AASB board recommends retiring its teacher-loan expansion resolution

Alaska's teacher education loan program has not made a new loan since 2018. In its run, the program issued 3,879 loans to 1,368 borrowers, totaling about $24.7 million, according to state legislative records. The Association of Alaska School Boards now wants to retire the resolution that once urged the program's expansion.

The association's board of directors recommends that Resolution 2.45, Teacher Education Loan Expansion, sunset because "the objective of this resolution has been accomplished," according to the association's resolutions notice. Of 14 resolutions up for sunset this year, it is the only one the board is not renewing.

Sunsetting the resolution would drop AASB's call to expand the dormant loan program, but it would not change current state recruitment incentives. The association's legislative priorities still center on restoring defined benefit retirement for school staff.

Member boards that want to submit comments, new resolutions or amendments must do so digitally by October 7, following official board action. The full membership will consider the proposals at the association's annual conference in Anchorage, set for November 5-8.