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2019 Mind a-Mazes problem solving competition

October 11, 2019

A KPBSD problem solving competition sponsored by Quest with a 2019 theme of Music Mechanisms 17 @KPBSD schools. 47 teams. Long-Term Problem: Using teamwork, creative thinking, and problem solving, teams will design and construct a chain reaction device that will play a musical instrument. Plus, Spontaneous Problem competition the day of! Mind aMazes blog: http://mindamazes.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ Location: […]

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The Honorable Representative Paul Seaton awarded Golden Apple

October 7, 2019

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District The Honorable Paul Seaton, Alaska House of Representatives Golden Apple Award | September 9, 2019 Golden Apple nominator Sean Dusek said, “It is with great pleasure that I nominate Paul Seaton for a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Golden Apple Award for his tireless support of public education in Alaska.” […]

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October Board of Education meeting and worksessions

October 3, 2019

School Board Public Involvement Opportunities Monday, October 7, 2019 Borough Administration Building 148 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669 Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers Committee Meetings – Redoubt Conference Room 12:30 p.m. Policy Review Committee 12:45 p.m. Information Committee 1:45 p.m. Charter School Advisory Committee Work Sessions – Assembly Chambers 2:45 p.m. 2020 State and […]

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9/17/19 Collective Bargaining Signed Tentative Agreement

September 17, 2019

9/17/19 Collective Bargaining Signed Tentative Agreement (TA) between the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) & the Kenai Peninsula Borough Education Support Association (KPESA) Document: September 17, 2019 Collective Bargaining Signed Tentative Agreement September 17, 2019 News Release: Tentative Agreement Reached between KPBSD and KPEA & KPESA Associations […]

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Tentative Agreement reached | KPBSD schools will open on 2-hour delay start

September 17, 2019

News Release, September 17, 2019 Tentative Agreement reached between KPBSD and KPEA & KPESA All 42 KPBSD schools will open with a two-hour delay start on September 17, 2019* Soldotna, September 17, 2019—At 1:37 AM, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association […]

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9/16/19: KPBSD Message to Parents and Guardians

September 16, 2019

Monday, September 16, 2019 KPBSD communications sent this message via email to all KPBSD parents and guardians via student contact information in PowerSchool. Dear KPBSD parents and guardians, Good evening, I know you are all waiting to learn if a Tentative Agreement has been reached, and if school will be in session on Tuesday. Tonight […]

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Community Resources for parents and youth #ThankYou

September 16, 2019

KPBSD celebrates the sources of strength offered in our communities who are rising up to assist our families and youth. #ThankYou *Kindly add resources you know about in the comments on @KPBSD Facebook. KPBSD is continuing to receive additional places and groups and will add to this post. Community Resources KPBSD posts fliers as a community […]

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9/15/19: KPBSD message to parents about emergency school closure

September 15, 2019

Sunday, September 15, 2019 KPBSD communications sent this message via emnail to all KPBSD parents and guardians via student contact information in PowerSchool. Dear KPBSD parents and guardians, We hear your concerns and care for all of our schools and communities. It’s Sunday evening, and all KPBSD schools will open Monday, September 16, 2019, on […]

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9/14/19: KPBSD message to parents about Emergency Schools Closure

September 14, 2019

Saturday, September 14, 2019 KPBSD communications sent this message to all KPBSD parents and guardians via student contact information in PowerSchool. Dear KPBSD parents and guardians, I am writing to let you know that beginning Tuesday, September 17, 2019*, all 42 schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will be closed until a Tentative […]

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News Release: KPBSD receives 72-hour work stoppage notice

September 13, 2019

KPEA and KPESA announce, “Kenai Educators Will Strike on Tuesday, September 17” Soldotna, September 13, 2019—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) received notification tonight that, “the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association intend to commence a work stoppage on September 17, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.” A work stoppage will trigger […]

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