Largest local government in Alaska, covering 1,961 square miles from Girdwood to Eklutna. A unified home-rule municipality combining city and borough powers over a population of roughly 290,000.
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Anchorage School Board to vote Tuesday on Clare Fulp as interim superintendent
The Anchorage School Board will vote at 6 pm Tuesday, Nov. 17, on appointing Clare Fulp interim superintendent of the Anchorage School District, according to the meeting agenda. The board will also consider an agreement with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, known as HYA, to lead the search for a permanent superintendent.
The appointment decides who will lead the district after Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt leaves to begin a new position Feb. 1, 2027, according to the board's Oct. 20 meeting recap. Fulp's contract would start Dec. 1. The interim superintendent is expected to serve until June 30, 2027, or until the board hires a permanent replacement, Board President Carl Jacobs said in an October update on the transition.
The board opened an internal-only search in October after Bryantt accepted a job in Virginia. It accepted applications only from district employees, from Oct. 16 through Oct. 30.
Fulp, the district's senior director of elementary education, began teaching at Muldoon Elementary School in 2007. She has led neighborhood and choice schools, as well as Title I schools, which get extra federal aid because many of their students come from low-income families, according to a leadership update from Jacobs and Vice President Kelly Lessens. The update describes her as a third-generation Alaskan whose daughter attends a district school. Her doctoral research at Creighton University examined Alaska Native and African American parent perspectives on the educational achievement gap. She recently completed her superintendent credentials, including a yearlong internship with Bryantt focused on district-level leadership.
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About Municipality of Anchorage
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The Municipality of Anchorage is the unified home rule government that combines city and borough powers for Anchorage, from Girdwood to Eklutna. It is led by a mayor and an elected Assembly, which adopts ordinances, approves contracts and confirms appointments to city boards.
The Municipality runs the Anchorage Police Department, the Anchorage Fire Department, public works, planning and the Loussac Library. Recurring questions concern zoning and housing density rules, police practices and surveillance rules, traffic safety, and the replacement of aging equipment and facilities.
Its boards and commissions, among them the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Equal Rights Commission, are filled by mayoral appointment with Assembly confirmation. Communities within its boundaries, including Eagle River, Chugiak and Girdwood, have their own road contracts and reserves that the Assembly approves.
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