When students were instructed to write about the person who left the greatest impact on their experience as students, high schoolers Emma Dohrn and Lucia Chapell both wrote about their art teacher, Ms. Miller. Giselle Miller spent four years teaching art at the Haines Borough School District. Next week, she will walk out its doors for […]
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Budget introduced, property tax rate decreased
In an effort to blunt the effects of a roughly 16% percent increase in property tax assessments this year due to the implementation of a new mass appraisal system, borough manager Annette Kreitzer recommended lowering property taxes in her manager’s budget. In the townsite, she recommended decreasing the mil rate by 9%. Boroughwide, she recommended […]
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Teachers get pay increase in new contract
The Haines Borough School District Board unanimously approved a contract with the teacher’s union that provided a 10% raise to Haines School teachers and staff. Lisa Andriesen, president of the negotiating team, said the priority of the Haines Education Association was to improve wages in order to attract new staff and retain current staff. “Since Haines was […]
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Six new staff to join Haines School
The Haines Borough School District recently hired six new teachers and an assistant principal but superintendent Roy Getchell said this week the hires don’t mean the district won’t face hiring difficulties in the future. Getchell told the school board in January that seven years without increases in the state’s base student allocation would make it difficult for the district […]
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Jenae’s Playground fundraising falls short
Plans for a playground memorializing former Haines School teacher Jenae Larson have hit an unforeseen financial hurdle. The project has raised about $330,000 to date, but a Southeast Roadbuilders design-build bid – the only one submitted for the project – came in last month at $668,000, including $458,000 for construction and $197,000 for playground equipment […]
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What’s causing the teacher shortage?
The Haines Borough School District is looking to fill four full-time teaching positions next year as it continues to struggle against a national and statewide teacher shortage. Superintendent Roy Getchell said he is beginning to consider international applicants. “It would be generous to say we get 10 percent of the applications we used to,” Getchell said. “The […]
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Middle school students to premiere Peratrovich play
Annie Boochever’s new play, “No Natives Allowed: Elizabeth Peratrovich Fights for Equality” will be debuted by Haines Borough middle schoolers at this year’s Elizabeth Peratrovich Day celebration at Haines High School. The play was adapted from Boochever’s latest book, an Elizabeth Peratrovich photo biography that has not yet been published. “My hope when I wrote this book […]
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School test results show low scores in reading, math
Fewer than half of Haines students in third through ninth grade are considered “proficient” in math and language arts, according to Alaska System of Academic Readiness scores released by the state earlier this month. Out of 156 Haines students who were tested last spring, about 57% lacked proficiency in English language arts, and about 63% […]
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Thomas, Aultman-Moore, Lapp take lead
Gabe Thomas, Ben Aultman-Moore and Jerry Lapp won Tuesday’s election for Haines Borough Assembly, according to unofficial results released Tuesday evening. Thomas, an incumbent, led with 547 votes. Aultman-Moore took second with 495 votes, and Jerry Lapp, who is currently filling Caitie Rothbart’s seat, placed third – for a one-year term – with 482 votes. Margarette Jones and Bill Jurewitz […]
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Without assistant principal, school district distributes duties among staff
The unanticipated resignation of Haines School’s assistant principal last month has led the school district to distribute duties among existing staff. Haines Borough School District superintendent Roy Getchell told the school board Tuesday that the district wasn’t able to fill the assistant principal position before the school year with a candidate that met standards. He called the proposal […]