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Parent Webinars to support student remote learning!

KPBSD: Shifting to Remote Learning Free online webinars for parents & guardians

You can find on-demand videos of past webinars, current offerings, and registration information on the Remote Learning Resource for Parents webpage and scroll to the section titled, “Trainings and Webinars for Parents”

To register for these free parent webinars taught by KPBSD professional development coaches, complete this simple online registration.

After registration, you will receive an auto-generated email with a list of your session choices, and the password to enter the virtual classroom for your session. Plan for approximately 30-minute sessions, followed by Q & A.

Week of April 20-25, 2020*


Tuesday, April 21
2:00 PM Lexia Core 5 with Cindy McKibben

      Explore what Lexia Core 5 is & what children learn by using it

3:00 PM Lexia Power Up with Cindy McKibben

      Explore what Lexia Power Up is & what children learn by using it


Wednesday, April 22
3:00 PM Live Homework Help! with Karla Barkman

      Learn how to connect to live tutors to get help with homework

5:30 PM Exploring Discovery Education Resources with Melissa Linton and Karla Barkman

      An introduction to Discovery Education and how parents can use this resource to engage their students in learning at home

6:00 PM Exploring Wide Open School Resources with Melissa Linton and Karla Barkman

      An introduction to Wide Open School and how parents can use this resource to engage their students in learning at home


Thursday, April 23
9:00 AM Discovery Education for Parents with Melissa Linton

      Learn about Discovery Education and how students and parents can use it as a powerful learning tool

1:00 PM Reading Apps and KPBSD with Karla Barkman

      Learn how to use free apps for Sora, TumbleBooks, & more   

3:00 PM Help Me Grow Alaska with Abby Stuffert

      Learn how Help Me Grow Alaska can support Alaskan families with children who may be experiencing developmental delays and-or behavioral issues

*If you have ideas for future topics, kindly email Dr. Christine Ermold, KPBSD director of professional development and federal programs.


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Celebrate KPBSD music teacher Jonathan Dillon

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Meet Jonathan Dillon, music teacher at Mountain View Elementary!

In 2016, three Alaska Arts Educator Fellowships were awarded, including a music specialist, a visual arts specialist, and a kindergarten teacher. All three were awarded to KPBSD educators!
Mr. Dillon, Mountain View Elementary music educator,  furthered his study of elementary choral conducting through the Kodály Program at Seattle Pacific University in July 2016. During the program, Dillon participated in choral conducting masterclasses, performed in lab choirs directed by professional conductors, taught an elementary general music lesson, wrote a number of new learning plans, and more—all under the guidance of some of the top elementary music and conducting experts in the Pacific Northwest. Dillon used his follow-up grant to start an elementary choral music library for the Mountain View Youth Chorus, an after-school program in Kenai, Alaska.
In his final report, Dillon reflected:

“This professional development program exceeded my expectations as an opportunity to improve my craft as a conductor and artist, but also prepared me to become a better teacher in general … I’m ecstatic about putting what I’ve learned into practice!”

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Facebook: Mountain View Elementary, Kenai, Alaska
Website: Mountain View Elementary
Website: Alaska State Council on the Arts

Parent Survey: Do student early release days make a difference?

KPBSD logo 4c no tag SMALLPlease take a brief survey for parents open February 22 – March 11, 2017, to share your perceptions and thoughts about the six early release days for students.

KPBSD staff is also completing a similar survey.

“Each school day, more than 1,200 KPBSD employees do all that they can to provide a quality education to our district’s students. A part of this work is our continuous improvement process that requires us to regularly evaluate our practices so that we can in turn, make the necessary changes to help our students’ find success. An intricate piece of our improvements is our professional development for our certified staff.
With the need to do more for our staff in this area, for the past four school years we designated six school days as minimum days–with a 90 minute early release for students, while staff works a maximum day in order to deliberately devote time to collaborate and collectively address the learning needs of our students.
Now that you are familiar with these shortened student school days, we want to receive your feedback. Please complete these questions, and provide your optional comments.” – Sean Dusek, superintendent

Link: Take the survey now

http://bit.ly/2017KPBSDEarlyReleaseSurveyPARENTS
Thank you very much for your time.
The next early release date is April 5, 2017
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FY17 Early Release
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Parent Survey: Do student early release days make a difference?

Dear KPBSD parents and guardians,KPBSD logo 4c no tag SMALL

Please take a brief four question survey, open March 11 – March 28, 2016, to share your perceptions and thoughts about the six early release days for students.

KPBSD staff is also completing a similar survey.

“Each school day, more than 1,200 KPBSD employees do all that they can to provide a quality education to our district’s students. A part of this work is our continuous improvement process that requires us to regularly evaluate our practices so that we can in turn, make the necessary changes to help our students’ find success. An intricate piece of our improvements is our professional development for our certified staff.
With the need to do more for our staff in this area, for the past three school years we designated six school days as minimum days–with a 90 minute early release for students, while staff works a maximum day in order to deliberately devote time to collaborate and collectively address the learning needs of our students.
Now that you are familiar with these shortened student school days, we want to receive your feedback. Please complete these questions, and provide your optional comments.” – Sean Dusek, superintendent

Link: Take the survey now

Thank you very much for your time.
The next early release date is Friday, April 1, 2016.
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KPBSD Early release date FY15