With nonprofit funding still determined at the borough level, several community members spoke out in support of Kodiak College and education in general at Thursdayâs Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting.
The assembly has yet to adopt the fiscal year 2022 budget; the most recent borough managerâs draft budget shows zero allocations for nonprofits, including Kodiak College and Kodiak Public Library.
The Kodiak JumpStart program was the center star in the show of support. The program provides lower tuition costs at $100 a credit, up to six credit hours, for first-time college fall freshmen, and $100, up to six credits, for high school students in dual-enrollment programs.
Determined reader wins bike, helmet
ASHLEY SLOBODA | The Journal Gazette
Lynn Flick wasn t surprised one of her Glenwood Park Elementary School students earned the top prize in a statewide reading competition for third graders.
Kapmuan Sang was determined to get the bicycle and helmet given to top readers, she said.
“He was so far ahead of everybody,” Flick said.
As Kapmuan paged his way through books including the “Dog Man” and “Zeke Meeks” series, he tracked his progress in Read to the Final Four through a digital literacy platform powered by Renaissance myON. He logged more than 355 hours of reading during the months-long competition.