The system of public schools for the municipality shall be operated by a school board of seven persons elected at-large from seats designated as seat A, seat B, seat C, seat D, seat E, seat F, and seat G.
(a) 
A candidate for school board shall be a qualified municipal voter. A school board member shall serve a three-year term and shall remain a resident of Anchorage while in office.
(b) 
The compensation of school board members shall be fixed by the commission on salaries and emoluments.
(c) 
A person who has served on the school board for three consecutive terms may not be reelected to the school board until one full term has intervened.
(AO No. 90-93, prop. 8, 10-2-1990; AO No. 90-95, prop. 7, 10-2-1990)
The school board has the powers provided by law, including but not limited to, the power to:
(1) 
Formulate policy for the operation of the schools;
(2) 
Appoint and provide for suspension and removal of school personnel, including the superintendent;
(3) 
Serve as a board of personnel appeals;
(4) 
Generally supervise school district fiscal affairs, including preparation and submission of the annual budget and six-year plan.
The assembly and school board shall meet at least four times yearly in public session to discuss and coordinate financial planning, capital improvement needs, the comprehensive plan, and other matters of mutual concern.
(a) 
The superintendent of schools shall submit to the school board at such time as the board directs a proposed budget for the next fiscal year and a proposed six-year program for capital improvements and fiscal policies. The board shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed budget and program before they are submitted to the assembly, and at least one public hearing after assembly action if the total amount is different. The proposed budget and program shall be approved and submitted to the assembly at least 90 days before the end of the current fiscal year of the school district.
(b) 
The assembly may increase or decrease the budget of the school district only as to total amount. The school district may not appropriate or otherwise incur the expenditure of any funds, regardless of the source, in excess of the total amount of the budget, as approved by the assembly, without prior approval by the assembly.
(c) 
The assembly shall approve the budget of the school district as amended and appropriate the necessary funds at least 60 days prior to the end of the fiscal year of the school district. If the assembly fails to approve the school district budget and make the necessary appropriation within the time stated, the budget proposal shall become the budget and appropriation for the fiscal year of the school district without further assembly action.
(AO No. 90-88, prop. 9, 10-2-1990)
(a) 
Dedicated retail marijuana sales tax net proceeds. The net proceeds of the retail marijuana sales tax shall be dedicated to:
(1) 
Creating access to child care and early education programs for the residents of Anchorage including foster children;
(2) 
Provide funding for reading programs for child care and early education programs;
(3) 
Provide resources to increase funding, livable wages, training and staffing for child care and early education programs; and
(4) 
Prioritize the utilization of existing school district facilities that are closed, scheduled to be closed, or underutilized for use for child care and early education programs, as long as they are economically feasible, before other facilities are considered for the use of these funds.
(b) 
Accountability board of child care and early education; composition and purpose. There is established an accountability board of child care and early education appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the assembly. The assembly shall establish by ordinance the board's responsibilities, composition and operation. The board's mission and activities shall be for the purpose of supporting and advancing child care and early education in Anchorage. No board member may serve in any elected office, except on a service area board established pursuant to section 9.01 of this Charter. The board shall advise the assembly and administration.
(c) 
Budget and funding. The board shall have a separate budget within the annual municipal budget and it shall be subject to Charter sections 13.03 through 13.08. The board shall prepare a proposed budget and submit it to the mayor and a copy to the assembly at least 120 days before the end of the municipal fiscal year. The budget may provide for investment of funds for use on capital projects or capital programs in future years. The mayor shall submit a proposed budget from the board to the assembly, and it shall be considered and approved separately from the municipal budget. The mayor shall describe any changes made to the budget proposed from the board in a report accompanying the mayor's proposed budget. The assembly shall establish a tax rate at a level sufficient for the approved budget and in accordance with Charter § 14.06. The funding provided under this section shall not duplicate existing funding under Charter § 14.07(b) but may be complementary.
(d) 
Expenditures and administrative limit. The board may support and advance child care and early education in Anchorage in any manner not prohibited by law, including issuing grants, conducting studies or other research, and funding training or professional development. Grants and fund expenditures shall be used for nonsectarian purposes and may be issued to any public, private, or religious organization otherwise eligible to receive municipal grants and contracts. The board may spend no more than ten percent of the funds received each year on its own administrative costs as defined by ordinance. The board shall each year publish a report describing the amounts spent and the results achieved, and other information as the assembly by ordinance may prescribe.
(e) 
Accountability board staff. The board may, but is not required to, appoint a principal executive officer in consultation with the mayor. The principal executive officer shall serve at the pleasure of the board.
(f) 
The assembly shall implement this section by ordinance.
(AO No. 2022-17(S-2), § 2, 5-25-2023)