Alaska Supreme Court sides with state, overturns Superior Court ruling that called program ‘unconstitutional’
Dunleavy cut nearly $12 million that was set to go to school districts, including KPBSD, in outstanding pandemic relief funds
Clayton Holland will remain the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s superintendent through June 2027 after the district’s Board of Education on Monday approved a new… Continue reading
The board had previously advanced and approved a budget based on “the worst-case scenario” of no additional funding for the state
The committee will deliver recommendations to school board in July
The commencement was held Wednesday in Pioneer Hall in Homer
KPC grads take step toward future in commencement ceremony
The roughly $56.2 million amount is less than the $58.2 million requested last month but is more than what the borough gave the district last year
The fate of the program is in limbo following a superior court ruling handed down last month
A superior court judge ruled earlier this month that the allotments are unconstitutional
The unions representing Kenai Peninsula Borough School District staff organized a widespread, “walk-in” protest at Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Homer, Moose Pass and Seldovia schools early… Continue reading
The unions have issued invitations to city councils, the borough assembly, the Board of Education and others
The protest was in response to the veto of an education bill that would have increased school funding
The project is part of a bond package that funds major deferred maintenance projects at 10 borough schools
The change could help curb costs on things like substitutes, according to district estimates
School board passes budget with broad swath of cuts, including pools, theaters and some support staff
There are at least 25 full-time positions that will need to be filled for the next fiscal year
