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KPBSD Key Communicators

September 28, 2015

People move in the direction of their conversations and seek accurate stories and information about the school district.  KPBSD Key Communicators help people in their local communities learn more about KPBSD, while also assisting the school district to learn and understand more about what people think, feel, and know. The concept is to promote a […]

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Homer High School student to represent Alaska at the Grand Ole Opry House

September 24, 2015

When he was five, his music teacher inspired him. Fast forward eleven years, and Falcom Greear, now a sophomore at Homer High School, hasn’t stopped singing, and videoconferences via Skype nearly every week with his retired music teacher, who lives in Mississippi. She has been his inspiration and helped guide his love of music since […]

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News Release: Mediation Concludes

September 22, 2015

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Mediation Concludes Soldotna, September 22, 2015—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) was unable to reach a tentative agreement with Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) through the mediation process, which took place September 21 – 22, 2015. […]

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Project Search Open House with national speaker in Kenai

September 18, 2015

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Project SEARCH open house is September 24, 2015 What takes place when a school district and hospital collaborate to create a business-led, one-year, school-to-work program for students with disabilities? Join KPBSD and Central Peninsula Hospital for the annual Project SEARCH High School Transition Program open […]

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First time: Maritime Awareness Day

September 11, 2015

Thunder, lightening, and rain didn’t stop Seward High Students from painting, welding and working on heavy equipment at the Vigor Shipyard, September 10, 2015. The interactive tour started at AVTEC when students from Seward High, AVTEC’s Welding, Diesel Mechanics and Constructions classes met with employers, department officials from DOT, and the Deputy Commissioner of the Department […]

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9/9 at 9:09 | International FASD Awareness Day

September 8, 2015

September 9, 2015, is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day Do you know that the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is a leader compared with schools throughout North America in facing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)? We are working to increase our capacity to successfully deal with the many challenges faced by students […]

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Seward Elementary teacher and student meet the President of the United States

September 4, 2015

Jenna Fabian, Seward Elementary 4th and 5th grade teacher reflects after personally meeting with President Obama when he visited Seward, Alaska, in September 2015: Today’s experience was clearly one that I will never forget! My student, Samantha, and I had a great conversation on the way out to Exit Glacier after going through three different […]

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Exploring Careers at ANSEP Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Summer Academy

September 2, 2015

Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) Partnering with the University of Alaska ANSEP program for the first time this year, we recruited qualified students from 27 of our schools to attend the ANSEP Middle School Academy. Of the 1,014 identified native students in the district, 245 attend middle school (6-8 grade), with 143 of […]

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Razdolna students add splash of color

August 28, 2015

Razdolan School Jenny Sorensen and students get creative with paint. The students designed the mural, and the physical education shed  was built last year during the fall and spring Construction Academies at Homer High School with instructor Cam Wyatt.     Tweet This Post

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KPBSD Emergency Guidelines for Parents and Guardians

August 21, 2015

Before A School Emergency Parents Should Be Prepared Contact information entered in PowerSchool is used to make emergency contact with parents. So that KPBSD can keep you informed, make sure your child’s emergency contact information is accurate, current, and updated as needed. That information may be used during an emergency to generate automated phone messages, […]

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