Meeting of the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development

December 3, 2025

The Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development will hold a board meeting and a business meeting virtually December 3, 2025. Public participation for the meeting will be through the digital platform Zoom. The board meeting will begin on December 3, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., and the work session and business meeting will begin at 1:05 p.m.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://education-alaska-gov.zoom.us/j/87907832961

Meeting ID: 879 0783 2961

Join by Phone: (833) 928-4609

The board will take public comment on agenda and non-agenda items starting at approximately 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday December 3, 2025. Oral comment is limited to three minutes per person and five minutes per group. Public comment may be made for this meeting during this time by joining the online Zoom meeting at https://education-alaska-gov.zoom.us/j/87907832961or by calling (833) 928-4609 (toll free) and selecting *9 on your phone’s keypad (Meeting ID 879 0783 2961. When public comment is over, the meeting will continue to be broadcast at the above website.

Please note that public testimony may extend for up to two hours. The Board may adjust the agenda as needed. This includes extending the oral hearing to accommodate individuals present at the start of the public testimony who have not yet had an opportunity to speak or closing the public comment period early and proceeding to the next agenda item if testimony concludes before the time period.

The purpose of the meeting is to hold a work session, a business meeting, and receive public comment.

During the work session, the Board will receive presentations from Alaska Bible College; the University of Alaska Anchorage Early Childhood Education Program; and the University of Alaska Anchorage Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) regarding Teacher and Principal Turnover Data. The Board will also receive an update on Typhoon Halong and discuss Administrative Orders 359 and 360. In addition, the Board will consider proposed regulations related to Special Education concerning vision impairment, as well as a request to update the Alternate ACCESS proficiency levels regulation.

The business meeting will include a presentation from the Commissioner regarding the AK Challenge Review; consideration of the Special Education vision impairment regulation; and review of the updated Alternate ACCESS proficiency levels regulation. The Board will also consider the Consent Agenda, which includes approval of the State Board of Education meeting minutes from October 8–9, 2025.

The board may amend its published agenda. Agenda times are estimates only, and the board may consider agenda items out of order without amending its agenda. The board also reserves the right to adjourn earlier or later than the time on the published agenda.

The board’s meeting packet is available online at https://education.alaska.gov/State_Board by clicking on the meeting date. Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate should contact Kathijo Jolin at 907-465-2800 or email eed.stateboard@alaska.gov at least five days before the accommodation is needed. For more information, call 907-465-2800.