Soldotna, November 12, 2014—This morning, November 12, 2014, an elementary age student was taken to Central Peninsula Hospital with what appears to be a non-life-threatening injury, after being struck by a passenger vehicle near K-Beach Road in Soldotna, while walking to a bus stop. Student safety is always the district’s top priority. In response to […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District News Release Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 Candlelight Vigil for homeless youth and families Soldotna, November 5, 2014—Families and unaccompanied youth are homeless on the peninsula. An invisible reality to most residents, the number 253 is important. Would it surprise you to know that 253 is the average number of students […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Nanwalek School receives Apple and ConnectEd grant Soldotna, October 31, 2014—One of 114 schools in the country, and the only school in Alaska, our KPBSD school in Nanwalek, serving 79 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, will receive an Apple grant as part of […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Assistant Superintendent Dusek will take over district leadership December 1, 2014 Soldotna, October 23, 2014—At the October 20, 2014, Board of Education meeting, the school board, “unanimously approved a Contract Amendment for the Interim Superintendent.” Thus, current assistant superintendent Sean Dusek will become the […]
News Release Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 College fair for teens coming to the Kenai Peninsula Juniors and seniors: Want to attend college, but not quite sure where? Soldotna, October 10, 2014—Don’t drive to Anchorage or fly to the lower 48. High school teens can meet face-to-face with representatives from 40 […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release $160 million for public education on the Kenai? Soldotna, September 29, 2014—Does the bottom line in a $160 million+ budget matter to you? These are the top three reasons to ink the date for the districtwide KPBSD budget development meeting, coming to a school […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Project SEARCH open house is September 29, 2014 Soldotna, September 26, 2014—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 third annual Project SEARCH […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Shake out, don’t freak out earthquake drill is 10/16 at 10:16 a.m. Soldotna, September 17, 2014—Schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will participate in the Great Alaska ShakeOut “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” earthquake drill on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 10:16 […]
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 NEWS RELEASE College and Career Ready Assessments replace HSGQE Soldotna, September 17, 2014—Students no longer need to take and pass the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE) to earn a high school diploma. In May, 2014, the Alaska State Legislature repealed the HSGQE requirement with the […]
News Release: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 School board makes next move for district leadership Soldotna, September 9, 2014—During the KPBSD Board of Education meeting on Monday, September 8, 2014, in Homer, Alaska, board member Navarre moved that the school board authorize the board president to offer Mr. Sean Dusek the […]