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Juneau School Board passes district budget with school closures, staff reduction

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The decision came moments before members learned of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bipartisan education bill that would have given the district millions in additional funding – though they weren’t counting on it.

The Juneau School Board meets in the library of Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Juneau School Board unanimously agreed Thursday night to adopt a budget for next school year that relies on school closures and a reduction of staff to address a nearly $10 million budget deficit.

“We’re going to be moving forward. We have a balanced budget that was based on a BSA, of $5,960, did not and include a BSA increase. I’m sad that we had to go there,” Hauser said.that moves seventh and eighth grades to Thunder Mountain High School and all high schoolers to Juneau-Douglas High School: YThe district will close three buildings: the district office, Floyd Dryden Middle School and the Marie Drake building, which houses the alternative high school and Montessori Borealis.

The budget also relies on other cost-cutting measures like reducing the number of staff positions in the district andThe district’s pupil-to-teacher ratios next year will increase across all grade levels — which likely means bigger class sizes.

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