Education

Nome-Beltz High School will get a new principal

The Nome Public School District has signed Jay Thomas to be the new principal at Nome-Beltz High School. Mr. Thomas is currently principal at Mountain Village. He has been principal in Teller, at...

Jamie Burgess was selected as the new Nome Public Schools superintendent.

Jamie Burgess selected as new school superintendent

The Nome Public Schools Board of Education announced Friday that Jamie Burgess has been selected as the district’s new superintendent. Burgess is the current interim superintendent and Director of...

THREE SPELLERS – The top three in the Nome PTA’s Spelling Bee are, from left, Gregory Kalerak, Peyton Lewis, and Melody Giang.

Gregory Kalerak spells “nabob”, wins Nome Spelling Bee

Most adults never would have heard the word “nabob” if Vice President Spiro T. Agnew hadn’t called the press “Nattering nabobs of negativitism” back in 1970. But the word came up in the Nome PTA’s...

Short and sweet board meeting kicks off the New Year

On Tuesday, January 15 2019, the Nome Public School Board of Education gathered for a regular meeting in the Nome Elementary School library. The meeting was “short and sweet,” in the words of Board...

COMMITTING TO THE BOARD - Darlene Trigg raises her right hand and is sworn in as the new Nome Public Schools board member during a special meeting on Wednesday, October 24, after a second round of candidate interviews. Trigg filled the open seat left vacant by board member Jennifer Reader, who resigned in the late summer to be able to run for a seat on the Nome Common Council.

Trigg appointed to school board, placement scores show Nome kids are struggling, District audit reveals one error

On Tuesday, November 20 the Nome Public Schools Board of Education met for a regular meeting in the Nome Elementary School Library. The meeting was originally scheduled for Tuesday, November 13. A...

$THIS IMPACTS CLASSIFIED STAFF, TOO— Jim Shreve, System Administrator for NPS and Union President for Education Support Professionals, addresses the board during the Tuesday, August 14 school board meeting. Shreve reminded everyone to think about classified staff at the school district, too. For most non-contract employees, salaries are a fraction of a teacher’s salary, meaning they will feel the healthcare cost increase even more.$

Skyrocketing healthcare premiums draw outcry from NPS employees

For many, the first week of school means butterflies in the stomach, sharp new pencils, high expectations and uncontainable excitement. But for Nome Public Schools employees, that sense of excitement...

UP IN ARMS— Jim Shreve, Systems Admin for NPS and Union President, addresses the school board during the public comment period at the regular school board meeting last Tuesday, August 14.

Nome Public Schools health insurance premiums skyrocket

Employees of Nome Public Schools are getting a rate increase this school year that will put their health insurance premiums at more than double their current price. The rate hike comes after the...

NEW SUPERINTENDENT— Bill Schildbach is the new superintendent for Nome Public Schools. He is pictured here in his office at the NPS District Office, located adjacent to the Nome-Beltz Campus.

New NPS Superintendent Bill Schildbach arrives in Nome

Last week, Nome Public School’s new superintendent Bill Schildbach settled into his office at the Nome Public Schools administrative headquarters. The Nome Nugget sat down with him for an interview...

Education Report from the Bering Strait School District

The Bering Strait School District is comprised of 15 school communities located from the eastern end of Norton Sound in the south to Shishmaref on the northern Seward Peninsula in the north. The...

School Board takes summer break, but first talks money, food and new leadership

Earlier this month, Nome Public Schools Board of Education met for a regular meeting in the Nome Elementary School Library. The June 12 meeting was the last one for Superintendent Shawn Arnold, who...