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Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent responds to concerns over student support and safety

by Hope McKenney | Dec 11, 2025 | Featured News, Syndicated

At a state Board of Education meeting on Dec. 3, alumni and former staff from Mt. Edgecumbe High School raised concerns about safety and student support at the state-run boarding school in Sitka. Read More

Mt. Edgecumbe campus land sale wins ‘best interest’ determination from state

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jan 3, 2023 | Local News, Syndicated

The state has determined that it is in its best interest to sell a portion of the Mt. Edgecumbe campus to the Coast Guard, to construct a dock to homeport the new fast-response cutter Douglas Denman. Read More

Finding a new Commissioner of Education tops board’s agenda during Sitka meeting

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 6, 2022 | Local News, Syndicated

Unlike other commissioners who are appointed directly by the governor, the Commissioner of Education is nominated by the state Board of Education. The board will be setting up an executive search at its meeting in Sitka on Wednesday (9-7-22). Read More

Sitka teacher named to state education board

by Brielle Schaeffer, KCAW | Apr 18, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka science teacher Rebecca Himschoot secured a spot on the State Board of Education & Early Development, when a joint session of the legislature confirmed her appointment Friday (4-15-16). Read More