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From YouTube: Superintendent Update 12-19-22
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A
To
start
off,
I
can't
believe
it's
nearly
the
new
year.
I've
spent
many
recent
nights,
reflecting
on
my
first
six
months
as
superintendent
and
in
short,
I,
truly
feel
blessed
to
be
a
member
of
Team
ASD
and
in
the
Anchorage
community,
and
were
there
some
curveballs
that
were
thrown
along
the
way?
Absolutely,
but
through
all
the
challenges,
it's
clear
that
we
are
a
resilient
community
that
loves
our
schools.
A
Let
me
just
address
the
elephant
in
the
room,
which
is
the
snow
days
so
back
in
November,
actually
here
at
the
diocese
I
joked
that
my
healing
from
the
warm
state
of
Texas
had
nothing
to
do
with
my
decision
to
call
a
snow
day
and
tonight
I
continue
to
stress
again,
I
really
promise
that
this
has
nothing
to
do
with
me
being
from
Texas.
A
But
all
joking
aside,
these
recent
weather
of
events
were
severe
and
necessitated
numerous
days
of
closure
to
ensure
the
safety
of
students,
families
and
staff.
It
was
also
evidence
that
the
sheer
volume
of
snow
in
a
short
period
of
time
put
unprecedented
strain
on
the
muni's
ability
to
remove
the
snow
and,
as
always,
we're
willing
to
be
all
hands
on
deck
to
support
the
meeting.
A
So
with
that
said,
and
here's
the
dense,
cart,
pending
State
approval
and
potentially
board
approval.
The
district
proposes
the
following
plan
to
address
the
makeup
days.
The
administration
recommends
that
from
January
30th
to
March,
9th
30
minutes
will
be
added
to
the
instructional
day.
That
is
the
equivalent
of
about
three
days
total
and
again
that
would
begin
January
30th.
Why
do
we
choose
that
date,
because
campus
leaders
need
time
to
finalize
how
this
impact
school
schedules
once
we
get
back
to
school,
given
the
upcoming
winter
holiday?
A
Lastly,
the
district
proposes
making
February
24th
a
full
instructional
day
that
would
be
in
lieu
of
the
currently
slated
professional
development
day,
so
this
adds
roughly
five
instructional
days
back
to
the
calendar.
We
recognize
that
this
plan
and
any
plan
entails
trade-offs.
I've
heard
from
many
many
community
members
these
past
couple
of
weeks
on
this
topic,
some
advocated
for
asking
deed
to
waive
all
five
days
and
others
on
the
opposite
end
of
the
spectrum
advocated
for
adding
days
to
the
end
of
the
calendar.
A
Many
have
wondered
why
the
district
did
not
opt
for
remote
learning,
like
others
in
ASD,
we
would
have
needed
students,
particularly
elementary
students,
to
be
in
school
long
enough
to
receive
technology
and
paper
materials
to
Aid
in
remote
learning,
given
the
many
consecutive
snow
days
that
was
not
feasible
for
a
district
of
our
size.
A
So,
while
not
perfect,
I
do
believe
remote
learning
is
a
viable
option
for
future
inclement
weather
days,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
execute
it
well
and
to
ensure
true
continuity
of
The
Learning
Experience
I
do
anticipate
that
remote
learning
will
be
a
central
part
of
our
inclement
weather
strategy.
Moving
forward
and
I've
asked
staff
to
begin
planning
for
that.
A
There
are
still
particulars
that
need
to
be
discussed
with
Union
leadership
as
soon
as
tomorrow,
and
then
deed
still
needs
to
formally
approve
this,
but
I
intend
to
be
collaborative
with
all
of
those
stakeholders
and
others
to
get
to
resolution
quickly.
A
So
tonight,
I
really
just
wanted
to
share
this
high
level
overview
of
the
current
plan
and
staff
will
finalize
and
communicate
the
specifics
in
the
coming
days.
We
appreciate
the
community's
patience
every
additional
snow
day,
altered
the
path
forward
and
necessitated
input
from
the
state,
aea,
leadership
and
others
that
process
took
time,
and
it
was
well
worth
it
and
we're
finally
in
a
position
to
share
a
plan
today.
A
So
that
is
my
snow
update,
so
I'm
sure
there'll
be
questions
and
I'm
happy
to
answer
them.
But
again,
I
want
to
clarify
that
some
details
will
need
to
emerge
in
the
coming
days
now
that
the
state
and
aea-
and
others
are
aware
that
this
is
coming
so
I
could
address
the
snow
questions
now
and
then
I
want
to
go
back
to
some
broader
observations.
A
Deed
and
I
did
have
a
conversation.
What
emerges
that
we
need
to
have
a
plan
to
address
learning
continuity.
It
was
not
going
to
be
favorable
from
very
many
parties
at
all
to
advocate
for
full
waivers,
especially
when
there
were
multiple
opportunities
in
our
calendar
to
make
up
learning
time
in
a
way
that
was
minimally
disruptive,
and
there
was
also
an
opportunity
to
add
minutes.
A
So
I
will
just
keep
it
at
the
fact
that
deed
is
aware
of
this
plan.
It
won't
be
a
surprise
and
I
intend
to
submit
a
waiver
that
outlines
what
I
shared
with
the
board
I
mean.
I
have
no
reason
to
believe
that
that
will
not
be
approved,
but
I
still
need
to
receive
formal
notice
from
deed
in
the
coming
weeks.
A
Then
for
the
board,
specifically,
we
could
put
this
in
a
memo
going
into
next
month,
as
these
changes
wouldn't
have
any
sort
of
formal
impact
until
February.
But
we
did
want
to
put
it
out
there,
because
there
will
be
some
very
specific
questions,
particularly
with
Union
leadership,
just
to
clarify
messaging
and
to
iron
out
a
few
specifics
that
are
not
of
interest
to
the
general
public,
but
are
very
important
to
me
to
make
sure
that
we
look
out
for.
B
Our
employees,
okay,
thank
you,
remember
lesson.
So
I
have
two
questions.
Number
one
winter
hasn't
actually
started
yet
bad
news
that
happens
in
a
couple
more
days.
So
what
happens
if
we
have
additional
snow
days?
That's
my
that's
question
number
one
and
then
question
number
two
is
what
is
our
sense
of
start
of
time?
So
if
we
add
30
minutes
to
the
instructional
day,
are
we
staying
with
morning
initial
morning
start
times
and
then
just
adding
30
minutes
or
are
we
going
earlier
and
later
like?
A
A
This
is
how
we'll
address
the
time,
and
now
we
need
to
address
the
logistics
when
it
comes
to
start
and
end
times
and
again,
this
wouldn't
start
until
January,
30th,
so
I
hope
to
iron
out
these
specifics
to
where
we
can
get
to
that
point
as
soon
as
possible
for
families
to
be
informed
in
terms
of
the
question
about
future
snow
days
again,
it
depends
on
the
magnitude.
A
Making
up
one
day
is
a
very
different
proposition
than
making
up
a
week
or
even
more,
and
this
was
truly
unprecedented
in
that
it
was
multiple
weather
events
in
consecutive
weather
days
that
really
the
calculus
was
changing
in
lifetime
day
by
day.
So
it
was
a
dynamic
situation,
but
I
will
say
that
there
are
some
merits
to
remote
learning
for
a
number
of
reasons,
one
we
wouldn't
have
to
necessarily
adjust
the
calendar
and
two.
A
All
right
so
now.
Lastly,
I
just
want
to
share
a
couple
of
just
general
reflections
of
as
a
point
of
personal
privilege,
given
that
it's
been
about
eight
months
of
listening
and
learning
as
superintendent.
So
I
do
want
to
say
that,
while
this
semester
has
been
defined
by
a
number
of
crises,
it
has
shown
me
that
this
community
is
always
willing
to
support
our
students.
Who
is
our
City's?
Future
I
saw
that
just
weeks
into
my
superintendency,
when
we
had
to
Halt
use
a
versa
major
this
summer.
A
Due
to
seismic
concerns,
the
community
was
quick
to
ask
how
they
could
support
and
or
School
leaders
on
Jaber,
in
particular,
ensured
the
Ursa
Major
students
and
teachers
felt
welcomed
and
embraced
in
their
new
schools,
and
I
saw
that
resilience
again
when
thousands
of
community
volunteers
and
the
muni
and
javer
leaders
and
others
assisted
the
district
through
a
transportation
crisis
and
with
their
help.
A
It
takes
a
village
to
address
this
huge
topic
of
school
funding
in
Alaska
and
we
truly
have
great
people
in
our
corner
advocating
for
positive
change.
So
that
was
heartening
to
me
and
I'll
close
by
saying
all
that
to
say
thank
you
Anchorage
and
thank
you
to
the
staff
and
the
board
for
your
role
in
getting
us
through
quite
a
challenging
year
for
ASD,
while
planning
for
another.
Even
larger
structural
deficit
for
fiscal
year,
25
will
be
inevitable.
Unless
change
happens
at
the
state
level,
we
made
progress.
A
So
with
some
of
these
challenges
behind
us,
I'm
also
ready
to
look
towards
our
future
as
a
district
and
I'll
be
finalizing
the
Staffing
of
my
leadership
team
in
the
coming
days,
so
we
can
finally
Implement
some
of
the
changes
that
need
to
happen
to
achieve
our
goals.
So
that
concludes
my
report.
Happy
holidays
to
all
all
be
personally
dreaming
of
a
white
Christmas,
but
I
won't
be
hoping
for
another
40
inches
of
snow.
But
that's
just
me
so
thank
you.