Service High principal Frank Hauser named to lead Sitka School District
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 22, 2021
Frank Hauser speaking to the Sitka School board during his job interview on February 19. Hauser was selected in part because of his “experience and willingness to be culturally responsive,” said Sitka School Board president Amy Morrison. (SSD screen capture)
Frank Hauser has been named as the next superintendent of the Sitka School District.
Hauser is currently the principal of Service High School in Anchorage.
The Sitka School Board met in executive session on Saturday morning, February 20, to pick from three remaining finalists. Although there was never any in-person interaction due to the pandemic, the candidates each appeared in four online public forums with district staff, the community, the Sitka Tribe, and finally, last Friday (2-19-21) in their job interviews with the board.
Service High principal Frank Hauser named to lead Sitka School District
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Interviews over, Sitka School Board to choose a superintendent on Saturday, February 20
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Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 9, 2021
School board member Blossom Teal-Olsen said that social media comments and email following last month’s unanimous decision to rename Baranof Elementary for a significant local cultural educator had allowed her to see clearly “the lines within the community.” She added “There is a very dangerous undertone of racial backlash of our decision.”
The Sitka School Board is not backing away from its decision to ask the Sitka Tribe of Alaska to help rename Baranof Elementary School, despite some public opposition.
Board members last week (2-3-21) decided to stick with their original plan of identifying a “significant local cultural educator” to name the school for, rather than bow to public pressure that struck some board members as racist.
Four finalists to interview for Sitka schools superintendent
Posted by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Feb 8, 2021
UPDATE, 2-9-21: The Sitka School Board will host a Virtual Town Hall with the finalists 5-6:15 p.m. Friday, February 12. Questions must be submitted in advance to ttullis@aasb.org by noon Thursday, February 11. For more details and a link, visit the Sitka School District website.
Original story:
Four finalists have been named in the search for the next full-time superintendent of the Sitka School District, with a winner to be selected by the end of the month.
The Sitka School Board made the announcement at its most recent meeting on February 3.