KIBSD credits visa, green card programs for low teacher turnover

Serjoe Gutierrez sits at a piano to work with his students in the spring of 2025. He is the first teacher KIBSD hired as part of its H-1B visa program in 2022. (Brian Venua/KMXT)
The Kodiak Island Borough School District is fully staffed with teachers this school year. Administrators credit the district’s temporary visa program—and a pivot many districts are making to help their international hires obtain permanent resident status – for keeping turnover low.
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