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School board bids farewell to outgoing president McNichol

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 4, 2019 | Local News

Characteristic of her style, Sitka School Board president Jenn McNichol said farewell to her colleagues in an efficiently-run meeting Wednesday night (10-2-19). McNichol chose not to run for reelection in order to spend more time on family matters. Read More

McNichol opts out of second school board term

by KCAW News | Aug 15, 2019 | Election Coverage, Local News

The school board race has held the biggest surprise of this year’s municipal election so far: Board president Jennifer McNichol will not run again for her seat this fall. Read More

Sitka Schools cuts IT tech, to save money for teachers

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 14, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Superintendent Mary Wegner notified five new teachers on Wednesday (8-14-19) that they’ll be receiving contracts, and can start work with the rest of the staff on Thursday. But she’ll also be giving the district’s IT technician his layoff notice, effective at the end of the month. Read More

School funding court battle leaves Sitka down five teachers

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 8, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka School Board Wednesday night (8-7-19) approved contracts for 18 non-tenured teachers -- all of whom were pink-slipped last spring. But the ongoing financial battle between the legislature and the governor has created a $151,000 deficit, causing the district to hesitate before hiring five new teachers. Read More

Gov’s budget could mean a $4.7 million hit to Sitka schools

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 4, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Schools administration last week (Monday 2-25-19) began to confront the reality that education funding may be cut far below anyone’s expectations next year. Read More