November 9, 2026 Work Session 6-7pm, Regular Session 7pm - Board of Education

Description:  The minutes will stand approved as presented unless a member of the board requests a change.  If a change is to be made, a motion, maker and second will be placed on the floor and then voted upon by the board members.

Description: 

**NO DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL — NO EXCEPTION **

*According to BB 9323 MEETING CONDUCT, Section 4, "All public comments will be limited to 3 minutes per
person."

*According to BB 9323 MEETING CONDUCT, Section 6, "No oral presentation shall include charges or complaints against any employee of the board, including the Superintendent, regardless of whether or not the
employee is identified by name or another reference which tends to identify. Charges or complaints against employees must be submitted to the Board under the provisions of Board policy and administrative regulations related to such complaints."

Description:  Our adopted rules of Parliamentary Procedure, Robert’s Rules, provide for a consent agenda listing several items for approval of the Board by a single motion. Most of the items listed under the consent agenda have gone through Board subcommittee review and recommendation. Documentation concerning these items has been provided to all board members and the public in advance to assure an extensive and thorough review. Items may be removed from the consent agenda and placed under new business at the request of any board member.

Description: 
BP 6000: Updated verbiage. 

BP 6114: Updated language regarding the crisis response team members. 

BP 6142.1: Replacing current BP with AASB's model policy.

BP 7000: Updated language and verbiage.

BB 9010: Updated language to include "designee" as an option to make public statements in the name of the School Board.

BB 9210: Replacing current BB with updated AASB model policy.

Description: 
BB 9320: Updated sentence under 'Regular Meetings' to correctly reflect that Agendas will be posted onto the Valdez City Schools website.

BB 9323: Removal of a sentence under 'Abstentions', which removes the verbiage stating that an abstained board member is considered to concur with the action taken by the majority of those who vote. 

BB 9230: Removal of specific verbiage regarding newly elected school board members attending workshops at the district's expense. 

BB 9330: Updated verbiage within the first sentence to not guarantee membership with associations such as Association of Alaska School Boards. 

BB 9310: Removed sentence regarding districts with no online access as it does not apply to our district. Additionally, a sentence was removed stating the Superintendent or designee will annually monitor these physical policy manuals, as it does not apply to our district. 

Description:  Proposed creation of new classified position: Accounting & Payroll Clerk, without adding a FTE to the FY27 Budget, and approving revised FY27 Classified Salary Schedule.

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After new or revised policies receive a second and final board approval, they are submitted to the AASB for inclusion/revision/deletion to our online policy manual. Policies that have completed this full approval and submission process will now be listed in the section.

Month/Year
11/2026

New:

Revised:
BP 3311: Verbiage was changed to follow the more conservative of the OMB Funding Guidelines. Bullet points updated and changed.

BP 6151: Verbiage added in case of special cases in which target class sizes are not met.

Deleted:

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Executive Session: The board reserves the right to enter into executive session on any agenda item as provided for in State law. Executive sessions will be entered into by motion and approved by a majority of the Board for discussion of the following subjects as permitted by law:

(1) Matters, the immediate knowledge of which would clearly have an adverse effect upon the finances of the District;

(2) Subjects that tend to prejudice the reputation and character of any person, provided that the person may request a public discussion;

(3) Matters which, by law, municipal charter, or ordinance, are required to be confidential. Motions to go into executive session should specify the subject of the proposed executive session without defeating the purpose of addressing the subject in private.

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Administrator-

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