April 3, 2014
Media Release Pre-Kindergarten Title I assessments take place in April and May Will your child be four years old by September 1, 2014? Soldotna, April 2, 2014—Children who will be four years old by September 1, 2014, have an opportunity to attend pre-kindergarten classes at their local area school in the fall. To qualify for […]
Tags: dates, KPBSD, Pre-K, Title 1
Posted in News Release
March 25, 2014
Kenai Central High School teacher Greg Zorbas named ASTE* 2014 Teacher of the Year! “My biggest take away from this award is the fact that the program that Rob Sparks, Gregory Weissenberg, and I started eight years ago has changed the way we teach. With over 80 years of experience we are still willing to […]
Tags: ASTE, ASTE Teacher of the Year, award, GReg Zorbas, Polycom, videoconferencing
Posted in Awards, KPBSD employees
March 18, 2014
The House Finance Committee is sponsoring a public hearing to discuss House Bill 278. “Education: Funding/Tax Credits/Programs” Two minute public testimony is invited on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, beginning at 5:30 PM. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District: SUPPORTS the need to increase public school funding through the Base Student Allocation (BSA). A $268 increase would provide a balanced Fiscal Year 2015 […]
Tags: HB278, House Finance Committee, public education
Posted in Legislature
March 18, 2014
“All political power is inherent in the people. All government originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the people as a whole.” – The Constitution of the State of Alaska, January 3, 1959 NEW! KPBSD created a webpage “KPBSD and the Legislature” to help you navigate […]
Tags: Alaska Legislation
Posted in Legislature
March 17, 2014
Media Release KPBSD juniors and seniors to attend career and job fair Soldotna, March 17, 2014—The annual Peninsula Job and Career Fair, billed as the biggest recruitment event on the Kenai Peninsula, will be Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Peninsula Job Center in Kenai, Alaska. KPBSD and the Department […]
Tags: Adult Learning Programs/MASST, Air National Guard, AJEATT, AK Army National Guard, Alaska Crane Consultants, Alaska Department of Corrections, Alaska Division of Forestry, Alaska State Troopers, Alyeska Pipeline, ASRC Energy, AVTEC, Beacon OHSS, Central Peninsula Hospital, Consumer Care Net, Copper River Seafood, Crowley Marine Services, ESS Service, Fred Meyer, Frontier Community Services, Gas Drive Global, Governor's Council on Disabilities, Halliburton, Home Depot, Hope Community Resources, Inlet Fish, Kachemak Electric, KDLL Radio, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, Kenai Peninsula Care Center, Kenai Peninsula College, Kenaitze, Key Bank, Lee Shore Center, McDonalds, Nana Management, Northern Training Industrial, Offshore Systems, Pacific Star Seafood, Peak Oil Field Services, Peninsula Clarion, Peninsula Community Health Services, RESCARE, Safeway, Schlumberger, Snug Harbor, State of Alaska Juvenile Justice, Taco Bell, US Army, US Marines, US Navy, Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo
Posted in News Release
March 17, 2014
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 Media Release March 27, 2014, at 1:36 p.m. – Great Alaska ShakeOut Soldotna, March 17, 2014—To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will participate in the Great Alaska ShakeOut “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” earthquake drill […]
Tags: drill, earthquake, KPBSD
Posted in News Release
March 17, 2014
Worksession and public meeting is March 19, 2014. Everyone is welcome to attend. Click to open Safe Routes to School Spring 2014 newsletter in PDF format. Tweet This Post
Tags: City of Soldotna, Safe Routes to School
Posted in Community Partners
February 14, 2014
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 MEDIA RELEASE: How would you spend 160 million dollars? Soldotna, February 14, 2014—Everyone interested in quality public education is invited to a public meeting about the 2014-2015 budget designed to provide a K-12 education for our local students on the Kenai Peninsula. The reality is that when […]
Tags: Alaska legislature, BSA, Budget, deficit, finance, funding, general fund, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, public education
Posted in News Release
January 16, 2014
Our KPBSD teacher, Nickole Lyon, suffered a devastating home fire in Seward. The KPBSD and Seward communities are showering the Lyon family with care and outreach. If you would like to assist, these are some ideas: Donations An account for donations has been created at Wells Fargo Bank. Anyone can donate at a Wells Fargo […]
Tags: Seward Elementary, teacher
Posted in KPBSD District Stories
January 11, 2014
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 Media Release KPBSD Ski Teams En Route Home Soldotna, January 11, 2014—KPBSD confirms a charter bus departed Valdez at approximately 1:30 p.m., and is heading back to the Kenai Peninsula, driven by the owner of Unique Bus Charters. All students from the Kenai Central High School […]
Tags: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, KPBSD, Skyview High School Kenai Central High School, Valdez
Posted in News Release