Steve Bradshaw Archives

School board gives Sitka’s non-certified staff the same ‘6-4-4’ raise as teachers

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 15, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

SESPA employees signed a deal with interim superintendent Steve Bradshaw last year for raises, should the district's maintenance department move under the city. They asked the School Board to make good on that deal. Read More

Sitka schools may drain savings account, swimming pool to make ends meet in ’25

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Mar 26, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka's Schools will have $1.4 million in reserves at the end of the current academic year -- far short of the amount needed to cover next year's deficit. At a work session, the Sitka School Board discussed how much of its savings to drain to make ends meet next year, and which programs -- like the Blatchley Swimming Pool -- might be transferred to the city, or cut altogether. (KCAW/Woolsey) Read More

Sitka’s schools face potential loss of ‘a teaching position at every grade level’

by KCAW Staff | Mar 13, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Even if Gov. Dunleavy doesn't veto half of the legislature's increase in education funding (as he did last year), Sitka Schools will lose up to eight teaching positions. If he repeats, however, Sitka could lose 12 jobs. Read More

Sitka teachers agree to ‘catch up’ raises in new, three-year contract

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 12, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka teachers will see raises of 6-percent next year, and 4-percent each of the following two years, under a negotiated agreement approved by the Sitka School Board on February 7. Read More

Sitka officials consider transfer of school maintenance, swimming pool to city government

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 1, 2024 | Local News, Syndicated

Financial responsibility for the maintenance of Sitka's schools -- including the Blatchley Swimming Pool -- would transfer from the school district to the City of Sitka, in a plan discussed by the assembly and school board in a January work session. Read More