Title
One
schools?
M
What
is
your
dollar
goal
for
the
admin,
a
reduction
and
then
I
have
a
suggestion
for
the
Wonder
Park
parents.
Here
the
reason
ASD
is
planning
to
spend
over
37
million
dollars
to
build
a
new
Inlet
View
School,
rather
than
saving
the
money
and
just
remodeling
it
it's
because
if
they
did
anything
different,
a
hunt
between
100
and
300
parents
from
Inlet
View
would
show
up
here
and
MOB
the
place
along
with
their
kids
get
involved.
M
Y
M
F
F
Sure,
I
I'm,
fairly
positive,
I
won't
remember
every
question,
but
but
let
me
let
me
one:
I
can
I
can
answer
a
couple
of
them
and
I
know
you
have
emailed
the
board
multiple
times
so
feel
free
to
email
us
again
and
we
can
answer
the
rest.
So,
yes
do.
We
have
a
pathway,
we,
we
do
have
a
pathway
and
we
have
talked
about
it
and
at
the
last
board
meeting
when
we
talked
to
the
board,
I
told
him
that
we
had
a
lot
of
vacancies
this
year.
F
We
needed
to
wait
for
the
second
payroll
run,
which
was
October
into
the
beginning
of
November
and
start
looking
at
the
cost
savings.
For
I
mean
it
sounds
bad
right,
but
we
did
have
a
lot
of
vacancies,
so
our
expenses
are
a
little
bit
low.
So
we
re-looked
that
we're
relooking
the
a
lot
of
other
costs
to
include
when
we
put
hiring
freezes,
hiring
delays.
F
We
got
the
Oasis
count
from
the
state
and
we're
looking
at
finalizing
our
projected
revenue
and
so
on,
December
5th,
as
I
briefed
at
the
last
I'm
thinking,
two
or
three
meetings
to
the
board.
We're
going
to
brief
what
is
called
the
proforma,
we
brief
it
every
year
and
and
it
will
show
our
new
projected
Revenue
new
projected
expenses,
because
we
have
some
more
students.
It's
not
a
huge
large
number,
but
it
is,
it
is
more.
F
There
is
going
to
be
some
Revenue,
so
we'll
show
the
adjusted
and
then,
as
I
told
the
board,
we'll
look
at
all
the
things
we
put
on
the
plate
and
then
there's
three
things
left.
One
is
the
37
million
dollars
which
is
very
flexible
by
Design
when
the
legislature
passed
it
and
yes,
it
could
be
used
for
operational
shortfalls.
The
second
is
fund
balance
for
all
those
cost
savings
that
we've
had
this
year,
whether
they
were
intentional
or
not.
When
it
came
to
having
over
400
vacancies
in
September,
there's
still
cost
savings.
F
So
you
you
have
the
the
fund
balance
for
that,
which
only
again
it's
one-time
funds
right.
It
doesn't
fix
your
long-term
projected,
but
then
the
final
thing
is
people
who
teach
a
ratio.
So
there
there's
always
a
path
to
get
to
zero
because
there
always
has
to
be
a
path,
because
the
state
statute
demands
that
we
pass.
Is
there
a
balanced
budget?
The
city's
Charter
demands
that
we
pass
it
in
February
one-time
funds.
F
If
the
legislature
does
that
this
year
are
very
likely
to
occur
later
past
February
generally,
it's
in
May,
June
time
frame,
but
I
I'm
sure
I
answered
like
one
tenth
of
your
questions.
I
apologize.
AD
I
started
here
at
Wonder
Park
in
1973,
when
my
sisters
and
I
started
right
here
when
we
had
a
family
home
built
in
this
neighborhood
in
the
Wonder
Park
subdivision,
while
streets
were
named
after
judges
and
attorneys,
not
many
people
know
that
we
didn't
just
grow
up.
Here.
We
had
the
Builder
of
our
bill
of
our
house
that
lived
one
block
away
kitty
corner
from
my
house
was
the
cabinet
maker
that
put
in
90
of
the
cabinets
in
all
of
the
houses
around
us.
AD
My
family
and
I
moved
back
home
to
my
childhood
home
to
raise
my
children
in
the
early
90s
right.
There
is
the
third
generation
to
work
at
Wonder
Park,
and
we
have
a
fourth
generation.
Who
is
my
grandson?
Who
goes
and
attends
second
grade
here?
My
mother
volunteered
here
she
worked
here.
I
worked
here.
I
had
a
daycare
here
for
10
years.
AD
AD
AD
AD
AD
Restrictive
environment
for
them
to
learn,
and
yet
they
weren't
even
on
the
capacity
I've
like
Rewritten
this
so
many
times,
I,
don't
know
if
on
the
table
that
possibly
one
of
those
Charter
Schools
could
come
in
and
provide
you
know,
live
with
us
here.
We
have
ample
campus,
we
have
a
garden
center,
we
have
ample
space
for
everybody
to
come,
and
anybody
and
CCS
I
don't
know
why.
AD
E
I'd
like
to
call
on
Janelle
hantuan,
followed
by
Paso
Alo.
AE
Hi
I'm,
Janelle,
Hartman
and
I
have
spoken
before
you
guys
before,
because
my
school
is
also
on
the
list
of
closures,
five
out
of
six,
the
schools
in
the
list
and
wonder
Park.
The
reason
I'm
here
today
is
because
I
actually
went
into
education
because
of
Wonder
Park.
This
is
the
very
first
school
I
ever
volunteered
at
I
had
12
girls
in
my
21st
century
after
school
program
here
at
Wonder
Park.
AE
That
really
inspired
me
to
be
a
teacher
and
now
I'm
a
teacher
in
ESD
and
I'm,
going
to
do
a
teacher
thing
right
now
and
I
know
that
this
has
been
a
really
long
night
and
I
know.
There's
a
lot
of
distractions
and
a
lot
of
nerves
have
been
hit
in
the
room.
But
we
are
here
to
speak
on
behalf
of
our
students
and
to
give
the
attention
to
the
community
and
to
give
the
attention
to
those
of
us
that
are
up
here.
It's
important
and
it's
it's
important
as
teachers.
AE
When
we
come
into
the
room,
we
want
our
kiddos
to
be
paying
attention
and
learning
what
we're
learning
so
I
do
appreciate
your
attention
and
your
time
this
evening
with
us.
My
comment
is
very
concise.
This
evening
you
all
brought
up
the
census
data
and
there
was
also
information
from
2016,
which
I
also
think
is
important.
Back
in
2016
Wonder
Park
was
the
most
diverse
school
in
the
United
States
Mountain
View
is
one
of
the
most
diverse
neighborhoods
in
the
United
States.
This
school
is
important.
AE
AE
However,
this
does
show
a
message
and
it
does
send
a
message
to
our
community
as
well
as
our
kiddos
who
go
to
these
title
schools
that
they
don't
matter
as
much
as
other
students
who
are
not
attending
schools
on
these
lists,
and
they
do
matter
and
these
communities
matter
and
the
folks
that
showed
up
here
this
evening
mattered.
So
thank
you
for
your
time
and
attention
I
appreciate
it.
Thank.
U
I
also
a
public
speaking
so
bear
with
me.
So
I
was
in
an
inlet
I'm,
an
alumni
graduate
of
the
Inlet
View
elementary
school
and
was
in
the
fourth
fist
split
there.
Growing
up
and
I
just
want
to
say,
splits
can
work,
so
there
may
actually
be
an
opportunity
for
split
classes,
considering
there's
greater
variability
in
student
performance
and
variability
and
student
needs,
since
the
pandemic.
U
U
I
also
want
to
say,
closing
six
schools
seems
to
address
less
than
10
percent
of
this
fiscal
shortfall
so
other
than
not
building
a
new
Inlet
View,
which
seems
unconscionable
considering
all
the
school
closure,
business
and
inequitable
I
shudder
to
think
what
would
need
to
happen
to
address
the
remaining
deficit.
U
I
also
hope
that
those
working
with
the
Alaska
legislature
advocating
support
for
the
anchor
School
District
encourages
that
body
to
consider
the
economic
impact
of
the
brain
drain.
That
inconsistent
funding
and
budget
cuts
to
education
may
have,
as
schools
are
planned,
to
be
shut
down.
As
this
one
and
specials
in
Richmond
at
the
remaining
schools
are
threatened.
That's
the
30
percent.
You
are
showing
I
recognize
that
you
don't
control
your
funding
and
the
gal
who
asked
all
the
questions
moments
ago.
U
Last
definitely
asked
mine,
but
if
facilities
are
15
of
your
budget
and
addressing
this,
this
proposal
to
shut
down
six
schools
will
address
that
in
some
way.
I
just
wonder
about
what
else
would
happen
with
to
address
the
remaining
50
million
shortfall
like
how
many
teachers
does
that
represent
versus
how
many
schools
does
it
represent,
like
six,
three
million
dollars
is
closing
six
schools.
How
many
teachers
is
that
so.
F
F
The
school
closures
is
as
much
about
having
under
capacity
facilities
as
as
it
is
money,
but
but
a
couple
weeks
ago,
or
maybe
a
month
ago,
I
started
talking
to
the
board
when
we
get
into
December
we'll
look
at
all
the
stuff
that
we've
put
out.
It
really
is
three
things.
F
One
of
those
is
the
one-time
money
from
the
state
that
may
or
may
not
as
as
discussed
tonight,
be
used
for
all
or
a
portion
of
Inlet,
View
or
or
not
the
fund
balance,
which
I
talked
about
a
few
minutes
ago,
we're
finalizing
our
updated
Revenue,
our
updated
expenses.
We
have
saved
a
lot
of
money
because
we
had
so
many
vacancies.
We
weren't
happy
about
the
vacancies,
but
it
did
save
money
and
we're
also
looking
at
all
of
our
other
projected
costs.
F
So
on
this
and
then
the
final
thing
after
we
looked
at
State
one
time,
District
one-time
money,
the
final
thing
you
look
at
is
people
to
teach
a
ratio.
If
we
were
to
look
at
a
PTR
of
five-
and
this
is
hypothetical-
this
is
not
a
recommendation.
This
is
not
in
any
way.
F
Leaning
toward
I
would
even
want
to
build
that
chart,
but
if
you
were
to
do
a
people
to
teach
a
ratio
of
five
from
kindergarten
to
12th
grade
it's
about
30
million
dollars
or
about
280
plus
teachers
that
that's
the
enormity
if
we
didn't
have,
if
we
didn't
use
our
our
emergency
savings
and
if
we
don't
look
at
the
state
one-time
funding,
I
I
mean
I,
can't
imagine
that
it,
the
the
fptr,
is
used
that
it
wouldn't
be
far
less
than
five
I.
F
Just
don't
know
what
that
final
answer
is
going
to
be
I
mean
there's
a
lot
of
tough
calls,
and
you
know
honestly
for
for
every
kid
out
there.
If
music
is
their
thing
and
they're
never
going
to
play
football
or
hockey,
then
music
is
the
one
thing
that
motivates
them
to
come
to
school
and
to
stay
in
school
and
to
finish
school.
If
it's
hockey
or
swimming
or
ignite
or
everything
else
we
put
on
the
plate,
we're
well
aware
that
those
things
really
do
mean
the
world
not
just
to
the
staff
that
gets
up.
F
I
mean
I
I
we've
talked
to
the
staff.
These
really
are
all
important,
but
they
all
need
to
be
looked
at
by
the
board.
They'll
all
make
decisions,
and
then
we
go
to
the
final
three
District
funds
from
our
savings
account
State
one
time
and
PTR,
and
those
really
are
the
last
things
we
have,
because
we
have
to
pass
a
budget
in
February
and
it's
extremely
unlikely
that
the
legislature
could
have
funding
bills
in
the
first
two
or
three
weeks
of
a
session.
U
F
I,
don't
think
I
can
answer
that
I've
been
to
Juno
every
year
for
seven
six,
seven
years
now,
I
I
can
tell
you
one
thing
and
that's:
every
legislator
I've
talked
to
this
year
either
those
who
who
know
that
they're
going
to
be
legislators
or
those
who
believe
that
I
have
never
seen
support
this
strong
from
a
group
of
legislators
that
I
talked
to
that
they're
they're,
going
to
try
to
to
do
something.
This
session,
I
have
never
seen
it
this
solid.
This
strong
since
I've
been
here
thank.
E
You
Jayden
Jayden
was
our
final
speaker
so
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
for
your
participation.
If
you
spoke
from
a
written
statement,
it
would
make
it
easier
for
us
to
transcribe
if
I
could
take
a
picture
of
it.
So
if
you
could
bring
it
up
to
me,
I'd
love
to
make
make
a
certain
person
in
Jim's
office
a
little
bit
happier
by
having
her
have
something
to
work
from
all
of
your
comments
will
be
forwarded
to
the
board.
We
will
also
summarize
them
so
that
it
will
be
easy
to
see
major
topics.
E
This
is
the
final
of
our
six
meeting
cycle
I'd
like
to
thank
the
communications
staff
I'd
like
to
thank
the
I.T
staff,
the
security
staff
for
all
of
their
work
in
this
process,
and
thank
you
for
being
involved.
This
decision
will
be
made
on
December
15th.
Is
that
correct,
Jim
19th,
so
stay
tuned
to
the
district
website
for
further
information
thanks,
everybody,
Happy
Thanksgiving.