0:49
Jim Anderson
40:03 - 40:52
"the risk of multi-year commitments in a contract is that board members leave for lots of reasons, and a new board may not feel as obligated toward a contract that was signed 2 or 3 years earlier because they weren't on the board then. So there, there is risk in doing it."
“the risk of multi-year commitments in a contract is that board members leave for lots of reasons, and a new board may not feel as obligated toward a contract that was signed 2 or 3 years earlier because they weren't on the board then. So there, there is risk in doing it.”
- Speaker
- Jim Anderson
- Timestamp
- 40:03 – 40:52
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- July 7, 2026
From the transcript
But theoretically, we could leverage available dollars right now for the pilot project only. Which gets materials into educators' hands and student hands. And I see that Jim Anderson would like to interject something, so I'll, I'll yield. So I, I did say, and it is true, that as long as the board approved next year's budget and it left the $1.08 million in, the risk of multi-year commitments in a contract is that board members leave for lots of reasons, and a new board may not feel as obligated toward a contract that was signed 2 or 3 years earlier because they weren't on the board then. So there, there is risk in doing it.
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