Katie Anastas (Alaska Public Media-Anchorage)

In January, Lottie Connelly got a call from her babysitter. They were out of formula, and her 10-month-old baby girl, Sloane, was hungry. On her way home from work, Connelly stopped by her local grocery store in Homer. She was looking for the formula she knows Sloane likes most: Enfamil Enspire.

The charter school’s move to the high school has been an unexpected by-product of the pandemic. When Anchorage schools prepared to return to in-person instruction in early 2021, the Anchorage School District inspected ventilation systems to make sure there was enough airflow. At the building the charter school was leasing, fresh air could only come in through the open front door or open classroom windows.