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Get It and Go Meals for students with 100% Remote Learning

August 20, 2020

Get It & Go Meals for KPBSD Students Begin Monday, August 24, 2020 Students who receive their education via 100% Remote Learning, OR if schools shift to 100% Remote Learning during COVID19 High Risk, can order dree Get It & Go Meals Sign-up online by Friday at noon each week Action: complete the simple online […]

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New: COVID19 Risk Levels in KPBSD dashboard

August 20, 2020

When the onset of COVID-19 happened, the need to make rational and informed operational decisions became primary for the health and safety of our students, staff, and communities. KPBSD incorporated science-based guidance to assist in our decision-making processes. Find COVID19 Risk Level information for KPBSD schools in two places: Webpage: KPBSD and COVID19 Risk Level descriptions, and […]

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Central Peninsula schools rise to High Risk

August 18, 2020

News Release: 17 KPBSD schools in Central Peninsula will open with 100% remote learning on August 24, 2020 Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Soldotna, August 18, 2020—COVID19 community transmission risk level jumped to High Risk (Red) on August 18, 2020, for the geographical region KPBSD defines as “Central Peninsula” when the State of Alaska positive […]

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Weekly update: school start and end times, student forms, face coverings, and COVID19 risk

August 14, 2020

Dear KPBSD staff and families, It is getting closer to the start of school! Monday, August 24, 2020, is the first day of school for most KPBSD schools with the exception that Kachemak Selo, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools begin Tuesday, August 18, 2020; and Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk and Port Graham schools begin Friday, August 21, 2020. […]

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info: Cloth Face Coverings in the KPBSD

August 14, 2020

Cloth face coverings will be required in KPBSD schools in all COVID19 risk levels (low, medium, high) for all staff, and students in third grade and older, whenever a 6’ physical distancing is not possible. If a cloth or clear face covering is medically inappropriate or cannot be worn, a face shield that extends at […]

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Change to KPBSD School Start or End Times

August 14, 2020

News Release: Change to KPBSD School Start or End Times School start or end times have changed for several Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools when the school year begins August 24, 2020.* These past two weeks, KPBSD staff totally focused on planning for the new school year with the Smart Start plan, and changes […]

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New School Year Letter to KPBSD Special Education Families

August 11, 2020

info: Read about the three options available to every KPBSD student to attend school during the 2020-2021 school year August 11, 2020Dear Parents and Guardians, The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) is committed to turn challenges into opportunities, and ensure that every student with a disability will have access to their peers as well […]

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new: Returning Student Update Forms online portal is now open

August 7, 2020

Dear KPBSD parents and guardians, The new “Returning Student Update Forms” online portal is open to you now! This will streamline the required annual paperwork for your child, and where you will indicate your choice about how your child will begin school in August. Your KPBSD instructional teams and school staff are working to prepare […]

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News Release: KPBSD Student Nutrition Services (SNS) Updates

August 4, 2020

SNS will serve meals onsite, plus Get-it and Go new! streamlined online application process for free or reduced meals Soldotna, August 4, 2020—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will provide meals to students who attend school onsite, and to everyone who chooses 100% remote learning with their KPBSD school.* New! A streamlined online application for […]

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Weekly Update: a video, cloth face masks, a poll, a FAQ

July 30, 2020

Dear KPBSD students, families, and staff, Greetings! This week Superintendent O’Brien has a video message* for you about the new cloth face covering decision in KPBSD schools, a request that you take a brief poll about what you think your school choice would be, and current COVID19 risk levels. Today the district leadership team and […]

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