KPBSD District Stories

Welcome new KPBSD leadership

Posted by on June 2, 2021 at 3:57 pm

KPBSD is grateful for all our school leaders who served, and retired or moved onto new adventures at the end of the school year in June. Let us collectively welcome new school principals, assistant principals (ap), and leadership team members at district office who will begin these new assignments in the 2021-2022 school year! KPBSD […]

Class of 2021

Posted by on May 28, 2021 at 1:03 pm

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District awarded 543 high school diplomas in 2021!

Be involved in hiring of your next school principal

Posted by on May 7, 2021 at 4:40 pm

Hiring School Principals: Public Involvement Opportunities Everyone is invited to offer their thoughts about the characteristics, plus their wants and wishes for their next school principal through a community meeting via zoom, and a survey. The interview committee will read all the community input. After final candidates are selected to interview, everyone is invited to […]

Drones and E-Sport Free Camps

Posted by on May 6, 2021 at 5:38 pm

6th-7th-8th Graders! FREE Summer Camp for all KPBSD students, hosted at Skyview Middle School Drone Camp 5/31-6/4 Computer Science (E-Sport) 6/21-6/24 Signup by the end of the day Friday, May 7, 2021. Go to one or both!Click Link: Info & signup details Tweet This Post

SmartStart Plan Update

Posted by on April 6, 2021 at 12:55 pm

*****FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ONLY*****Update  4/7/2021: Masks will be optional for students for outdoor recess. Masks will also be optional for outdoor classroom activities like PE, walking field trips, etc., if 6ft physical distancing can be maintained. Staff, volunteers, and visitors are required to wear masks at all times. Handwashing and 6ft physical distancing should continue […]

KPBSD August Enrollment Survey

Posted by on April 5, 2021 at 2:24 pm

News Release KPBSD is making a list and checking it twice: August enrollment intent survey now open Soldotna, April 5, 2020—Assistant Superintendent Clayton Holland requests help from KPBSD parents to plan for the school year beginning in August, through a brief intent to enroll survey, open through Friday, April 16, 2021. Dear KPBSD parents and […]

Vacation Day on Friday

Posted by on March 29, 2021 at 11:54 am

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Vaccine: a sign of hope for schools

Posted by on March 19, 2021 at 2:14 pm

“Many staff have asked, ‘When will we be able to be vaccinated?’ It was complete sweetness when I could answer, ‘now.’ It gives light at the end of the tunnel that has taken a year to get through. Covid-19 is so much more than physical illness; it is mental and emotional as well. As a […]

Spring Break Travel

Posted by on March 5, 2021 at 4:20 pm

Spring break is here! If your family or student travels outside the state, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District recommends travelers get a COVID-19 test within 72 hours of returning to Alaska, and practice social distancing until you receive the results. Free testing is also available at the airport upon arrival. Have fun – and […]

Battle of the Books

Posted by on March 4, 2021 at 4:47 pm

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” In 2020-2021, Battle of the Books (BOB) provided that place for roughly 250 KPBSD dedicated readers navigating life as students during a pandemic.  Battle of the Books participants normally meet with their coaches during lunch and after school asking each other […]