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.

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.

Registration is open for the KSBA Annual Conference: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Registration-open-for-KSBA-s-2026-Annual-Conference--Join-us-Feb--20-22-in-Louisville.html?soid=1128738596562&aid=9mSndcPX2Kg

Take advantage of KSBA's early bird registration rate: Register by Jan. 23 to save $50 per person

The Board will be asked to volunteer for roles for the 2026 calendar year, which include the following:

City Council Liaison (attends City Council Meetings), APTA Liaison (attends APTA Board and General Meetings), School Council Liaison (attends School Council Meetings), Legislative Contact, Designated Member to Review Invoices, Board Highlights Drafter

Persons currently assigned to the listed positions are as follows:

• City Council Liaison – Nancy-Lynne Walters, Sara Tyler, Kayce Deutsch
• APTA Liaison – Sara Tyler, Nancy-Lynne Walters, Andrew O'Brien, Hannah Barnes
• School Council Liaison – Andrew O'Brien, Kayce Deutsch
• Legislative Contact – Sara Tyler
• Designated Member to Review Invoices –Andrew O'Brien, Sara Tyler, Hannah Barnes
• Board Highlights Drafter - Nancy-Lynne Walters, Kayce Deutsch

To help inform decisions about assignment of roles, the APTA meetings scheduled for the remainder of this school year are:

• Thursday, January 30  - Winter General Meeting, 6:30pm at MozzaPi
• Wednesday, February 11 at 9:00am in APS Board Office
• Wednesday, March 4 at 9:00am in APS Board Office
• Wednesday, April 1 at 9:00am in APS Board Office
• Wednesday, May 6 at 9:00am in APS Board Office
• Thursday, May 14  - Spring General Meeting, 11:30am (TBD) 

Maintenance Department:

• Repairs to heater/ac unit in Room 221 (Campbell) valve replacement - Walker Mechanical
• Completed lifting manhole cover in back parking lot, and lifted/repaired deteriorating baselayer under pavement - repaired leak in pipe which was causing erosion under the side parking lot near drain - Louisville Paving
• Fixed breaker in Room 201 (Neel) & all outdoor lighting by the maintenance garage - Durbin Electric
• Working with GSA and Derek Engineering to manage progress on the Innovation Lab
• Provided support for Christmas In Anchorage
• Deep cleaning over Holiday Break
• Snow blowers have been purchased and are on-site
• Plumbing/bathroom repairs - Administration Repairs
• Available and coordinating with GSA & Board regarding facilities review & update
• Represented Facilities in the Strategic Planning process
• Creating list of possible available vendors for facility services. More resources to check pricing for various services to make sure that we are getting the best service for the best price available. 
• Inventory/organizing maintenance garage to cut down on duplicate purchases of supplies. 

Rationale:

This should serve as notification to the Board that I have taken the following personnel actions:

Open Positions:

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 has no expenses to report. 

Rationale:

ORI sent cabinet to be installed in the Auditorium Sound Room. Originally, incorrect, damaged pieces were sent. This has been corrected and installed. 

Attached is original documentation. 

Recommendation:

Please approve mailing check to ORI

Attached, you will find information from the Roberts Insurance Agency in Richmond, Kentucky. They write Student Accident Insurance for over 120 Kentucky School Districts. The cost of the coverage for Anchorage Independent is $5,671.30 for the 2026-2027 school year, which is only a minimal increase from our current school year.

A premium history for our district is as follows:

This will provide secondary insurance coverage to our families in the event of an accident or injury at school or at a school sponsored extracurricular activity.

Recommendation:   

I recommend that the Board approve the participation of the district in the student accident insurance program offered by Roberts Insurance of Richmond, Kentucky.

Rationale:

Please see attached a contract for consideration between Anchorage Parent Teacher Association and Shutterfly Lifetouch, LLC.  Lifetouch requires a representative of the school/district to also sign the contract because school facilities will be utilized.

This new contract is for the next two school years and guarantees commissions on school picture sales (made payable to the APTA).  Please note that in the current contract the commission was not received and this new contract will rectify that.  Lifetouch has also agreed to retroactively pay out this school year‘s commissions upon execution of this new contract.  It specifically states this is a fundraiser/incentive for the APTA and that the APTA is the body overseeing the logistics of the event.

Lifetouch cannot change the header of the new contract where it reads Anchorage Public School. This does not mean the contract is with Anchorage Public School it is just how our accounts are set up within the ordering system.  When students and parents go into the drop down menu to order photos they will naturally search for Anchorage Public School and not Anchorage PTA. 

Recommendation:

Approve Superintendent to sign agreement allowing APTA and Lifetouch to utilize facilities.

Rationale:

The Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP) requirements were first established under the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 and were later strengthened by the final ruling of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010, with full implementation required as of August 2016. These federal regulations mandate that every local education agency (LEA) participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast Program develop and maintain a comprehensive wellness policy.

AISD Board Policy 09.2 states the School Council will review the Wellness Plan annually. Enclosed for your review is the Health and Wellness Plan, which was reviewed by the School Council on January 14, 2026. This document includes all proposed updates, with strikethroughs indicating removed text and underlined sections representing additions. Additionally, the most recent APS Nutrition and Physical Activity Report is included to provide data-driven insights for further discussion.

Rationale:

Pursuant to KRS 158.070, a Calendar Committee was convened to propose calendar recommendations and a first reading of the 2026-27 calendar was conducted by the board on November 18, 2025.

This proposed calendar includes 173 instructional days, 1,100.60 instructional hours. First/Last Day for students (8/11 & 05/27) are 1/2 days hours 8am-12pm. There are 2 half days, 34 early release days, and 138 full days. 

Please find LINK to proposed APS 2026-2027 Calendar. PDF is attached. 

Earlier this month, JCPS published their 2026-27 calendar to their website. 

Recommendation:

Adopt the 2026-2027 Anchorage School Calendar as presented.

The School Facilities Construction Commission (SFCC) Offer of Assistance email was sent to each district’s superintendent on Monday, January 5. 2026. KDE must receive each district’s board minutes by February 6^th, 2026, accepting or rejecting the SFCC offer.

SFCC offers may only be applied to Priority 1 and/or Priority 2 projects listed on the District Facility Plan (DFP).  These offers are calculated as each district's prorated share of the unmet need across all 171 school districts. Therefore, AISD offers are unlikely to ever be substantial. Each offer expires eight years from the date of issuance. The new offer, referred to as the 2024 SFCC Offer of Assistance, will be available for bonding beginning July 1, 2026 (FY 2027) and will expire in January 2034. The AISD 2024 SFCC Offer of $2,183 adds around $28,000 of bonding potential. 

Because the offer is minimal and acceptance would require further restricting our Building Funds and Capital Outlay Funds, it is not recommended for our district to accept this offer. 

 

Upcoming Events:

• January 22–25 – Anchorage Children’s Theatre, Jr. Performance
• January 29 - Winter General Meeting, 6:30pm at MozzaPi
• January 30 – Middle School Event (dance or alternate event)
• February 4 – APTA Board Meeting, 9:30am
• February 16–20 – Winter Break
• February 27 (tentative) - End of 2nd Trimester Grading Period