PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS ISSUE OF CAMERAS
A work session date was set by the School Board in Monday night’s meeting to discuss the issue of cameras found in Valdez City Schools on April 17^th. The worksession is scheduled for this Monday night in the Valdez High School cafeteria. The School Board moved the worksession to a larger area to accommodate an anticipated large public turnout. The public will have the opportunity to speak on the issue. Board members Kathy Todd and Dave Lawrence urged Superintendent Jacob Jensen to have the meeting sooner rather than later. Jensen said his investigation is close to complete, but said he needs to meet with the district’s attorney to discuss potential litigation before speaking with the School Board and the public.
 
ELEMENTARY STUDENT RECEIVED AWARD FROM RED CROSS
Second grader, Kyrcee Christensen was recognized in Monday night’s School Board meeting for receiving the Red Cross Fire Rescue award. The Christensen family lost their home to a fire in 2011 and Kyrcee was instrumental in alerting her mom to the fire. A first grader at the time the fire began; she saw the dog bed smoking and repeatedly told her mom. HHES music teacher Leslie Bauman nominated Kyrcee for the award. The Christensen family attended the Real Heroes Breakfast in Anchorage where Kyrcee received her award.

CITY WORK SESSION ON SNOW EVENT FOCUSES ON FUTURE
The Valdez City Council met Thursday, March 3^rd in a Work Session regarding the snowfall event. At the meeting, a snow fall report was presented outlining snow accumulation by day (CLICK HERE-Snowfall Report) and a draft snow removal plan for the future was shared (CLICK HERE-Draft Snow Removal Plan). The plan outlines that the City will be responsible for shoveling school roofs and taking measurements based on pounds per square inch. Guidelines for acceptable snow weights for City and School buildings are set forth in the plan. Details of the State of Emergency Declaration as well as the City’s request for disaster relief funding can be read by clicking HERE(State Declaration & Reimbursement). Council Member Joe Prax requested an accountability report for the snow incident and the answers he posed in written form are answered in this document (Prax Report).