The village of Rampart is looking for a teacher. The school re-opened earlier this year after being shuttered 15 years ago. The first Chief and Administrator said temporary teachers sent by the district don’t have the skills village kids need.
Floyd Green became first Chief and Administrator of the Rampart Village Council in 2013. He said the small village on the Yukon River renovated and re-opened the school for students after a 15-year hiatus. But after two temporary teachers have served, Green said parents aren’t happy. He said teachers need to be invested in the community and kids, and should be able to teach everything from kindergarten to high school.
“Somebody interested in teaching their knowledge to our students, and that isn’t just here for a paycheck,” Green said.
Green said communications between the village and the Yukon Flats School district have not been good. He said he and Rampart parents have been asking for a permanent qualified teacher for a while.
“Finally, during the school board meeting on the 15th, we asked, ‘Where’s our new teacher? What’s going on?’ And they said, ‘Well, we can’t find one,’” he said.
The Yukon Flats School District said it’s challenging to attracting qualified teachers to villages. And Green acknowledges the district has hired a teacher’s aide to assist. He hopes that sweetens the deal for anyone looking at the job.
