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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 31, 2022
State Board of Education to Meet in Sitka
September 6-7
JUNEAU – The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development will hold a regular quarterly meeting and professional development workshop on September 6-7, 2022, in Sitka, Alaska. The board meeting will be held at Mt. Edgecumbe High School Library, 1330 Seward Avenue. Public participation in the meeting will be in person and through the Legislative Information Office (LIO). The workshop will begin at noon on September 6, and the quarterly meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on September 7.
The board will take public comment starting at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 7. Oral comment is limited to three minutes per person and five minutes per group. Public comment may be made for this meeting during this time only, in person or by calling 1-844-586-9085 if you are outside of Anchorage or Juneau. For participation from Anchorage, call 907-563-9085 and from Juneau, call 907-587-9085.
This meeting will be live-streamed through the LIO at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiUm8eR1-b8 (audio only) beginning at 8:30 a.m. on September 7, 2022.
When public comment is over, the meeting will continue to be broadcast at the above website.
The purpose of the meeting is to hold a professional development workshop, work session, and a business meeting.
Topics at the professional development workshop include tours of Mt. Edgecumbe High School facilities, committee meeting reports and discussion.
Topics at the work session include legislative and budget update, assessment cut scores regulations for adoption, regulations for re-adoption to include teacher certification, assessment participation guidelines, and native languages, MEHS land sale, and discuss commissioner recruitment process.
Topics at the business meeting include assessment cut scores regulations for adoption, regulations for re-adoption to include teacher certification, assessment participation guidelines, and native languages, MEHS land sale, and commissioner recruitment. The board will hear standing reports on the department’s divisions and the commissioner’s report, and will consider approval of the July 13, 2022 meeting minutes.
The board may amend its published agenda. Agenda times are estimates only, and the board may consider agenda items out of order without amending its agenda. The board also reserves the right to adjourn at a time later than estimated on the published agenda.
The board’s meeting packet is available online at https://education.alaska.gov/State_Board by clicking on the meeting date.
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The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development provides information, resources, and leadership to support over 130,000 students in 505 public schools across the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to ensure an “Excellent Education for Every Student Every Day.”
Media Contact: Grant Robinson, Public Information Officer, (907) 500-4983
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