| 1. Approval of Agenda | |
The Vision of the Anchorage Board of Education: “Launching Lifelong Learning, Through Inspiration, Exploration, and Connections”
The mission of Anchorage Public School is to unite with the Anchorage community to equip all students with the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and mindset that will inspire and empower them to make a positive impact on their community and world.
The Anchorage Board of Education Annual Calendar is attached for your reference. | |
| 2. Student / Staff Recognition | |
Rationale:
Presenting Banners to be hung in the Large Gymnasium celebrating the long-standing success of APS Academic Teams.
- 5th Grade Academic Team - Coach Paul Celestre
- 6th Grade Academic Team - Coach Louis Rabaut
- 7/8th Grade Academic Team - Coach Nicholas Ahn
HR Welcome Video | |
| 3. Persons Addressing the Board | |
To address the Board of Education:
Anyone wishing to address the Board of Education must sign in. You can sign in before the meeting at this LINK or upon arrival.
When it's your turn to speak, please stand, use the microphone, and state your name and any group(s) you represent. Direct your comments to the Board. Note that a time limit may be imposed based on the number of speakers. | |
| 4. Member Reports | |
| A. A.P.T.A. Report | Kate Weber,
APTA President |
| B. City Council Report - May 11, 2026 | Nancy Lynne Walters |
| C. Other Board Reports/ Announcements | AISD Board |
| D. Other Reports | |
| I. Booker Design Collaborative Courtyard Project Update | Kristin Booker |
| Kristin Booker will be available to answer any questions regarding her proposal, timeline, and revised site plan that is on the agenda later in the evening for consideration by the Board. | |
| II. G. Scott & Associates Facilities Projects Update | |
Updates from G. Scott & Associates:
- We just received the survey on Sunday 10 May, I won’t have the sidewalk design ready for approval this month. We have shared the survey information with Kristin Booker.
- The team at Highland Roofing are assembling paperwork and submittals to begin in June when school lets out, so they have not yet submitted their first pay application. Jim Blackburn in my office has been in conversations with the team at Highland and they plan to have their shop drawings submitted to our office by Friday 15 May for our review.
- Our electrical Engineer will need to spend time in the building this summer, when the building is not full of students, to verify electrical panel data throughout the building.
- The Heritage Council has sent their first response letter upon review of the submittal for the Tax credits. They requested additional photos. I spoke with our reviewer on the phone before having your team take additional classroom and corridor photos throughout the building. We now have those photos and are working on an updated form and key plan. We will submit that updated form to the Heritage Council soon.
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| 5. Staff & Special Reports | |
| A. Facilities Report | Tommy Kinnaird |
| 2026 Facilities Updates | |
| B. Strategic Plan - Pillar 1 Update | |
| Strategic Plan - Pillar 1 - FY26 Tasks | |
| C. Superintendent's Report | Sharla Six |
Superintendent Report (see attached) or click on link: Superintendent Report
In addition to the superintendent report to report progress on superintendent standards, the board will be updated regarding following items:
- Notification of Insurance Check to be received
- "Now and Next" Strategic Planning Update on Progress since Strategic Planning Meeting on 5.5.26
- Status update on 5/10 year Maintenance Plan Progress and Needs
- Reminder for board members and other stakeholders to complete LPI survey for my final superintendent sessions in June; will receive anonymous feedback on June 9-10, 2026
- Summer Planning
Also, check out the draft Summer 2026 Reading Challenge; working to release in this Thursday's Anchor Line:
Summer 2026 Reading Challenge
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| I. Personnel Report | Sharla Six |
Rationale:
This should serve as notification to the Board that I have taken the following personnel actions:
Open Positions:
Appointments:
- Brooke Noon, Assistant Principal
Non-renewals:
- Pat Vaughn
- Carol Lynn Warren
- Jane Easton
- Amy Chandler
- Meghan Gill
- Kellie Wondries
Retirement:
- Jean Kabazie, Instructional Assistant
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| II. Professional Development / Conference Schedule | Sharla Six |
| III. Review of Superintendent's Itemized Travel Reimbursement Request | Sharla Six |
Rationale:
Per Board Policy 03.125, prior to granting approval for payment, the Board shall review itemized reimbursement requests for the Superintendent’s travel expenses in an open Board meeting. This item does not require consideration of approval as the Board will have the opportunity under the approval of vouchers to consider whether to approve the request for reimbursement.
Recommendation:
Superintendent Six does not have any expenses to report. | |
| D. APS Administration / School Council Report | Beth Wallingford |
| APS Principal Report | |
| E. Winter & Spring Athletics Update | Athletic Director Beau Arney |
Winter & Spring 2025/2026 Sports Update
Winter Sports Survey Raw Data
Spring Sports Survey Raw Data
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| F. Treasurer's Report | |
| G. Monthly Donation Report | |
| 6. Items for Action | |
| A. Consent Items for Approval | |
| I. APPROVAL - Expenditures & Salaries | |
| a. Vouchers & Expenses | |
| b. School Activity Funds Report | |
Rationale:
Per Board Policy 04.312, the board shall review the status of school activity funds based on a schedule developed by the Superintendent. Please find attached a report confirming the school activity funds have been reconciled. | |
| II. APPROVAL - Common Carrier Request - Old Fort Harrod State Park Field Trip | |
Rationale:
Anchorage Independent School District Policy 09.36 requires that the Board of Education specifically authorize the use of common carrier service for field trip transportation on a case-by-case basis. This is in compliance with 702 KAR 5:060.
Common Carrier transportation is defined as any form of transportation other than privately owned vehicles or school buses. Common Carriers must be chartered and licensed by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Some examples of these are the following:
- Greyhound
- TARC
- Trailways
- Trains
- River boats (Belle of Louisville)
- All commercial airlines (Delta, Southwest, etc.)
- All privately owned, coach-type buses and limousines
- Rented vans (rate 10 passengers or less)
Recommendation:
I recommend that the Board approve the use of Common Carriers for the following school field trip:
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| III. APPROVAL - April 20, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes | |
| April 20, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Miinutes | |
| IV. APPROVAL - April 22, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Minutes | |
| April 22, 2026 Regular Monthly Board Meeting Minutes | |
| V. APPROVAL - May 5, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes | |
| May 5, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes | |
| VI. APPROVAL - May 13, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes | |
| May 13, 2026 Special Called Board Meeting Minutes | |
| B. APPROVAL - SRO MOA Extension | |
I am recommending we extend our existing MOA with the City of Anchorage to supply an SRO for the 2026-27 school year. Attached is the expected cost to the district. The SRO will not be subject to CERS contributions for FY27 and the attached calculations are made without the pension expense.
The SRO will be working up to 200 days in the upcoming fiscal year (this includes 176 days on-site, SRO training, and other benefit days provided to APD officers).
Please approve the execution of the MOA addendum as presented for the 2026-2027 school year.
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| C. APPROVAL - 2026-2027 Phase Four: Professional Development Plan for Schools | |
Please approve our Professional Development School and District Plans. We will upload the same plan for both the school and district. The resulting plans approved by the Anchorage Independent School Board will be posted to the school district website.
Recommendation:
I recommend the Board approve the attached 2026-2027 Phase Four: Professional Development Plan for Schools. This document is to be submitted to the Kentucky Department of Education with a deadline of May 1st, 2026. | |
| D. APPROVAL OF TENTATIVE BUDGET | |
| I. Fund 2 (State, Federal, and Local Categorical Grants) | |
| a. WHAS Crusade for Children - LOCAL | |
| b. Extended School Services (ESS) - STATE | |
| c. Gifted & Talented (GT) - STATE | |
| d. KERA Preschool - STATE | |
| e. KETS (State Technology) - STATE | |
| f. Safe Schools - STATE | |
| g. Title I - FEDERAL | |
| h. IDEA Basic - FEDERAL | |
| i. IDEA Preschool - FEDERAL | |
| j. Title II - Teacher Quality - FEDERAL | |
| k. Title IV - Student Support and Academic Enrichment - FEDERAL | |
| II. Fund 52 (Summer Programming) | |
| III. Fund 7000 | |
| a. CARE Facility Program | |
| E. APPROVAL - FY27 Salary Schedules | |
| Please use this link to access the updated FY 2027 Salary Schedules prepared for board adoption at this time. The 2% salary increase approved by the board at the prior meeting has been calculated into these schedules (except for the substitute schedule and stipends). Please note the attachment has the current school year salary schedule. | |
| I. Classified Salary Schedule | |
| II. Stipend Salary Schedule | |
| III. Substitute Salary Schedule | |
| IV. Extra Duty Academic Salary Schedule | |
| V. Extra Duty Athletic Salary Schedule | |
| VI. Certified Salary Schedule | |
| VII. Administrative Salary Schedule | |
| F. APPROVAL - Board Member Meeting Request | |
Board Member, Nancy-Lynne Walters, has had a conflict arise with the June 3rd Regular Monthly Meeting and requests consideration for remote access to the meeting via Zoom or Google Meet (or something similar) OR an excused absence.
Ms. Walters shares, "My preference is to attend the meeting virtually. As a last resort I would ask the board to provide an unexused absence. It is a mandatory National Sales Meeting required by my company, Axsome Therapeurics. Every employee, including our CEO, will be at this National Sales Meeting. We get together once a year as a company (last year it was in January, when I missed the first regular meeting)." | |
| G. APPROVAL - Job Descriptions | |
Rationale:
We are requesting to update Accounting & Human Resources Clerk, Bookkeeper, Summer Secretary, & Sub Coordinator, ECE Instructional Assistant I, and ECE Instructional Assistant II job descriptions to match allocations and approved tentative budget.
We are requesting to abolish Reading Lab Instructor job description as it was not approved in allocations and tentative budget.
Recommendation:
Please updated Accounting & Human Resources Clerk, Bookkeeper, Summer Secretary, & Sup Coordinator, ECE Instructional Assistant I & II job descriptions as present.
Please abolish Reading Lab Instructor job description and position. | |
| H. APPROVAL - Design Board RFP Responses | |
See attachment for Schmidt Associates proposal for engagement in various projects that include the following scope of services:
- Recommendations for maintenance procedures to enhance appearance
- Document existing species on campus
- Establish a plant palette for future improvements
- Sketch solutions for up to 3 concept areas
- Create a list of potential projects, highlighting top 3 with order of magnitude costs
- Landscape accessibility
- Landscape playground area improvements
- Architecture Aesthetic--visual improvements to include interior design material palette and create physical and digital copies with complimentary colors for K-2, 3-5, and 6-8
- Various Architecture Improvement Suggestions
- Deliverables can be selected in architect/owner meetings
Timelines run from Mid May to August
Fees and Payments are listed not to exceed 8700 for landscape design at an hourly rate of $145.00 hr.
Interior Design Palette could be designed as a stand-alone project not to exceed $5800 at a rate of $145.00 an hour for an interior designer. For additional deliverables, quotes are stated with an amount not to exceed 25K; Total of all not to exceed $33,700.
This firm has completed two site visits; one for lawn/landscape design with architect and one for interior design walk through.
Amanda Jacobs Design completed a facilities walk-through and their proposal its attached.
I am also waiting on a return call from Krista Groves at Hubbuch. She responded to my email and stated the owner would be returning a call.
I completed online inquiry forms for Luckett Farley. | |
| I. APPROVAL - Courtyard Project External Partner Agreement and Donation Acceptance | |
| Through the annual auction held in March 2026, the APTA raised $175,000 to contribute toward the side courtyard refresh project scheduled to be completed in 2026. APTA has delivered the check and we will deposit upon board acceptance of the donation. The external partner agreement for these funds is also attached for your approval. | |
| J. APPROVAL - BG#26-360 Side Courtyard Refresh | |
Rationale:
Upon board approval of the attached proposal, the APS Courtyard Refresh project will commence with design work and preparation of construction documents by Booker Design Collaborative. The initial BG-1 for the project is also provided for your approval and will be submitted to KDE.
Background:
This project is a joint effort of the APTA and district to refresh the courtyard located by the side drop off lot and the gym entrance.
Attachments:
1. Booker Design Collaborative Proposal
2. Draft BG-1
3. Updated project timeline
4. Updated site plan (will be uploaded prior to the meeting)
5. Updated Opinion of Probable Costs | |
| 7. Other | |
| 8. Looking Ahead | |
Upcoming Events:
- 05/22/2026 Great Reading Project Showcase
- 05/25/2026 Memorial Day, school and offices closed
- 05/26/2026 Field Day (05/27/2026 Rain Date)
- 05/27/2026 Middle School Main Event Field Trip
- 05/27/2026 5th Grade Field Trip - Old Fort Harrod State Park
- 05/28/2026 8th Grade Sweet Memories Party
- 05/29/2026 Graduation - noon student dismissal
- 06/02/2026 Last day for students - noon student dismissal
- 06/03/2026 AISD Monthly Board Meeting
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| 9. Adjournment | |
| A. Next regularly scheduled meeting is Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 6:00pm | |