March 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM - March 2025 School Board Meeting

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Vision Statement: Our vision is to serve as a trusted collective voice for our district while promoting strong ethics, integrity, and an equitable and quality education for all of our students.

Mission Statement: Our mission is to provide visionary leadership through the establishment of a structure of strong ethics, accountability, and advocacy for the success of our students. We will pursue the advancement of student achievement and well-being through effective partnerships with staff, families, stakeholders, and our community members.

Chugach School District Mission Statement: The Chugach School District is committed to developing and supporting a partnership with students, parents, community and business which equally shares the responsibility of empowering students to meet the needs of the ever changing world in which they live. Students shall possess the academic and personal characteristics necessary to reach their full potential. Students will contribute to their community in a manner that displays respect for human dignity and validates the history and culture of all ethnic groups.

Land Acknowledgment: The school board would like to take this moment to respectfully acknowledge that we serve on the traditional lands of the Chugach people which includes the Sugpiaq and Alutiiq people.

Description:  To: Rachel & Nick Swain
From: Whittier Staff

Thank you Rachel and NIck for volunteering for several mornings to help us get our elementary kids out on cross country skis.  We appreciate you giving your time to help our students have this fun and new experience, without volunteers like you we would not have been able to make this happen.


To: Ana Gerber
From: Whittier Staff

Ana, thank you for the time, energy and encouragement you gave our elementary students during our cross country skiing adventures! We appreciate your generosity so much, without volunteers like you we would not have been able to make this new experience happen for our students!


To: Ms. Annie
From: Whittier Staff

Thank you so very much for coming out to ski with us!  We appreciate your time, your kindness and your encouragement as we got our elementary kids out on skis.  Your help was so valuable to us, thank you for helping to make this new experience possible for our students!  

PS--we love your breakfast cooking too, you're amazing!  Thanks for your delicious food and for serving us each morning with a smile!


To: Aubrey Jurgerson
From: Whittier Staff

Aubrey, thank you for spending a morning with our youngest elementary students, helping them become familiar with cross country skis.  We are so grateful for your time and your assistance, thanks for helping our kids try something new!


To: Tyler Henegan, Skiku
From: Whittier Community School Staff

Thank you so very much for generously lending us your cross country skis for our students to try.  It was such a fun and exciting experience for them all!  We deeply appreciate your willingness to work with us and to connect us with the Anchorage Parks and Recreation and the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage to invite us to the recent Ski4Kids event.  Our students had so much fun and felt so welcomed by all of the volunteers at the event.  Thank you for sparking a love of cross country skiing in our youth!


To: Blake Sauer, Anchorage Parks and Recreation
From: Whittier Community School Staff

Thank you for inviting us to participate in your recent Ski4Kids event!  Our students had the time of their lives at your event thanks to your kind and welcoming volunteers.  We appreciate your generosity and kindness so very much!

To: Donna Marek
From: Deserae Stellwag
Donna plays an important role within the Tatitlek Community School. Not only does she ensure that the kids start off their day with full bellies from the breakfast program, but she also dedicates her time volunteering in the kitchen at the travel club fundraisers! 
Thank you, Donna, for everything you do for the students of Tatitlek!
 
 
To: Chelsey Palmer
From: Deserae Stellwag
Chelsey is one of Tatitlek’s students that displays great leadership skills! Not only is Chelsey always willing to volunteer to help around the community, she takes it upon herself to motivate and encourage her fellow students during NYO practice and dance practice. 
Keep it up, Chelsey, all the possibilities your future holds shine brightly!
 
 
To: Jed, Christian, Glenn Sr. & High Schooler Students
From: Deserae Stellwag
Thank you all for taking the initiative to move the workout equipment for the fitness center. The high school students recognized the importance of having a new fitness center so they can continue their training for sports and overall healthy lifestyles is impressive and appreciated. Thanks to Jed, Christian, and Glenn Sr. for being supportive community members/parents and dedicating your time to help facilitate this move! The amount of time the three of you dedicate to our students and community does not go unnoticed and is greatly appreciated.  

To: Nichole Palmer
From: Nanci Robart
I would like to nominate our teacher, Nichole Palmer for her never-ending willingness to chaperon our students on their trips. She recently accompanied 7 students to Seward for an NYO traditional games invitational. (Over daylight savings weekend at that!) We are never short on chaperons when Nichole is available and we sure appreciate her!

To: Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
From: Nanci Robart
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and their dedicated team that brings a traveling health fair to Tatitlek, and Chenega. Kate Dugan works hard to rally an incredible handful of providers to present valuable health information to Tatitlek in a much more fun way than a visit to your doctor's office does. :)

To: Loretta Stellwag
From: Nanci Robart
Loretta Stellwag, one of our beautiful elders, who recently donated supplies for ice cream sundaes for our kids. The kids loved it!