“My grades are the best they’ve ever been.” — Angel, sophomore “It’s made me make more responsible decisions and think seriously about my life.” – Kaitlyn, junior “It has helped me expand my options and shown me other things that I can do to achieve the goals I want to achieve. I now know how much […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release KPBSD team from Nikiski awarded top state recognition Soldotna, February 19, 2016—A team of six KPBSD employees make a difference every day at Nikiski Middle-High School for their students with disabilities. Recognizing excellence, the Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education awarded the 2016 […]
“I think it’s important for the people in my community to weigh in any opportunity that they get on the budget preference or revenue enhancements. And, while I don’t know how that is going to turn out yet, it will take some combination of both of those in order to come up with a sustainable […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Investing in public education on the Kenai Peninsula Soldotna, February 8, 2016—If the future success for our KPBSD K-12 students is dependent on a quality education so graduates will be prepared for college or a career, funding public education is crucial. In this time […]
KPBSD Key Communicator Collaboration Hosting a mix of eighty people, KPBSD facilitated five active hours at the Challenger Learning Center on Tuesday, February 2, 2016, following a school board worksession. School board members, high school students, KPBSD Key Communicators, school site council leaders, school principals, district leadership team members, and invited community members and business […]
Key Communicators KPBSD formed a network of people who are interested in our schools in order to cultivate positive relationships with the school district and in our diverse communities. Conversations happen every day in school parking lots, at the grocery store, via social media, and in everyday ordinary life interactions. At times, people of all […]
Tustumena Elementary is a small school in a diverse, supportive community. Students learn in an individualized, positive, accommodating, and caring environment. Tustumena Elementary is an ideal school. Our students and community greatly benefit from all staff member’s efforts. Their dedication to education is so very apparent. We are so fortunate and appreciative to have such […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release All KPBSD schools will open on a normal schedule, Monday, January 25, 2016 Soldotna, January 24, 2016—On January 24, 2016, an earthquake rocked southcentral Alaska. On Sunday, school principals checked school sites, and the district worked with borough maintenance to inspect every KPBSD school to […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 NEWS RELEASE Collective Bargaining Impasse Continues Soldotna, January 21, 2016— Negotiations between the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), and the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) remain at impasse. The January 13, 2016, KPBSD health insurance counter proposal […]
News Release Update: Collective Bargaining Soldotna, January 16, 2016—On Wednesday evening, during collective bargaining, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) negotiating team responded to a high deductible health care offer presented by the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA), and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA). After thorough analysis, the District provided an 11 […]