“The Senate funding is very alarming to us and if that should come to pass, that will be a very dramatic hit to our budget for next year,” says David Means, the district’s finance head.
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Juneau School Board approves $86 million budget
The district isn’t putting any operating fund money toward high school activities travel or coaches.
Juneau schools, CBJ implement new safety practices for active threats
The new city and Juneau School District strategy for dealing with active threats is known as ALICE—Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate.
With class sizes on the rise, Juneau School Board asks Assembly for full funding
“What we’re asking is to fund to the cap and see if we can get some of those activities funds back. I know that’s a hard ask. We’re all hurting,” said Superintendent Mark Miller.
Juneau kids take Elizabeth Peratrovich’s words to heart
Juneau school kids have spent recent weeks learning about the late Alaska Native civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich.
Public input lacking at Juneau Schools budget forum
Only one person from the public signed up to comment during the Juneau School District’s 2-hour budget forum Tuesday night.