Nome Public Schools passes budget with uncertainty of city and state funding

Nome Public Schools passes budget with uncertainty of city and state funding

By: Anna LionasDespite a potential large reduction in funding from the city, the Nome Public Schools Board of Education approved the final budget for the 2025-2026 school year of $ 18.5 million, during a Tuesday night special session.  On Monday, the Nome Common Council was presented with their own budget draft, which included an almost $2 million cut to the city’s contribution to Nome Public Schools, over 10 percent of the school district’s fun…

Inside 'impromptu' meeting as city weighs massive cuts to Nome Public Schools - KNOM Radio Mission

After the City of Nome hand-delivered a letter Monday notifying Nome Public Schools it intended to cut its budget, district Superintendent Jamie Burgess called the move “extremely unexpected”. “There was absolutely no indication at any point in time, or for this entire school year, up until basically yesterday, that there was going to be any changes in the city appropriation,” Burgess said at Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting. A draft b…