FNSBSD school board addresses grants from the federal government, the needs of military students, and contract amendments for Boreal Sun Charter School.
FNSBSD school board addresses grants from the federal government, the needs of military students and contract amendments for Boreal Sun Charter School.FAIRBANKS, Alaska - On Oct. 3, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District school board conducted a general meeting to include topics such as grants, awards, recent military accidents, and a change to a charter school contract were discussed.
The meeting started with a couple of agenda items that included the acknowledgement of how important after school programs are, while the superintendents report started on a solemn note. “How deeply saddened I was hearing about thethat claimed the lives of two of our Ft. Wainwright soldiers and left several others injured,” said Dr. Luke Meinert, superintendent of the school district in response to a vehicular accident that occurred near Salcha.
During his report, Meinert spoke about a handful of positive developments, one of which was the on-boarding of more bus drivers, relieving concerns and issues for parents and students. The number of new bus drivers was not stated, but Meinert mentioned more were on the way and that the new employees will help stabilize routes. Those routes have previously faced cancelled service earlier this school year. Additional new drivers should come into service in the next few weeks.
Later in the meeting, the board discussed an amendment to the contract for Boreal Sun Charter School, which opened in 2016. The charter school currently serving students in kindergarten through seventh grade. “Boreal Sun is requesting some flexibility in their class size numbers which also relates to the PTR in their school,” said Meinert. PTR referring to the pupil-teacher ratio.
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