News Release: Collective Bargaining Update: September 13, 2019 Soldotna, September 13, 2019—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) has requested additional information related to the September 12, 2019, offer from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA). The Associations’ included new retroactivity language in their health care proposal, and […]
News Release September 12, 2019 Collective Bargaining Update: KPBSD offer to KPEA and KPESA Soldotna, September 12, 2019—This evening at bargaining, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) presented a new offer to the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) that offers fair salary increases and provides our employees […]
Sept. 9, 2019 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day. FASD awareness day started on 9/9/99 to remind everyone that a woman can remain alcohol fee for all nine months of pregnancy. At 9:09 AM, on 9/9, is the time and date FASD is recognized throughout the world. The time is today for everyone […]
September 5, 2019 Dear KPBSD parents and guardians, The 2019 Spring Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s School (PEAKS) student results is available for your review on September 6, 2019, in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.* “PEAKS is one assessment used to help provide a picture of how our students are doing to meet state standards,” said Superintendent John […]
Understand how you can assist, and why it matters “Federal funds provide critical resources for students and teachers, alike. Completion of the Student Programs application–even by families who don’t want free or reduced price meals–is important to the continuation of these federally funded programs. During this time of shrinking state financial resources, doing all we […]
Good news! All restrictions for outdoor activities due to air quality, and activity related travel between Sterling and Cooper Landing on Sterling Highway are removed effective September 3, 2019. Cooper Landing School will reopen September 4, 2019, on a normal schedule! Thank you to everyone for your patience throughout the past 14 days while these […]
The teacher & support staff unions want the school district to pay $27,076 per year for each employee member in the school district health care program. The school district offered to pay $24,068. The difference of $3,008 per year, per employee, in the 2019-2020 school year, is $ 3,224,972. Collective Bargaining web page with offers, documents, Advisory […]
August 30, 2019 Dear Parents and Guardians in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District: It is with a heavy heart that I must compose this letter to you today. Union leadership continues to threaten this community with a strike that they state could occur “as early as September 16.” I believe that the serious action […]
What will happen if there is a strike in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District? If the unions decide to call a strike, they are required to provide the Superintendent of Schools with 72-hour notice prior to a work stoppage. The Superintendent of Schools will immediately notify all staff, parents, community partners, contractors, […]
K-12 school in Cooper Landing is CANCELLED until Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at the earliest This closure is caused by a wildfire in the area and evacuation level at #2 “SET” SET means that you must be ready and prepared to leave at any time. Learn about 1-2-3 Ready-Set-Go at www.kpbOEM.com www.KPBSD.org Tweet This Post