ASD's Classroom Crunch: Where's the Admin Cut?

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Anchorage News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Anchorage School District Superintendent Jare Bryant sent an email on April 16th, titled Election Results and What Comes Next for ASD. Proposition 9 failed, so no new taxes for schools. He says that means fewer classroom teachers and bigger classes ahead, framing it as the only path forward. But hold up. That inevitability claim skips some key steps. The email does in detail if they've trimmed admin staff, closed underused schools, or cut central office fat. In Roman Strop big time over decades, yet buildings and bureaucracy haven't shrunk to match. Folks are pushing back, saying this hits teachers and kids hardest while protecting the district's structure. Data shows about 2,200 full-time classroom teachers versus 1,100 in admin and support roles. That's one admin per every two teachers, a ratio that stands out. Per student numbers paint a clearer. Anchorage runs 80% more

1:01admin staff than Minneapolis, but skims on classroom teachers. Voters just said no to extra cash. Not yes to bigger classes as the fix. District leaders set these priorities. So before locking in larger classes, they o'plane talk on what cuts they weighed, which ones they ditched, and why classrooms took the hit first. That's the real story unfolding now.