Kelly Lessens
42:47 - 43:34
"if we subtract $600,000 sorry, $25,000 or so from that $2.7 million, we can actually then leverage the remaining $2.1 in other immediate ways this evening that would be aligned with conversations the board has already had about the importance of teachers, perhaps about the importance of nurses, perhaps about the importance of other priorities this board has already identified."
“if we subtract $600,000 sorry, $25,000 or so from that $2.7 million, we can actually then leverage the remaining $2.1 in other immediate ways this evening that would be aligned with conversations the board has already had about the importance of teachers, perhaps about the importance of nurses, perhaps about the importance of other priorities this board has already identified.”
- Speaker
- Kelly Lessens
- Timestamp
- 42:47 – 43:34
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
So that's my, my hope that we could get to that point. And in the meantime, if we subtract $600,000 sorry, $25,000 or so from that $2.7 million, we can actually then leverage the remaining $2.1 in other immediate ways this evening that would be aligned with conversations the board has already had about the importance of teachers, perhaps about the importance of nurses, perhaps about the importance of other priorities this board has already identified. So, um, those are my thoughts on this curricular materials. So I'll pause there.
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