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Saxman, AK · Education
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Juneau School Board to consider childcare at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School
After-school childcare is on the agenda for Tuesday night’s school board meeting. The Juneau Board of Education will take a first look at a lease with a local childcare provider to run a program at Sayéik: Gastineau Community School. This comes after the Juneau Assembly awarded $270,000 to...
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Juneau School District faces hiring challenges ahead of start to school year
The Juneau School District is slated to start the school year in 2 weeks with 10 open elementary teacher positions. Nine positions are full time and one position is part time. School officials say this number represents a spike in teaching vacancies compared to previous years. The district’s largest elementary...
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Juneau school year starts next month without early release Mondays, possible busing changes
The upcoming school year is less than one month away. District leadership said operations will remain largely the same, though there will be no more early release days for elementary schools and bus routes may change slightly. The Juneau School Board decided in May to end early release Mondays. That...
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Turnover continues among Juneau School District top officials
The Juneau School District’s chief financial officer is resigning. That means nearly everyone in the district’s top leadership team will be new to their role this school year. Nicole Herbert has worked for the district since March 2025 and was responsible for overseeing the district’s budget. She said...
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Repairs to 2 school roofs in Juneau expected to begin this summer
The City and Borough of Juneau is repairing two school roofs this summer that were damaged during this past winter’s record-breaking snowstorms. The Juneau School District closed Sít’ Eetí Shaanáx – Glacier Valley Elementary School and evacuated Mendenhall River Community School during the storms due to concerns about the amount of snow on the roof.
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Juneau baseball player Marcus Mendoza named Athlete of the Week after clutch performance in state title game
Juneau-Douglas High School baseball player Marcus Mendoza was clutch at crunch time to earn our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The senior Crimson Bear hit a single as part of a sixth-inning, go-ahead rally, and came out of the bullpen to pitch 3.2 scoreless innings and earn a winning decision in a 5-4 victory over Service in the title game of the ASAA Division I state tournament.
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Juneau School Board to consider strategic plan, updated enrollment numbers
The Juneau School Board will decide on whether to adopt the school district’s new strategic plan Tuesday night at its last regular meeting of the fiscal year. The strategic plan is a document that lines out the district’s values and priorities for the next five years. The school board approved a contract with national consulting group HYA Associates last year to draft the plan. Over the more than one-year process, consultants received feedback from board members, staff, families and community members.
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Juneau’s Class of 2026 is set to graduate this Sunday
More than 300 high school seniors are expected to graduate in Juneau this Sunday. Yaaḵoosgé Daakahídi High School will hold its graduation for 34 seniors at the Dzantik’i Heeni gymnasium at noon. The ceremony will include remarks by interim Principal Lori Hoover and be followed by a reception in the commons. Tickets are not required to attend.
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Juneau School District selects current employees to fill multiple leadership vacancies
As leadership of the Juneau School District undergoes a major changeover this summer, most of its top administrator and principal positions are being filled with current employees. The district is filling six more leadership positions following several retirements and resignations. It announced the positions on Friday. Thunder Mountain Middle School...
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Juneau School Board ends 30 minute early release for elementary students next year
Beginning next school year, elementary school students will no longer be dismissed 30 minutes early on Mondays. The Juneau School Board voted down continuing the practice during a meeting on Tuesday, with members citing concerns around impacts on families and a lack of data showing improvement. Board Vice President Elizabeth...
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Juneau School Board to consider adding language arts curriculum, technology equipment to this year’s budget
The Juneau School Board will consider what to add back to its budget for this fiscal year during a regular meeting Tuesday night. The district has more unspent funds than what it’s allowed under state law to carry over into the next fiscal year that begins July 1. The...
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Juneau middle school students learn traditional Lingít carving ahead of Celebration
More than 100 middle school students in Juneau are getting hands-on experience to learn about traditional Lingít carving by crafting their own canoe paddles in the classroom. The sounds of sanding, filing and chipping, and the aroma of spruce filled a classroom in Thunder Mountain Middle School first thing on Monday morning.
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Bill aimed at stabilizing school district budgeting process proceeds through Legislature
Calculating school funding is complicated. It’s currently based on enrollment projections, which can create uncertainty in a school district’s budgeting process. House Bill 261 would allow districts to use known numbers instead of projections to build budgets. In the bill, districts could use enrollment numbers from the previous...
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Student delegates from across the state gather in Juneau to learn about leadership
Decisions about Alaskan schools are almost always made by administrators, school board members and lawmakers. But students also play a role. Twice a year, student leaders from across the state gather at the Alaska Association of Student Government conference to decide on goals to improve their schools. AASG delegates gathered...
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More than half of the Juneau School District’s leaders will change this summer
Leadership of the Juneau School District will undergo a major changeover this summer. In addition to a new superintendent, more than half the superintendent’s six-member cabinet is turning over. The Juneau School Board also unanimously approved creating an assistant superintendent position on April 14. This newly approved position would...
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Juneau School Board approves contract with teachers union
The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union Tuesday night. This marks the end of a more than yearlong negotiation process that escalated to the union authorizing a strike in March. Board Vice President Elizabeth Siddon said she’s glad to reach an...
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Juneau teachers union approves contract with school district
Juneau’s teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District. Now, it’s the school board’s turn to decide whether to approve the contract before it’s implemented. The majority vote comes after more than a year of...