Most names to remain secret Twenty-one people have applied to be superintendent of the Haines Borough School District, but the public will get to know the identities of only a half dozen of them. School board president Anne Marie Palmieri said school board members have seen the names and resumes of all candidates who applied by the Jan. […]
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Carlson on job until July
The Haines Borough School District last week unanimously approved a contract addendum with interim superintendent Rich Carlson that will pay him $46,379 to work from Feb. 1 to June 30. Keeping Carlson on the job required approval by the state Division of Retirement and Benefits, as Carlson is a retired superintendent and conditions of his state retirement […]
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Year marked by citizen involvement
Heightened citizen participation marked 2015, a year in which residents challenged municipal leaders on a range of issues, and seemingly small matters spawned prolonged debates. Harbor expansion plans and a proposed minor offenses ordinance touched off months of give-and-take, but residents also raised questions about borough meeting procedures, funding for studies of helicopter noise and […]
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Hurt feelings started with false promises
After reading Mr. Brian Elliott’s letter to the paper this week and reading Mr. Tom Morphet’s article regarding the Chilkat Valley Preschool, I wanted to clarify some of their statements. Firstly, the memorandum of understanding between the school board and CVP was not the board promising CVP that it would be sited at the school. It was […]
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CVP board grateful for school site effort
We wish to extend our gratitude to the teachers, board, staff and administrators of the Haines Borough School District for the effort put forth to explore the option of housing the Chilkat Valley Preschool within the Haines School. This exploration took time, energy and emotion on both ends, and we look forward to moving in a positive […]
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Community foundation gives $18K to 14 nonprofits
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation awarded more than $18,000 to 14 local nonprofits this week, including to new applicant the Haines Avalanche Information Center for the construction of a high-altitude weather station. Crystal Badgley, president of the foundation board, said the avalanche information center scored highly because of its thoughtful application and the fact that […]
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Would 17 students impact school
So let me get this straight: In spring 2015 the Haines Borough School District superintendent and the school board unanimously agreed to allow the Chilkat Valley Preschool to use an available space and conduct their classes at the Haines School beginning in fall 2016. This memorandum of understanding was not honored by the replacement superintendent and school board, with the […]
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Teachers left out of preschool decision
An article in the Oct. 8 issue of the CVN gives details that the school board president “…didn’t want discussion of the (preschool) issue in the community before a school board meeting.” It is unfortunate that school board members felt it was necessary to exclude staff in early discussions regarding the preschool placement. Haines Borough School District staff members are important stakeholders whose input […]
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Vote on preschool Monday
A proposed agreement between the Haines Borough School District and Chilkat Valley Preschool to site the preschool program at the Haines School appears dead on arrival. The school board will vote on the matter at its meeting 7 p.m. Monday in the school library. At a board workshop Wednesday, superintendent Rich Carlson said proposed use of school space by […]
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New Haines School teachers bring diversity of experience
In addition to new superintendent Rich Carlson, the Haines Borough School District hired 10 new teachers this year. Four are profiled in this week’s CVN. Brief features on six others will be published in next week’s newspaper. Jason Muccino is the seventh person to hold the full-time music teacher job at Haines School since 2002. But the […]