With charter schools in the news recently, it is worth examining the model and how it is being applied in Juneau’s only current charter school. Charter schools in Alaska were first authorized in 1995 as an opportunity to offer an optional, specialized-focused, public-school program that is supported by local school districts.
Students at Montessori Borealis Public School and Juneau Community Charter School recently got the chance to get up close and personal with one of CBJ Streets & Fleet Maintenance’s graders — otherwise known as Sir Plowsalot. Sir Plowsalot is one of several CBJ winter maintenance vehicles that recently received names of their own courtesy of JSD students.
The community of Bristol Bay is set to get a drug investigator. After 11 months of renovations, the Augustus Brown pool in Juneau is finally set to reopen. And finally,