An initial application for the proposed Nikolaevsk charter school narrowly passed before the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education during a special meeting on Monday.

Approval of the charter school application required a majority vote of the board, with a minimum of five votes in favor. A motion to approve the application passed with a 5-3 vote. Board members Kelley Cizek, Dianne MacRae, Patti Truesdell, Mica VanBuskirk and Ash-Lee Waddell voted in favor. Board vice president Tim Daugharty and board members Sarah Douthit and Penny Vadla voted against the motion. Board president Jason Tauriainen was not present at the meeting.

During the board’s discussion of the application, several concerns were raised by board members regarding some financial aspects related

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