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March Board of Education Meeting

March 10, 2022

The following school board meetings and work sessions will be held in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers at 144 Binkley Street, Soldotna AK unless otherwise noted. PLEASE NOTE:  The meetings are open to the public.  The public is invited to attend in person and to listen and participate as noted below.  (877) 853-5257 Conference […]

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Celebrate Billeen Carlson, ASTE 2022 Teacher of the Year!

March 4, 2022

Nikolaevsk School educator Billeen Carlson is the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) 2022 Teacher of the Year! The 2022 ASTE Teacher of the Year journey began for Billeen Carlson in 2008 as a substitute teacher in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, then in 2017 after earning her Master of Arts in Teaching […]

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Wednesday Early Release Days

March 3, 2022

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is adding three Friday Early Release days to the 2021-2022 school calendar. The dates are March 18, 25, and April 1, 2022. On Early Release for student days, school ends 90 minutes earlier than usual, and buses run 90 minutes earlier than normal. The previously scheduled Early Release days […]

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Spring Break in the KPBSD

March 2, 2022

Spring Break is March 7-11, 2022* *variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools are in session and have a different spring break “March is a time of hope and optimism on the Kenai with increasing daylight and warming weather. I wish all of our staff, students, and families a wonderful Spring Break and hope […]

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Celebrate teacher Jason Daniels, PAEMST awardee

March 1, 2022

K-Beach Elementary teacher Jason Daniels receives national recognition A Kenai Central High School graduate [Class of 1990] and a teacher at K-Beach Elementary for 24 years, Jason Daniels received national recognition as the Science Awardee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST). His Mom and Dad were educators in the […]

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COVID-19 Mitigation Plan Updates

February 28, 2022

Updates to the KPBSD mitigation plan will be effective Friday, March 4, 2022 Contact Tracing KPBSD will no longer do in-school contact tracing. Schools will support staff and students with testing options, and educational materials about what to do if someone becomes a close contact or tests positive for COVID-19. Face coverings Face coverings are […]

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Two-Hour Delay Start

February 22, 2022

►ALERT: TWO-HOUR Delay StartNikiski Middle-High School, Nikiski Northstar Elementary, Moose Pass and Seward schools will open with a TWO-HOUR DELAY START* on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, in response to weather and road conditions. If weather and road conditions warrant a full closure for any schools, that announcement will be made about 7:00 AM. If you […]

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It’s happening! www…

February 18, 2022

The new KPBSD website will begin to permanently roll out Friday evening and continue throughout the weekend! If all goes as planned, the curtain will close on the current website that we’ve had for 12+ years, potentially by Monday morning before school begins. Together let us celebrate the KPBSD Information Services Department team (many who […]

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Early Release Survey open until 2-22-22

February 17, 2022

Dear KPBSD Parents, Guardians, and Staff, What do you think? Please complete this brief, online Early Release survey open through noon on Tuesday, February 22, 2022. For nine years, we have designated six school days a year as a minimum day—with a 90-minute early release for students, while staff works a maximum day. To address […]

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Two-Hour Delay Start and Closures for many KPBSD Schools on 2/16/22

February 16, 2022

UPDATE 7:15 AM ►Update: SCHOOL CLOSURE ALERT*It is a snow and ice day for KPBSD schools in the Central Peninsula and Homer area. These schools will be closed on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, in response to weather and road conditions. ►A TWO-HOUR Delay Start remains in effect for Cooper Landing and Hope schools ►Normal Schedule: […]

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