RESTORATION WORK – Father Herman Belt keeps an eye on Lincoln Street traffic this morning as workers use a Snorkel Lift to pull rotten pieces of trim from the facade of St. Michael’s Cathedral. Several pieces recently had fallen off the cathedral, which dates to 1976, causing concerns about other pieces possibly falling off and hitting pedestrians. Belt says the plan is to fabricate new wooden trim and properly flash it. East bound traffic was diverted up American Street during today’s work. Contractors may close the street again Wednesday morning. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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3 Apply for Interim Seat on School Board
By BRIELLE SCHAEFFER
Sentinel Staff Writer
None of the three applicants for appointment to an opening on the School Board has ever held public office before, but all three are parents of students, and are interested in being involved in educational policy decisions.
Dionne Brady-Howard, Jennifer Carter and Brent Edwards submitted applications, district staff said. The School Board will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the district board room to interview them and make a selection. The appointment will be for one-year, until October 2017.
Dionne Brady-Howard is a social studies teacher at Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
“I am fascinated at the time that we’re at in history as far as the way we look at education in our country,” she said. “We’re transitioning out of the era of No Child Left Behind and transitioning into a new era of every child succeeds.”
Schools across the country are trying to figure out how to balance teaching educational standards with keeping students engaged, she said.
The length of the term also appealed to her, Brady-Howard said.
“I think it’s a great opportunity to get my feet wet,” she said. She is the parent of two students in the Sitka schools, one at Blatchley Middle School and one at Sitka High.
Jennifer Carter is the program manager for the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Grant at Sitka Fine Arts Camp. She was a school teacher in Georgia and Florida for 15 years before her family moved to Sitka. She has a child at Blatchley Middle School and houses an exchange student who attends Sitka High School, she said.
Carter said her experience as a teacher, a parent and a taxpayer will bring a balanced approach to the board.
“I find that there’s often a bit of disconnect with what the average person of the public understands how schools actually run,” she said. “It’s easy for people to look at challenges the School Board faces but not always understand their complexity.”
If appointed, she hopes to increase the amount of information and understanding in the public, she said.
Brent Edwards is a stay-at-home dad of two kids – one is in preschool and one attends Baranof Elementary School.
“Their education is important to me but I think all kids should have a good chance at education,” he said.
His background is in law, and he worked as an attorney in Anchorage for several years.
He said he wants to be considered for the School Board simply because he believes public education is important.
“It’s good for our kids,” he said.
The School Board vacancy was created by the resignation of Tim Fulton, who moved out of town. His resignation came too late for the open seat to be filled in the Oct. 4 city election, in which there are two candidates for the one regular three-year School Board term on the ballot.
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20 YEARS AGO
April 2004
Photo caption: Sitka High students in the guitar music class gather in the hall before the school’s spring concert. The concert was dedicated to music instructor Brad Howey, who taught more than 1,000 Sitka High students from 1993 to 2004. From left are Kristina Bidwell, Rachel Ulrich, Mitch Rusk, Nicholas Mitchell, Eris Weis and Joey Metz.
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April 1974
The Fair Deal Association of Sealaska shareholders selected Nelson Frank as their candidate for the Sealaska Board of Directors at the ANB Hall Thursday.