Juneau School District will most likely be able to cover a near $248,000 cut to its transportation budget — partly because of higher enrollment numbers. The state could give the district up to $2.6 million more than it expected.
Juneau Schools
School board will bring new members up to speed at next meeting
Election winners Dan DeBartolo and Steve Whitney will continue their orientation to the school board after they’re sworn in at the next meeting.
Whitney and DeBartolo win school board race
DeBartolo finished first with 2,886 votes and Whitney came in second place with 2,577 votes Tuesday night.
New curriculum standards are changing instruction in Juneau schools
Juneau schools are requiring kids to meet tougher curriculum standards. The new standards are being introduced during the district’s six-year curriculum review.
SHI program trains educators to see Thru the Cultural Lens
Juneau’s educators have been learning about the history and culture of Southeast Alaska’s indigenous peoples through a Sealaska Heritage Institute program.
School Board candidate debates – September 19, 2016
On Sept. 19, 2016, four candidates for Juneau School Board — Kevin Allen, Dan DeBartolo, Jason Hart and Steve Whitney — debated the key issues of the race. The Oct. 4 election will fill two open seats on the school board.
JPD asks for school board’s help in kindness initiative
Juneau Police Department wants to try to improve the quality of life in Juneau by encouraging random acts of kindness.
State reverses governor’s $6.35 million school funding veto
Governor Bill Walker’s attempt to veto $6.35 million in state education funding failed because of a technicality. The state has decided to fund schools as if the line item veto didn’t happen.
Finance committee addresses city’s budget deficit, delays action on school district
The Juneau finance committee found a solution to the city’s $4.2 million budget deficit, but will delay decisions on the school district deficit until late fall.
Parents of Juneau schoolchildren worried about increasing price of EpiPens
Some Juneau parents are worried about the price of EpiPens. The medicine is necessary to treat anaphylactic shock, but its price varies from pharmacy to pharmacy.