October 3, 2016
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Golden Apple Award | October 3, 2016 Mrs. Julieanne Super Mrs. Julianne Super is a “super” volunteer in the classroom, with cocurricular activities, and school events. “I have the opportunity to work with many fantastic parents and community members who volunteer in our school, but one person stands out above […]
Tags: Golden Apple, Homer Middle School, Julieanne Super, volunteer
Posted in Awards
September 29, 2016
Celebrating Pauline Mills, KPBSD 30+ year secretary, 1984 – In her words… I started my first day of work on my birthday August 7, 1984, as a secretary for the Federal Programs, bilingual, small schools, and russian villages. Then the district added Migrant Education to our office that year with the SERCC office (Alaska’s Educational […]
Tags: #iAmKPBSD, golden, Pauline Mills, secretary, Tustumena Elementary
Posted in KPBSD employees
September 26, 2016
“iPads for Orcas” Celebration Rolls Out New Learning Opportunities for Port Graham School Wednesday, September 21, 2016, rolled out iPads for Orcas, a festive celebration in Port Graham School. Students, staff, community, and guests gathered in anticipation for every student to be presented with their very own iPad for use in school. Before presenting the […]
Tags: Alaska, education, iPad, learning, Port Graham, technology, White House ConnectEd initiative
Posted in School Stories
September 22, 2016
Celebrating Dave Daniel, KPBSD 30+ year teacher, 1986 – In his words… “They will not care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” “Our children are our future, literally. They come from all possible walks of life, all socioeconomic backgrounds, all types of living conditions, and with their own unique gifts and […]
Tags: #excellence, Dave Daniel, educator, Jim Dawson, KPBSD, teach
Posted in KPBSD employees
September 19, 2016
News Release KPBSD Board of Education seeks applicants Soldotna, September 19, 2016—KPBSD seeks applicants to fill a vacant school board position in District 8 (Homer) through October 2017. A nine member board serves the diverse Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which spans 25,600 square miles, educates nearly 8,700 students, and has more than forty schools. […]
Tags: Board of Education, Homer Alaska
Posted in News Release
September 14, 2016
News Release School start and end times will change in southern peninsula schools served by bus transportation Soldotna, September 14, 2016—Changes are coming next year, and in order to inform and gather input, three southern peninsula community meetings will take place in September. Discussion centers around the necessary adjustments to school start and end times, […]
Tags: Apple Bus, school start time, transportation
Posted in News Release
September 12, 2016
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District News Release Do you care about educational and resource needs in the KPBSD? Soldotna, September 12, 2016—KPBSD requests parents, staff, students in 6th grade and above, and community members to provide personal opinions and input about educational and resource needs in the diverse KPBSD through completing an online survey. The […]
Tags: Hanover, survey
Posted in News Release
September 8, 2016
An open letter to the community from Sean Dusek, Superintendent of Schools September 5 – 11, 2016 is National Suicide Prevention Week #NSPW16. World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10, 2016. Alaska has a high rate of suicide. In 2014, according to the CDC, our state was ranked second in the nation for death by suicide. In […]
Tags: Break the Silence, KPBSD, postvention, prevention, QPR, Railway of Hope, suicide, You Are Not Alone
Posted in Perspectives
September 8, 2016
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Indian Education advisory committee seeks parent, student, and staff members to serve Soldotna, September 7, 2016—Are you interested in setting priorities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of our 1,200 Alaska Native and Native American students? Is encouraging or assisting […]
Tags: Indian Education, Title IV, volunteer
Posted in News Release
September 7, 2016
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release KPBSD and the KPEA and the KPESA reach Tentative Agreement Soldotna, September 7, 2016—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) reached a Tentative Agreement, for a three year contract with […]
Tags: Collective Bargaining, KPEA, KPESA, negotiations
Posted in News Release