The Ketchikan School Board is set to meet on Wednesday evening to hear the latest information from the acting superintendent about the Ketchikan School District s COVID-19 risk level assignments.
A COVID-19 outbreak in the community two weeks ago led to a surge in cases last week, many connected to students and staff at Ketchikan High School.
The district closed Kayhi to in-person instruction last week, but at the board s direction did not close other secondary schools in the district.
At the conclusion of an emergency board meeting last Wednesday, the board directed Acting Superintendent Katie Parrott to set Smart Start coronavirus risk levels for individual schools, rather than using one metric for the entire district.
April 5, 2021
The Valdez Board of Education is pleased to announce that a contract for Superintendent of Valdez City Schools has been offered to Mr. Ralph Watkins and has been accepted, pending contract negotiations.
Mr. Watkins is currently Superintendent/Principal at Hoonah City Schools in Hoonah, Alaska. He has worked in the Hoonah school system as Superintendent/Principal since 2016. He moved to Hoonah from Shishmaref, AK, where he served as Principal from 2014 to 2016. Prior to coming to Alaska, he taught in schools in Oregon, Wyoming, and Las Vegas.
The board interviewed three finalists for the position during the week of March 29, 2021-April 3, 2021 Mr. Watkins will assume the duties of superintendent beginning July 1, 2021.