0:57
66:24 - 67:21
"I would like to propose that we really privilege the idea that narrative data is the primary means of data collection that this committee should be gathering, because we already have the demographic data, we have the accounting data, we have the instructional data. I would like the board to specify that narrative data is necessary in the guiding principles of this document."
“I would like to propose that we really privilege the idea that narrative data is the primary means of data collection that this committee should be gathering, because we already have the demographic data, we have the accounting data, we have the instructional data. I would like the board to specify that narrative data is necessary in the guiding principles of this document.”
- Timestamp
- 66:24 – 67:21
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
Been the most difficult to present objectively the last 4 or 5 years of watching school closures progress. So I think the committee— our next challenge in the right-sizing deliberation is specifically related to educational quality and accessibility of the instructional pathways and opportunities. That also then opens the door for the, the the clause about data-based or data-informed decision-making, I would like to propose that we really privilege the idea that narrative data is the primary means of data collection that this committee should be gathering, because we already have the demographic data, we have the accounting data, we have the instructional data. I would like the board to specify that narrative data is necessary in the guiding principles of this document. Thank you.
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