News Release

info: Youth Hockey Tournament COVID-19 cluster and delay of KPBSD Hockey Season start

Posted by on October 9, 2020 at 5:51 pm

Any KPBSD staff or student, who participated in or attended the 2020 Termination Dust Invitational, held Oct. 2-4 at the Ben Boeke and Dempsey Anderson arenas, needs to quarantine for 14 days, through October 18, 2020* and is not permitted to attend school onsite-in-person, or report to work onsite-in-person, at a school campus until Monday, […]

FREE meals for KPBSD students through the end of 2020

Posted by on September 17, 2020 at 4:11 pm

News Release: FREE School breakfast and lunch meals for students enrolled in KPBSD onsite or 100% remote learning options 9/18/20 UPDATE: KPBSD Connections Homeschool students are now eligible for FREE meal program! Pickup is once-a-week, the same as the 100% Remote Learning Option students.* The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is thrilled to assist families, […]

News Release: KPBSD Student Nutrition Services (SNS) Updates

Posted by on August 4, 2020 at 6:18 pm

SNS will serve meals onsite, plus Get-it and Go new! streamlined online application process for free or reduced meals Soldotna, August 4, 2020—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will provide meals to students who attend school onsite, and to everyone who chooses 100% remote learning with their KPBSD school.* New! A streamlined online application for […]

School Board to approve Smart Start Plan and Change to First Day of School in August

Posted by on July 8, 2020 at 6:11 pm

News Release: KPBSD Smart Start 2020 How will COVID19 risk levels Affect K-12 Education and the first day of school for students in KPBSD? During their Monday, July 13, 2020 meeting at 6:00 PM, the KPBSD Board of Education will take action to approve the KPBSD COVID19 Smart Start 2020 plan, and change the first […]

ALERT: All KPBSD schools will close to students March 16-20, 2020

Posted by on March 12, 2020 at 4:39 pm

March 12, 2020 Dear KPBSD students, families, and staff, I hope your spring break has been restorative, with positive memories. Most of our schools have this week off, but the district leadership team has been meeting to respond to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic. We are continuing to work closely and take direction about the […]

Open invitation to the Kenai Peninsula, 11.12.19 school district budget meeting

Posted by on November 5, 2019 at 7:39 pm

Kenai Peninsula school district budget meeting at 20 schools is Tuesday, November 12, 2019 At 6:00 PM on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, KPBSD school principals and district leadership will meet with families, staff, school site councils, and the public after a live video-streamed presentation from the district to 20 school sites. This budget meeting is […]

KPBSD Federal Programs Open House + Indian Education Title VI committee meeting

Posted by on October 29, 2019 at 3:32 pm

News Release: Federal Programs Open House You are invited to a KPBSD Federal Programs Open House November 5, 2019, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Center 40610 K-Beach Rd, Kenai, Alaska Did you know that local and state contributions to public education make up the bulk of the school district’s budget, but federal funds provide […]

Tentative Agreement reached | KPBSD schools will open on 2-hour delay start

Posted by on September 17, 2019 at 3:29 am

News Release, September 17, 2019 Tentative Agreement reached between KPBSD and KPEA & KPESA All 42 KPBSD schools will open with a two-hour delay start on September 17, 2019* Soldotna, September 17, 2019—At 1:37 AM, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association […]

News Release: KPBSD receives 72-hour work stoppage notice

Posted by on September 13, 2019 at 10:25 pm

KPEA and KPESA announce, “Kenai Educators Will Strike on Tuesday, September 17” Soldotna, September 13, 2019—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) received notification tonight that, “the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association intend to commence a work stoppage on September 17, 2019 at 6:30 a.m.” A work stoppage will trigger […]

Collective Bargaining Update: September 13, 2019

Posted by on September 13, 2019 at 4:12 pm

News Release:  Collective Bargaining Update: September 13, 2019  Soldotna, September 13, 2019—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) has requested additional information related to the September 12, 2019, offer from the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA). The Associations’ included new retroactivity language in their health care proposal, and […]