The district plans to announce in October or November which schools it proposes closing, and the Anchorage School Board would vote on whether to approve that plan in December.
Anchorage School District superintendent Jharrett Bryantt speaks during an Anchorage School Board meeting on Feb. 6.
“Last time, we brought this up as part of the budget discussion, and I think that’s where it really went south,” he said.“We need to ensure that the community is aware that we’re doing this not due to some sort of budget shortfall,” Bryantt added.closing six neighborhood elementary schools, and Bryantt at the time cited “insufficient and unstable” state funding along with the dropping enrollment numbers. The announcement came just before a gubernatorial election.
Full-time teachers are able to spend more time with students and get to know them better, Gustafson said. Anderson told board members that all schools were on the table for possible closures. He said that after announcing which schools would close, the district planned to stagger the closures over a three-year period
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