November 7, 2016
NEWS RELEASE Title VI Indian Education Committee Meeting Do you know that over 114 Alaska Native Tribal affiliations are represented in nearly 1,200 identified Native students in the KPBSD Title VI program? The KPBSD Title VI Indian Education Program supports Alaska Native and American Indian students for a successful experience throughout their K-12 schooling years, […]
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November 7, 2016
News Release KPBSD Five Year Strategic Plan Revision Soldotna, November 7, 2016—Do you have an opinion about how to improve KPBSD schools? Community members, families, students, and staff are invited to offer thoughts for the KPBSD 2017 – 2022 strategic plan revision through an online survey open through November 21, 2016. KPBSD is […]
Tags: strategic plan, survey, vision
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November 3, 2016
Forty-four registered teams with close to 200 students from fourth grade through high school competed in the KPBSD annual “Mind A-Mazes” meet on Saturday, October 15, 2016, at Soldotna Prep School. Teams came from all parts of the peninsula – Homer, Hope, Seward, Nikiski, Moose Pass, and the Central Peninsula. This year’s annual “Mind A-Mazes” […]
Tags: KPBSD, Mind A-Mazes, problem-solve, Quest
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October 22, 2016
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Two KPBSD educators are Teacher of the Year finalists Soldotna, October 22, 2016—KPBSD is so proud! Two of the three finalists for the Alaska Teacher of the Year make a difference every day in our district. Join us to celebrate Stephanie Cronin, Seward […]
Tags: Alaska Teacher of the Year, James Harris, Seward High School, Soldotna High School, Stephanie Cronin, Teacher of the Year
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October 19, 2016
News Release KPBSD schools ShakeOut on October 20, 2016 K-12 schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will participate in the Great Alaska ShakeOut “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” earthquake drill on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at 10:20 a.m. KPBSD students and staff join more than 120,000 Alaskans who have already registered to participate. […]
Tags: earthquake, Great Alaska Shakeout, safety drill
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October 17, 2016
News Release Public invited to KPBSD Key Communicator events Soldotna, October 17, 2016—KPBSD is hosting three Key Communicator Connect & Collaborate Hours to converse about the KPBSD budget, five year strategic plan, and respond to questions and ideas about our diverse district. Key Communicators gather throughout the year; everyone interested in KPBSD schools is invited […]
Tags: advocacy, conversation, education, Key Communicators
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October 17, 2016
News Release Input needed to solve the state and KPBSD fiscal crisis Soldotna, October 14, 2016—Your KPBSD schools need you to participate in the FY18 budget development process, and assist with solutions to the fiscal crisis in the State of Alaska. Community budget meetings took place throughout the district at 30+ school sites on Thursday, October […]
Tags: Budget, comment, funding
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October 13, 2016
Districtwide Community Budget Development meetings – October 13, 2016 How to best prioritize programs and services in KPBSD? LINKS for Community Budget Development meetings at KPBSD schools: KPSBD online video channel: Budget* PDF and Video: FY18 Community Budget Development presentation, 10-13-16 PDF and Video: Budget Basics PDF and Video: Fund Balance Categories PDF and Video: […]
Tags: Budget, finance, FY18
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October 13, 2016
News Release Southern peninsula school start and end time options Soldotna, October 12, 2016—Changes to school start and end times will begin in August, 2017, and in order to inform and gather input, three southern peninsula community meetings will take place in November. The same content will be presented at each meeting. Parents, KPBSD staff, […]
Tags: Chapman School, Fireweed Charter School, Homer Flex School, Homer High School, Homer Middle School, KPBSD, McNeil Canyon Elementary, Ninilchik School, Paul Banks Elementary, West Homer Elementary
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October 4, 2016
News Release Community Budget development meetings – October 13, 2016 How to best prioritize programs and services in KPBSD? Soldotna, October 3, 2016—Does a quality education and the future success for every young person living on the Kenai Peninsula matter to you? If so, KPBSD needs you to participate in the budget development meetings taking […]
Tags: Alaska, Budget, education, funding
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