The Anchorage School District held a work session Monday to further discuss the “rightsizing” initiative, followed by a board meeting in which many students and parents spoke in opposition to the plan.
The Anchorage School District held a work session Monday to further discuss the “rightsizing” initiative, followed by a board meeting in which many students andANCHORAGE, Alaska - The Anchorage School Board held a work session Monday to further discuss what the Anchorage School District is calling its “rightsizing” initiative, in which multiple elementary schools in town will be closed or repurposed.
Monday’s afternoon work session was followed by a regular board meeting, where members and ASD officials also discussed a new plan that would mean Much of the audience was filled with parents and students from Bear Valley Elementary School. Due to the large number of people, the school board voted to extend public comment and move it up in the agenda to give sufficient time for the public to speak.
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