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How far will Sitka's schools dip into reserves next year to save elementary teaching jobs?

1 week ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

Two jobs at Xóots Elementary have been eliminated in the current draft of the Sitka School District’s ’26 budget, along with two at Keet Gooshi Heen. The Sitka School Board will have to decide how deeply to draw on district reserves next year to keep those jobs. (KCAW/Woolsey)Note: View the most recent Sitka School District budget. The school board’s next public hearing on the budget is set for Wednesday, April 23, 5:30 p.m. at the Sitka High Public Library.
Attorney, administrator earn 'exemplary' reviews from assembly

1 week ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

The Sitka Assembly is happy with the work the city administrator and attorney have done over the last year. When it met in a special session last night/on Tuesday (4-15-25), the assembly gave “exemplary” performance reviews to the only two city employees who report directly to the assembly. It first went behind closed doors for over two hours to give feedback to Municipal Attorney Rachel Jones.
Education funding boost advances to governor's desk

1 week ago | kcaw.org | Meredith Redick

The Alaska Legislature passed a bill Friday that would boost per-student education funding by $1,000. The bill now advances to Governor Mike Dunleavy, who has said he plans to veto it. In an 11 to 9 vote Friday morning, the Senate passed a stripped-down version of House Bill 69, removing all policy items and leaving only the funding increase. Later that day, the House passed the amended bill 21-16.
Assembly gives first 'thumbs up' to budget for FY26

1 week ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

The city’s budget is divided into chunks– the biggest is the general fund budget– around $48 million in revenue and expenses that includes some of the city’s biggest line items, like school funding. This year the assembly is funding schools to the cap, or the maximum allowed by state law, in addition to school building maintenance and funding the Blatchley Middle School swimming pool. The general fund budget, as it stands, is at a surplus of over $200,000 but that could change.
SAFV holds second annual Sitka Rose Awards

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Meredith Redick

Sitkans Against Family Violence (SAFV) is hosting the second annual Sitka Rose Awards on April 25. The Rose Awards honor women and LGBTQ+ people who have honored SAFV’s core values of safety, community, and respect. The event will include a variety show, raffle, and local food trucks. Shelter supervisor Mel Beadle joined KCAW’s Brooke Schafer to share more about the history of the event and how it supports SAFV’s mission.
SEARHC hears frustration, concerns from Sitkans

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Meredith Redick

More than 20 Sitkans testified in a community listening session hosted by SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and the Sitka Community Health Council on Monday. The event, which lasted just under two-and-a-half hours, is required by charter and represents the community’s annual opportunity to speak directly with hospital leadership. Several people spoke about challenges in communication, citing problems with phone systems and lack of transparency from leadership.
Overdue boater returns home after search

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Meredith Redick

First responders searched for an overdue boater Monday night, only to learn that the man had returned home independently. Just after 10 p.m. on Monday, the Sitka Fire Department received a call about a boater in Sitka Sound who was two hours overdue. Fire department engineer Zach Carlson said the department reached out to Coast Guard Sector Southeast to conduct a helicopter search for the boater, who was reportedly traveling in a ten-foot rubber inflatable raft.
Alaska Storytellers offers training opportunities

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Meredith Redick

Dancers perform during an Alaska Storytellers event. (Photo provided by Alaska Storytellers.)Alaska Storytellers is hosting storytelling trainings in preparation for the upcoming summer season. KCAW’s Erin Fulton spoke with Cynthia Gibson and Jazel Welkener about the goal of Alaska Storytellers and how Sitkans can get involved. Listen to the full interview below:The trainings will be held April 8 and 15 at 5:30 p.m. at 124 Lincoln Street.
Bill offers relief for Mt. Edgecumbe High School's maintenance backlog

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

Sen. Bert Stedman explains the benefits of merging Mt. Edgecumbe High School with the list used to maintain schools in the state’s Regional Education Attendance Areas (REAA’s). The move would allow maintenance at Mt. Edgecumbe — or even the construction of student and faculty housing — to be evaluated against the capital requests of schools, rather than against the needs of all state facilities. “I think the State of Alaska could do better for the kids at Edgecumbe,” said Stedman.
It's plucks, not clucks, at Sitka's 'Instrument Petting Zoo'

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

Pictured: 10-month-old Matilda Cunningham investigates a maraca at the “Instrument Petting Zoo” in Sitka on April 4. It’s quiet in the library, when I sit down to interview Rick Trostel, a trumpet player in the Juneau Symphony. He’s also a longtime music teacher at Juneau Montessori School. He’s getting ready to raise the volume with a hands-on music class of sorts – an “Instrument Petting Zoo.” On the counter behind him is a stack of several 36 inch PVC pipes. “Those are my didgeridoos.