District leaders will start considering budget cuts next month.
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Juneau elementary school students will have early dismissal on Mondays next year
According to a plan approved by the school board on Tuesday, elementary schools will release students at 2 p.m., and optional programs will get out at 2:30 p.m.
Juneau School District will cut 2 positions, dip into savings to fill budget gap
Last month, Gov. Dunleavy’s vetoes left the district with a $758,000 budget shortfall.
Alaska school officials say one-time funding boost leaves budgets unpredictable
Without a permanent funding increase, districts may have to resolve deficits in other ways — like closing schools, making class sizes bigger and reducing bus service.
Juneau School District and teachers union enter ‘critical’ contract meetings
If they can’t reach an agreement, they’ll go to arbitration, meaning a third party would hear both sides and come up with a solution.
Juneau schools ‘trying not to cancel any routes’ amid bus driver shortage
District leaders told families Sunday night that a shortage of bus drivers due, in part, to an earlier than usual start to the cruise ship season would lead to delays in bus service on Monday.
Juneau school board approves budget built around uncertain state, city funding
“The budget that you approve this evening is based on assumptions,” Superintendent Bridget Weiss told the board at the start of Tuesday’s meeting. “There are estimates built in here, and one of those is the increase to the BSA.”
Juneau leaders begin talks over $4.7 million school district deficit
Juneau School District leaders are gearing up for major budget decisions over the next two years as enrollment declines and major funding sources expire.
Birth rate data shows kindergarten enrollment likely to remain low in Juneau
The district projected 390 kindergarteners would start this fall. Instead, just 282 did.
Juneau School District extends contract with food vendor
The Juneau School District has extended its contract with the food vendor whose worker mistakenly delivered floor sealant to a food warehouse this summer.