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Fairbanks North Star Borough School District board meeting, Oct 6, 2026

2 h 26 min · 5 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 23:03Reading and test scores ▶ 16:29

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Fairbanks school board adopts personnel policy, hears tentative union agreements 1:26:59

  • The board also heard a school spotlight from Randy Smith Middle School and public comment on Purple Star School applications and music instrument repairs. 14:51
  • The superintendent reported that the district reached tentative 1-year agreements with the ESSA and FEA unions, including salary increases and one-time payments. 1:27:53
  • The board adopted the first half of its revised Article 4 personnel policy on second reading. 1:54:14

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and roll call 3:59
    • Robert Burgess called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, October 6th, 2026. 3:59
    • The roll was called and a quorum was announced. 4:52
  2. Staff and board member recognitions 5:29
    • A Tanana Middle School prevention intervention specialist was recognized as the Extra Special Education Support Person of the Month for October 2026. 5:29
    • A district staff member recognized board members for levels earned through the Alaska Association of School Boards, including one who earned the Lifetime Achievement level. 9:49
  3. Adoption of the agenda 13:05
    • Robert Burgess said asterisk items would be automatically approved when the agenda was adopted. 13:05
    • Naomi Hewitt moved to adopt the agenda with consent items. 14:04
    • The motion carried. ~14:48
  4. Randy Smith Middle School spotlight 14:51
    • The principal said the school has 393 students and a staff of 56 and described advisory classes, a Walk to Read program and a career exploration class for 8th graders. 16:29
    • A speaker asked whether a 5% uptick in attendance was year over year, and a staff member said it was over the course of 3 years. 34:36
    • The principal said the school would like a bigger budget for activities to offer more, including a second girls basketball team. 38:05
  5. Public comment on non-agenda items 39:29
    • A speaker at public comment said the application window for the Alaska Purple Star School designation is open, with submissions due by December 31st. 41:19
    • Speakers at public comment raised the need for a straightforward way for teachers to fund repairs of broken instruments and said there are not enough instruments in elementary orchestra classes. 44:19
    • Another speaker at public comment asked that school library catalog access be restored to the community and raised concerns about grants on the consent agenda. 47:44
  6. Advisory member reports 53:17
    • Military advisory members described winter training and operations. 54:01
    • A student advisory member reported on events, fundraisers and athletics at West Valley and North Pole. 57:28
  7. Board committee reports 59:28
    • Naomi Hewitt said the Family Engagement Committee discussed transportation and walk zones and that its next meeting is tentatively November 18th. 59:53
    • Loa Carroll-Hubbard said the Budget Committee would meet Thursday at 5:30, and Audra Hull said the Policy Committee's first meeting is October 13th at 5:30. 1:00:50
    • Timothy Doran said the Curriculum Committee is focusing on English language arts this year, with a second draft expected by early December. 1:01:02
  8. Superintendent report 1:15:46
    • The superintendent said the ESSA agreement includes a $1.50 per hour increase and a one-time payment of $2,500, and the FEA agreement includes a $2,000 increase to the salary schedule and a one-time payment of $3,000. 1:28:14
    • Morgan Dulian asked about the state's one-time funding, and the superintendent said the district received about $12 million and hoped the board's ratification vote would be on October 20th. 1:33:10
    • Audra Hull asked about schools with expiring Purple Star designations, and the superintendent said liaison officers help principals with applications. 1:37:22
  9. Reading of four resolutions 1:42:04
    • Robert Burgess said four resolutions were passed on the consent agenda and would be read under information reports. 1:42:04
    • The resolutions recognized Lights On After School on October 22nd, 2026, Alaska Native and American Indian Heritage Month in November 2026, and American Education Week for the week of November 16th through the 20th, 2026. 1:42:04
  10. Personnel policy, first half, second reading 1:54:14
    • Loa Carroll-Hubbard moved to approve second reading, public hearing and adoption of the first half of Article 4, Personnel. 1:54:49
    • A staff member said there were no edits at first reading and no changes or feedback since then. 1:55:11
    • The motion carried. ~1:56:36
  11. Personnel policy, second half, first reading 1:56:37
    • Loa Carroll-Hubbard moved to approve first reading, public hearing and adoption of the second half of Article 4, Personnel. 1:57:17
    • Robert Burgess said the motion was seconded by Naomi Hewitt. 1:57:24
    • The motion carried. ~1:58:38
  12. Closing comments 1:58:40
    • One board member asked that a discussion of school start times be added to a future board agenda, and another board member said they are in favor of having a start time discussion. 2:01:54
    • Loa Carroll-Hubbard said spring reading scores for high school were at 79.7%. 2:08:46
    • Robert Burgess said scheduling had been pushed back because the board received a new charter school application it has 60 days to review. 2:20:38
    • The meeting was adjourned without objection. 2:21:59

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