Chilkat Valley Preschool officials say they’ll be looking at alternatives – including acquiring the Haines Borough’s Human Resources Building, their current home – in the wake of a Haines Borough school board decision against siting the program at the Haines School. Preschool board president Alissa Henry said the other option was possibly using space in the Presbyterian Church […]
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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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Board drops plan for preschool
In a decision fraught with tears and recriminations, the Haines Borough school board voted 5-2 Monday against moving forward with a memorandum of understanding to site the Chilkat Valley Preschool at the Haines School. Sarah Swinton, Inez Gross, Mike Wilson, Brian Clay and Lisa Schwartz voted against the move. Board chair Ann Marie Palmieri and member Sara Chapell […]
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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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Friedenauer wins seat; Lapp, Gregg deadlock
It’s a tie. Tuesday’s unofficial election results have Haines Borough Assembly candidate Margaret Friedenauer as the clear winner of one seat, but candidates Tresham Gregg and Jerry Lapp are locked in a dead heat for the second. Lapp and Gregg each garnered 411 votes, while Friedenauer won 629. Like Friedenauer, school board candidate Inez Gross was the clear choice of voters. […]
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Teachers, staff oppose siting preschool at Haines School
At Tuesday’s Haines Borough school board meeting, teachers lined up against siting the Chilkat Valley Preschool in the Haines School, saying it would cost the district money at a time of declining revenues and exacerbate problems with limited space. They also questioned whether such an arrangement was the district’s responsibility. Teachers’ union president Lisa Andriesen said a recent […]
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Municipal election on Tuesday
Voters, take note: The town’s polling location for Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 6, has moved from the American Bald Eagle Foundation to the Chilkat Center. The highway district’s polling place is still the Klehini Valley Fire Hall. Both locations are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voters will fill two, three-year seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. […]
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School board candidates provide views on issues
Two current members and one newcomer are seeking three seats on the Haines Borough school board in Tuesday’s municipal election. Candidates were asked about the upcoming superintendent hire, school curriculum and wages, technology in the classroom, the importance of music and art, homeschooling and the district’s borough support. Sara Chapell, 41, a development director at KHNS, has served […]
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Superintendent pay to be advertised up to $115,000
Haines Borough school board members agreed to offer a salary range of $105,000-$115,000 for a 260-day contract for its next superintendent Tuesday, at the close of a five-hour meeting aimed at determining language that will be used in recruitment ads. Timi Tullis, director of membership services for the Association of Alaska School Boards, distributed a three-year-old ranking […]