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How-to invest millions in public education on the Kenai

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District News ReleasePrint
Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888
Does a quality education and the future success for every young person living on the Kenai Peninsula matter to you? 
Yes? ... please participate in the budget development meeting which takes place at 23 KPBSD school sites on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. Here are three reasons why:

  1. Up front learning about how KPBSD is crafting a multi-million dollar budget in response to the fiscal reality impacting all aspects of state government and funding for public education
  2. Give your feedback about areas of the budget that can be reduced or should be expanded, and suggestions for legislators about solutions to our funding shortfalls. What matters, what doesn’t?
  3. Q & R: question and response opportunity

“The district is facing a fiscal gap for our 2016-2017 budget,” said Sean Dusek, superintendent. “We are prioritizing the programs and services we will be able to offer in our schools. The district may need to make difficult decisions depending upon the level of funding we receive from the state and borough. I encourage the public to use this meeting as an opportunity to learn about this fiscal reality, and to think in terms of what we can do differently to produce a balanced budget.”

Parents, staff, students, business partners, community members, and elected officials are invited to attend the budget development meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2015, 6:00 p.m., via MS Lync, at any of these KPBSD school sites:

Cooper Landing – Room 4; Homer Middle School – Library; Hope School – Sandra Barron’s classroom; Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science – Library; K-Beach Elementary – Room 18; Kenai Alternative School- Front office; Kenai Central High School – Library; Moose Pass School – Katie Abraham’s class; Mountain View Elementary – Library; Nikiski Middle – High School – Library; Nikolaevsk School – Library; Ninilchik School – Library; Port Graham School – Secondary classroom; Seward Elementary School – Library; Skyview Middle School – Library; Soldotna Elementary – Library; Soldotna High School – Library; Soldotna Montessori School – Office; Soldotna Prep School – Library; Sterling Elementary – Mrs. Van Slyke’s room; Susan B. English School – Commons; Tebughna School – Room 6; and Tustumena School – Library.
money“Our annual budget is one of the most important things we do each year,” said Dave Jones, assistant superintendent of instructional support. “We want to give our parents, staff, students, and community members a chance to learn about our budget, participate in the process, and offer input. The meeting on October 15 will be an important step in the process to develop the FY17 budget. We hope to see a large turnout at all our schools across the district.”
Participant input will be synthesized and presented to the KPBSD school board during November and December board meetings and worksessions.
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News Release: KPBSD Public Budget Forum and Public Pool Use meetings

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Contact: Pegge Erkeneff, 907.714.8888
News Release

How would you spend 167 million dollars?

Soldotna, February 10, 2015—KPBSD faces a multi-million dollar deficit for a status quo budget in 2015-2016. If you care about quality schools and an excellent public education for our Kenai Peninsula K-12 students, please attend a public meeting in your area. 
In addition, KPBSD seeks input to evaluate the operation of the pools within our schools. Community members are asked to provide thoughts about how to improve pool usage, and help KPBSD examine cost efficiencies.

“The KPBSD focus is to maximize opportunities for the students in our classrooms,” said Sean Dusek, superintendent. “The district looks forward to gathering innovative options from the public to help us address our fiscal realities. Additionally, we want to hear ideas from the public related to our pool usage and operation costs.”

Parents, employees, students, community members—please attend. Mark your calendar and bring your questions and ideas to a KPBSD public meeting, where you will learn about the district budget perspective, expenditures, revenues, and receive responses to your questions.

KPBSD Public Pool Use Meeting and Public Budget Forum Meetingsmoney

  • Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Seward High School library
    • 5:00 Pool Use; 5:30 p.m. Public Budget Meeting
  • Wednesday, February 18, 2015, Soldotna High School library
    • 5:00 Pool Use; 5:30 p.m. Public Budget Meeting
  • Tuesday, February 24, 2015, Homer High School library
    • 5:00 Pool Use; 5:30 p.m. Public Budget Meeting

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KPBSD finance department and budget documents: http://bit.ly/FinanceKPBSD
February 10 2015 News Release: Public Budget Forum
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Budget development: $160 million for public education on the Kenai?

Kenai Peninsula Borough School DistrictPrint
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 near you, Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 6:00 p.m.

  1. Up front learning how KPBSD crafts an award-winning, multi-million dollar budget, every year
  2. Give your opinion about budget areas to reduce and increase in 2015-2016. What matters, what doesn’t?
  3. Q & R: question and response opportunity

“The district is again facing a fiscal gap for FY16 that may result in recommendations to our school board to reduce expenditures,” said Dr. Steve Atwater, superintendent. “I encourage the public to use this meeting as an opportunity to learn about this fiscal tension and to think in terms of what we can do differently to produce a balanced budget.”

Thursday, October 9, 2014, 6:00 p.m., via MS Lync, parents, staff, community members, and elected officials are invited to attend at these KPBSD school sites:

Chapman School – HMS library; Connections Homeschool – Main office; Cooper Landing – Room 4; Fireweed Academy – HMS library; Homer High School – HMS library; Homer Middle School – Library; Hope – Room 4; K-Beach Elementary – Room 18; Kachemak-Selo – HMS library; Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science – Library; Kenai Central High School – Library; Kenai Middle School – Library; McNeil Canyon – HMS library; Moose Pass – SWHS music room; Mountain View Elementary – KMS Library; Nanwalek – recording will be shown 10/14; Nikiski North Star – NMHS library; Nikiski Middle/High School – Library; Nikolaevsk – Library; Ninilchik – Library; Paul Banks – HMS library; Port Graham – recording will be shown 10/16; Razdolna – HMS library; River City Academy – library; Redoubt Elementary – Library; Seward Elementary – SWHS music room; Seward Middle School – SWHS music room; Seward High School – music room; Skyview Middle School – Staff lounge; Soldotna Elementary – Library; Soldotna High School – Room 24; Soldotna Prep – Library; Sterling Elementary – Room 161A; Susan B. English – Commons area; Tebughna – Room 1; Tustumena Elementary – Multipurpose room; Voznesenka – MHS library; and West Homer Elementary – HMS library.

money“Our yearly budget is one of the most important things we do each year,” said Dave Jones, assistant superintendent of instructional support. “As such, we like to give our students, parents, staff, and community members a chance to participate and offer input. The meeting on October 9, will be the first step in the process to develop the FY16 budget and we hope to see a large turnout at all our schools across the district.”
Participant input will be synthesized and presented to the KPBSD school board during a work session on October 21, 2014.
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KPBSD Finance Department
News Release: KPBSD_2014_09_29_District Budget Development Meetings

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