Bonnie Gurney
31:03 - 31:47
"I was really disheartened last week to learn that we were losing one of our most beloved, charismatic, and young teachers at Bear Valley because they were facing the prospect of a 38-wide combo class."
“I was really disheartened last week to learn that we were losing one of our most beloved, charismatic, and young teachers at Bear Valley because they were facing the prospect of a 38-wide combo class.”
- Speaker
- Bonnie Gurney
- Timestamp
- 31:03 – 31:47
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
I was really disheartened last week to learn that we were losing one of our most beloved, charismatic, and young teachers at Bear Valley because they they were facing the prospect of a 38-wide combo class. And frankly, um, I was upset about it the entire summer, hearing that that was the future for my 5th grader, who has the attention span of a squirrel but has done great with the amazing teaching staff in Bear Valley. And I kept saying to myself, this one named Teacher was about the only person that I knew that could handle it. So to find out that she resigned because She's a new teacher, Tier 4, has no benefit, and is getting the district's message that frankly she doesn't matter enough to support. She left.
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