2 small schools in Southeast Alaska shut their doors
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Print article Two Southeast schools in tiny towns have shut their doors this year after their enrollments were expected to sink below 10 students, the minimum for full state funding. The school in Port Protection, on the north end of Prince of Wales Island, had only 13 students last school year, while the other, Tenakee Springs School on Chichagof Island, had seven at the time of the October 2015 enrollment count, according to state data. Residents in both towns said in the past, the school districts had opted to draw from their savings to keep the schools open when enrollment declined, but now they saw little chance of a future boost in student numbers unless new families moved in.
He also grappled with the lack of available or willing staff on and off in that time. Finding a baker was always hard, Mr Moller said. It s a dying trade especially the all-rounders; bakers/pastrycooks. There s no money in it and you work really poor hours. Owners Ricky and Anna Poole announced the closure on their Facebook page last week. With much consideration, due to unsuccessfully trying to find bakers, we will be closing ⦠until further notice, they wrote. The Howard Hot Bread Bakery closed its doors until further notice on December 19. Picture: Supplied The owners advertised on social media and job sites such as Seek for a qualified baker or second- or third-year apprentice.