KPBSD District Stories

Inservice Day – No School*

Posted by on March 3, 2021 at 10:26 am

End of the Quarter – good work everyone!No school for students, except a few schools have variance calendars, so these schools are in session on Friday:*variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Port Graham, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools are in session  Tweet This Post

Spring Break is March 8-12, 2021*

Posted by on March 3, 2021 at 10:12 am

Spring Break in KPBSD is March 8-12, 2021* *variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools are in session and have a different spring break “March is one of my most favorite times of the year here on the Peninsula! Longer days with the sun gaining in warmth make for some special opportunities to get […]

Upstream Goes Remote

Posted by on February 25, 2021 at 11:51 am

Upstream Academy Goes Remote In a “normal” February, KPBSD Upstream would be in full swing, with the Upstream Medical Tech Academy starting soon, and plans in the works for Upstream Marine and Upstream Drone. Safe school operations during COVID-19 put Upstream in person academies on hold. However, even though students are not staying at the […]

Parent-Teacher Conferences – no school for students

Posted by on February 15, 2021 at 5:13 pm

No school for students* Parent-Teacher conferences Thursday and Friday, February 18-19, 2021 *variances: School is in session 2-18-21 for K-Selo, Razdolna, and Vozesenka schools; and 2-18-21 and 2-19-21 for Nikolaevsk School Kindly check with your school to learn about their parent-teacher conference plan this month, with COVID-19 operations in place. Reminders: KPBSD Symptom Free School […]

Free Developmental, Vision, and Hearing Screenings for preschoolers

Posted by on February 11, 2021 at 12:47 pm

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) provides free screening for children 3 through 5 years old (not yet in kindergarten) Areas screened include: speech and language, learning and understanding, coordination and movement, social-emotional skills, self-help skills (feeding, dressing, and toileting), vision or hearing. Children already identified with disabilities should also be screened if not receiving special education […]

Early Release is Feb. 17

Posted by on February 11, 2021 at 12:43 pm

2020-2021 Early Release Day Pandemic Changes February 17, 2021: early release changes to 60 minutes from normal end of school day time, instead of 90 minutes, in order to meet the state requirement for a minimum student instructional day. Check with your school for the exact release time. Bus routes will be adjusted accordingly. PreK […]

Mask Up in KPBSD Schools

Posted by on February 5, 2021 at 12:52 pm

2-1-21: The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will continue to require face coverings for staff, students, guests, and at athletic events, in all COVID-19 risk levels (low, medium, high, extreme) until further notice. Working together we can and will keep schools open and safe. Visit the KPBSD Covid-19 Hub to navigate to the data dashboard, […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Posted by on January 14, 2021 at 4:36 pm

School Holiday KPBSD schools* are closed on Monday, January 18, 2021, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday *variance: Kachemak-Selo, Nanwalek, Nikolaevsk, Port Graham, Razdolna, and Voznesenka schools will be open on a normal schedule School calendars Tweet This Post

Two-Hour Delay Start for Moose Pass and Seward schools

Posted by on January 13, 2021 at 8:41 pm

►ALERT: KPBSD schools in the Eastern Kenai Peninsula* will open with a TWO HOUR DELAY START on THURSDAY, January 14, 2021, due to weather and road conditions. If weather and road conditions warrant a full closure for any schools, that announcement will be made about 7:00 AM. If you don’t hear anything, the two-hour delay […]

Onsite-At-School Option expands on January 11

Posted by on January 5, 2021 at 3:02 pm

On January 11, 2021, KPBSD expands the onsite-at-school learning option during High COVID-19 Risk Soldotna, January 5, 2021—KPBSD Pre-K through 6th grades can attend school onsite, every school day beginning Monday, January 11, 2021, during High COVID-19 Risk. Grades 7-12 will attend onsite two days a week, with a split A/B schedule—schools will be in […]