News Release

news release: KPBSD needs public input for 2017-2018 school year budget

Posted by on October 17, 2016 at 12:05 pm

News Release Input needed to solve the state and KPBSD fiscal crisis Soldotna, October 14, 2016—Your KPBSD schools need you to participate in the FY18 budget development process, and assist with solutions to the fiscal crisis in the State of Alaska. Community budget meetings took place throughout the district at 30+ school sites on Thursday, October […]

News Release: Meeting dates | school start and end time options

Posted by on October 13, 2016 at 11:26 am

News Release Southern peninsula school start and end time options Soldotna, October 12, 2016—Changes to school start and end times will begin in August, 2017, and in order to inform and gather input, three southern peninsula community meetings will take place in November. The same content will be presented at each meeting. Parents, KPBSD staff, […]

Priorities: Which KPBSD school programs and services do you value?

Posted by on October 4, 2016 at 12:38 pm

News Release Community Budget development meetings – October 13, 2016 How to best prioritize programs and services in KPBSD? Soldotna, October 3, 2016—Does a quality education and the future success for every young person living on the Kenai Peninsula matter to you? If so, KPBSD needs you to participate in the budget development meetings taking […]

Homer residents: KPBSD seeks a school board member

Posted by on September 19, 2016 at 2:41 pm

News Release KPBSD Board of Education seeks applicants  Soldotna, September 19, 2016—KPBSD seeks applicants to fill a vacant school board position in District 8 (Homer) through October 2017. A nine member board serves the diverse Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which spans 25,600 square miles, educates nearly 8,700 students, and has more than forty schools. […]

Changing school start and end times : community meetings

Posted by on September 14, 2016 at 6:54 pm

News Release School start and end times will change in southern peninsula schools served by bus transportation Soldotna, September 14, 2016—Changes are coming next year, and in order to inform and gather input, three southern peninsula community meetings will take place in September. Discussion centers around the necessary adjustments to school start and end times, […]

SURVEY | KPBSD parents, staff, community, students…

Posted by on September 12, 2016 at 7:35 pm

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District News Release Do you care about educational and resource needs in the KPBSD? Soldotna, September 12, 2016—KPBSD requests parents, staff, students in 6th grade and above, and community members to provide personal opinions and input about educational and resource needs in the diverse KPBSD through completing an online survey. The […]

News Release: KPBSD Indian Education advisory committee seeks members

Posted by on September 8, 2016 at 4:01 pm

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Indian Education advisory committee seeks parent, student, and staff members to serve Soldotna, September 7, 2016—Are you interested in setting priorities to meet the unique educational and culturally related academic needs of our 1,200 Alaska Native and Native American students? Is encouraging or assisting […]

News Release: KPBSD, KPEA, KPESA reach Tentative Agreement

Posted by on September 7, 2016 at 3:19 pm

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release KPBSD and the KPEA and the KPESA reach Tentative Agreement Soldotna, September 7, 2016—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD), the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA) reached a Tentative Agreement, for a three year contract with […]

News Release: Arbitrator’s Advisory Award

Posted by on August 25, 2016 at 10:20 am

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, communications liaison, 907.714.8888 News Release Arbitrator’s Advisory Award Soldotna, August 24, 2016—the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) received the Advisory Arbitration report after two days of Advisory Arbitration, June 1-2, 2016, with the Kenai Peninsula Education Association (KPEA) and the Kenai Peninsula Education Support Association (KPESA). […]

KPBSD educators honored by United States Distance Learning Association

Posted by on May 12, 2016 at 3:48 pm

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888 News Release Prestigious Videoconferencing Technology Award Soldotna, May 12, 2016—Two KPBSD educators were honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 10, 2016. USDLA awarded Rob Sparks [Soldotna Prep School] and Greg Zorbas [Kenai Central High School] with the […]