Tag: Board of Education

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

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 day of school for students to Monday, August 24, 2020.

Smart Start 2020

Preparations for the safe and prudent reopening of schools in August 2020 has been ongoing for two months. Twenty members of the KPBSD 2020 Smart Start Work Group designed the KPBSD plan to address how K-12 education and activities in our diverse schools will take place depending on low (green), medium (yellow), or high (red) risk COVID19 community transmission scenarios. The KPBSD plan will continue to be revised as medical information, science, and the pandemic situation evolves throughout the 2020-2021 school year. The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development requires all school districts to submit their plan by July 31, 2020.
The recommended action for the Board of Education is to approve the KPBSD plan. After approval, on July 14, 2020, the plan will be available at the KPBSD Smart Start webpage. You can view the document now in BoardDocs.

Delay first day of school for students by four days
School would begin Monday, August 24, 2020 for students

Changing the first day of school for students to August 24, 2020, will provide four additional critical in-service workdays for staff. COVID19 brings a significant number of extra health and safety measures, instructional options for parents and guardians, school routine shifts, schedules, and operational procedures. These four additional in-service and staff workdays will ensure a smooth and safe startup of schools during the COVID19 pandemic.
The recommended action for the Board of Education is to change to first day of school for students from the original date of Tuesday August 18, to Monday August 24, 2020.

6:00 PM, Monday, July 13, 2020, Board of Education meeting

The Board of Education will hold a virtual and telephonic meeting in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers, George A. Navarre Administration Building, in Soldotna. However, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and CDC recommendations, this meeting will not be physically open to the public. However, the meeting will remain public.

The public is invited to listen and participate by calling the following toll-free number on July 13 at 6:00 p.m.:

  • (877) 853-5257
  • Conference ID: 708 024 188
  • When prompted for an Attendee ID, press #

The meeting will be broadcast live on the district website. https://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/

Anyone can submit comments that will be read during the meeting. Email them to Lisa Gabriel lgabriel@kpbsd.k12.ak.us by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2020

To pre-register to testify telephonically (optional) or for technical difficulties or questions, contact Lisa Gabriel at 907-714-8836, Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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FY21 Education Funding and Budget Timeline

This budget timeline calendar combines important dates for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education, the Borough Assembly, and State of Alaska legislature and Office of the Governor.

It will be updated when additional dates are available. Current version: 1.10.20

PDF version: Education Funding Calendar for FY21 (2020-2021) school year

Ms. Virginia Morgan appointed to serve on KPBSD Board of Education

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Soldotna, November 27, 2019—At the special school board meeting on November 26, 2019, Virginia Morgan took the Oath of Office to serve District 6 representing Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, and Seward schools until the regular municipal election in October, 2020.

“A very special thanks to the four very qualified candidates who took the time and energy to apply for the District 6 East Peninsula School Board seat. I am thrilled and honored that we had four well-rounded candidates who were willing and eager to fill this seat. We are very fortunate in the Kenai Peninsula Borough to have many talented individuals who are so passionate about education.  
On behalf of the entire school board, I would like to extend a very warm welcome to our newly appointed board member Virginia Morgan. We are looking forward to working with you and having you on the team!”  

–Board President Penny Vadla

During her interview, among other things, Ms. Morgan’s responses reflected her passion for literacy and reading, community involvement, a high value on relationships, differing opinions, social-emotional learning, and the value of small schools and diversity in KPBSD.

Ms. Virginia Morgan takes the Oath of Office to serve District 6 East Peninsula on the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education

“As a previous student, teacher, and currently a parent of students in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, I’m excited to have this opportunity to serve on the Board of Education,” said Virginia Morgan. “It will be a great honor to represent Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass, and Seward schools. I want to champion the diversity of our school district, and I look forward to working with the board to build relationships, strengthen connections, and increase opportunities for our youth.”

The next Board of Education worksessions and regular monthly meeting is Monday, December 9, 2019.

Link: November 26, 2019, board meeting and applicant interviews

News Release: School Board will interview four applicants

Soldotna, November 25, 2019—Four applicants will be interviewed for the vacant District 6 East Peninsula seat serving Cooper Landing, Hope, Moose Pass and Seward schools. The special board meeting is Tuesday, November 26, 2019, beginning at 10:00 AM in the Borough Administration Building, 148 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669, in the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers.

District 6 East Peninsula Candidate Interviews

Four people applied and met the eligibility qualifications for the District 6 board vacancy, and their applications are available online. The public is welcome to attend the interviews, however, the doors will be shut before each interview begins, as a courtesy to the candidate. Public comment forms will be available in the back of the room for those in attendance only. Interview schedule:

• 10:05 AM: Shawn Butler
• 10:40 AM: Katie Hamilton
• 11:15 AM:  Heather Lindquist
• 11:50 AM: Virginia Morgan

12:30 PM: Executive session, selection of appointee, Oath of Office

The Oath of Office will be administered to the appointed candidate during this special school board meeting.

View the agenda and applications: https://go.boarddocs.com/ak/kpbsd/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=BHQ2J50250DF

October Board of Education meeting and worksessions

School Board Public Involvement Opportunities

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Monday, October 7, 2019
Borough Administration Building
148 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669
Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers
Committee Meetings – Redoubt Conference Room
12:30 p.m. Policy Review Committee
12:45 p.m. Information Committee
1:45 p.m. Charter School Advisory Committee
Work Sessions – Assembly Chambers
2:45 p.m. 2020 State and Federal Legislative Priorities and 2019 AASB Resolutions
3:30 p.m. Threat Assessment Update
4:00 p.m. Social Studies Curriculum
4:30 p.m. Board Discussion
AASB Annual Conference
Board Health Care
6:00 p.m. Monthly Board Meeting*
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna
Streamed live: http://bit.ly/KPBSDschoolboard
Online documents: http://bit.ly/BoardDocsKPBSD
Meeting Schedule: Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Quarterly Work Session
Donald E. Gilman River Center
9:30 a.m. FY19, FY20 and FY 21 Budget Process
10:30 a.m. Strategic Plan Update
11:00 a.m. Project GRAD
11:30 a.m. Community Partners Lunch

August Board of Education Public Involvement Opportunities

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10:30 a.m. Special Meeting: Executive Session-Negotiations
The public is welcome observe and learn during committee meetings and work sessions, but all public testimony is reserved for the 6:00 PM Board of Education meeting.
Committee Meetings-Redoubt Conference Room

  • 12:30 p.m. Information Committee
  • 1:30 p.m. Charter School Committee
  • 2:30 p.m. Board Policy Committee

 

Worksessions-Assembly Chambers

  • 3:30 p.m. KPB Drinking Water Inspection Change
  • 4:00 p.m. FY20 Budget Update
  • 4:30 p.m. Board Discussion

 

6:00 p.m. Monthly Board Meeting*

Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna
Streamed live: http://bit.ly/KPBSDschoolboard  
Online documents: http://bit.ly/BoardDocsKPBSD  
*remote testimony from Homer or Seward will be available, if at least one person signs-up by noon on the Thursday prior to the Monday school board 6:00 PM meeting. Call 714-8836 to RSVP or with questions.

Interviews for new Superintendent of Schools

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KPBSD Board of Education meeting: Interviews for new Superintendent of Schools
Soldotna, April 1, 2019—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education is pleased to announce that on Thursday, April 4, 2019, the Board will conduct interviews for the new superintendent of schools. Interviews will be at the George A. Navarre Administration Building, Assembly Chambers, 144 North Binkley St., Soldotna, Alaska, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

  • 4:15 p.m.: Mr. John Pothast, current Director of Elementary & Secondary Education, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
  • 5:30 p.m.: Dr. Christine Ermold, current Director of Human Resources and Professional Development, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

How-to participate in Homer, Seward, or Soldotna, and provide written feedback:
The public is invited to attend the on-site interviews in Soldotna, or watch via live video stream at Homer Middle School or William H. Seward Elementary School. Each finalist will be asked pre-determined identical questions. Everyone who is participating in Homer, Seward, or Soldotna may provide immediate written feedback to the on-site representative, which will then be provided to the Board of Education prior to their executive session. If you want to offer your input, this process will be followed:

  • Audience members must sign in and sign out in order to submit input forms.
  • Audience members must attend the candidate’s interview in order to offer feedback.
  • Input forms must be submitted before leaving the room in order for the board to consider them during the process.

Online link: Watch from anywhere live online, beginning at 4:00 p.m., April 4, 2019
Online Board Docs link with agenda and supporting documents: http://bit.ly/2FMiFKH
The school board conducted a nationwide search and contracted with the Association of Alaska School Boards to facilitate the search process. Initially, three candidates were invited to interview as finalists, but Dr. Ken Haptonstall withdrew his application on March 31, 2019. The school board intends to make the announcement of their choice of a new superintendent as soon as possible following the final interviews and deliberations on the afternoon and evening of Thursday, April 4, 2019.
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New in 2019: Testify at a School Board meeting from Homer or Seward

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New in 2019: Testify at a School Board meeting from Homer or Seward

Sign up no later than 3:00 PM the Friday prior to a Board of Education meeting to guarantee the remote site will be open and staffed.

Soldotna, December 20, 2018—The KPBSD Board of Education will open two additional locations for public testimony via video during a school board meeting. Homer Middle School and Seward Elementary School sites will be open—if there are advance signups—starting with the January 14, 2019, school board meeting.
 
Sign Up to Testify
Advanced sign up is required in order to accommodate remote testimony. The deadline is 3:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting.

  • To sign up, call or email Debbie Tressler, 907-714-8836 dtressler@kpbsd.k12.ak.us, by the Friday, 3:00 PM deadline. If no one signs up in advance for video testimony, remote participation will be cancelled in that location (Homer Middle School, or Seward Elementary School).

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board welcomes and values public comment on agenda and non-agenda items. Citizens have four opportunities during a board meeting to address the Board of Education on education related topics:

  1. Public Presentations (non-agenda items)
  2. Hearing of Delegations
  3. Public Comments on Action Items
  4. Public Presentations (any topic)

 
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School board meetings are held in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers, 144 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, unless otherwise noted.
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Homer residents: KPBSD seeks a school board member

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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. This vacant school board position requires residency in Assembly District 8, located in the southern Kenai Peninsula. This geographical area includes schools in the Homer, Alaska.
Responsibilities
For information on the role and responsibilities of board members, review the Bylaws of the Board on the KPBSD website. http://bit.ly/SchoolBoardBylaws
Qualifications
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a qualified voter of the State of Alaska and a resident of the Kenai Peninsula and District 8 for 180 days.
Term of Office
Appointment will begin October 3, 2016.  Appointee will stand for re-election at the regular election in October 2017.
To Apply
Applications are available through the KPBSD website, or at the District office. The vacancy will remain open until filled. However, applications will be reviewed at 12:00 noon, (AKST), on September 27, 2016, and if there are viable applicant(s), the position will be closed.
Questions? Contact Debbie Tressler, 907-714-8836, dtressler@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
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News Release: KPBSD Board of Education seeks applicants

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KPBSD Board of Education seeks applicants


Soldotna, December 8, 2015—Board member Sunni Hilts (District 9) retired in December 2015, thus, KPBSD seeks applicants to fill this vacant school board position through October 2016.

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. This vacant school board position requires residency in Assembly District 9, located in the southern Kenai Peninsula. This geographical area includes schools in the Homer area off the east end road, and across Kachemak Bay in Nanwalek, Port Graham, and Seldovia.
Responsibilities
For information on the role and responsibilities of board members, review the Bylaws of the Board on the KPBSD website. http://bit.ly/SchoolBoardBylaws
Qualifications
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a qualified voter of the State of Alaska and a resident of the Kenai Peninsula and District 9 for 180 days.
Term of Office
Appointment will begin January 11, 2016.  Appointee will stand for re-election at the regular election in October 2016.
To Apply
Applications are available through the KPBSD website, or at the District office. Application period closes Tuesday, December 29, 2015, 12:00 noon, (AKST)
Interviews
Qualified applicant interviews will be Monday, January 11, 2016, and the selected candidate will be sworn in during the Board of Education meeting January 11, 2016, in the Borough Assembly Chambers.
Questions?
Contact Debbie Tressler, 907-714-8836, dtressler@kpbsd.k12.ak.us
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