One hour and 45 minutes will be added to the school day, a change that district officials say is keeping with new standards for achievement for students at lower grades. Kindergarten starts at 8:25 a.m. and runs to 1:30 p.m. “It’s logical that development of academic and social, cognitive skills will be more fully supported […]
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Four to vie for school chief job on Friday
Haines Borough school board members this week learned via the Internet that one of their four finalists for the superintendent job isn’t quite what they thought. Members in the past week discovered Iner Joelson of Laurens, Iowa abruptly quit his superintendent job at the Laurens-Marathon school district on March 10, citing differences with the school board there. Joelson had […]
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District wants more borough help
Citing district figures that show the Haines Borough’s contribution to local schools is at 2009 levels, members of the school board at a Tuesday budget workshop said they’ll seek an additional $176,496 for the coming year. They said they’ll be making their pitch in advance of next Tuesday’s assembly meeting where members are scheduled to address the […]
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Board names 4 finalists for superintendent position
School board president Anne Marie Palmieri said this week a new school superintendent could be hired as soon as the end of next week, but the decision may be pushed back to accommodate candidates’ travel schedules. The board chose four finalists for the job Wednesday night: Holly Cervin, a school principal in Gustavus; Virginia Jewell, […]
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School to hire ‘dean of students’
Under a staffing plan that responds to the departure of vice-principal Michelle Byer, the Haines Borough school board Monday approved hire of a “dean of students” position for grades 6-12. The position would pay about $68,000 plus benefits. The hire will save the district about $45,000 in the coming year, according to district superintendent Michael Byer, Michelle Byer’s […]
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Superintendent finalist bows out
The district’s lone finalist for the job, Ted VanBronkhorst of Unalakleet, accepted a job with the Juneau school district moments before he sat down for dinner with Haines school board members March 27. VanBronkhorst said he would pay the district’s expenses for his trip here. Board members Tuesday agreed to readvertise the job, with a revised schedule, […]
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District down to a single finalist
Following the Wrangell school district’s hire of Jay Thomas, the Haines Borough school board is down to a single finalist for its superintendent job – Ted VanBronkhorst, director of human resources for the Bering Strait School District. The public will get a chance to ask questions of VanBronkhorst at a community reception starting 7 p.m. Friday at the […]
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School superintendent hire looms
The Haines Borough school board is hoping to select a new superintendent by March 29. A hiring committee of board members and school officials that met March 13 winnowed down a list of 16 candidates who had applied by a March 5 deadline to just two finalists: Ted VanBronkhorst, director of human resources at Bering Strait School District […]
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School board votes to close Mosquito Lake
The Haines Borough school board voted 6-0 Tuesday to close the Mosquito Lake School. Member Brian Clay abstained. No members of the public testified on the issue. school board members said their decision could be revisited if there are 10 students identified who express interest in attending school there. The vote follows the recommendation of the district-organized Mosquito Lake […]
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Top speller stumped by ‘dorcastry’ at bee
The spelling of the word “dorcastry” tripped seventh-grader Tailer Olsson of Haines at the Alaska 2014 State Spelling Bee Feb. 28. Olsson, 13, was one of 149 school champions who squared off during the all-day event on the stage of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in Anchorage. Olsson, runner-up in the local bee, […]