{"id":3759,"date":"2017-06-08T15:47:49","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/?p=3759"},"modified":"2017-06-08T15:47:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:47:49","slug":"school-board-president-arness-speaks-akleg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2017\/06\/08\/school-board-president-arness-speaks-akleg\/","title":{"rendered":"KPBSD School Board is frustrated #AKleg"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 8, 2017\"KPBSD<\/a><\/p>\n

The Alaska State Legislature
\nConference Committee on Hb57
\nRepresentative Paul Seaton
\nSenator Lyman Hoffman
\nState Capitol
\nJuneau, AK 99801
\nDear Representative Seaton and Senator Hoffman:
\nOn behalf of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District\u2019s Board of Education, I am writing to express our frustration over the Legislature\u2019s inability to produce and pass a budget for the fiscal year 2018. The impact on our schools, staff and students caused by this inadequacy cannot be understated. Our district has less than 55 work days before school doors open again to welcome students for another year. The few summer weeks that schools are closed, the district office administration works diligently to plan and prepare so that our school staff have what they need to succeed the minute they return to their buildings. At this point, KPBSD cannot even make crucial decisions on filling vacant positions, much less move forward with other critical preparation.
\nThis legislative session is a perfect example of why the state must develop a comprehensive, long-term fiscal plan that includes forward funding for education. It is unreasonable and unconscionable to expect school districts to function at their highest level and provide a world class education to students when they are held hostage to the legislature\u2019s timeline and inability to move forward in an efficient manner.
\nIf you would like to discuss this further of if our board can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me.
\nSincerely,
\nJoe Arness, President
\nBoard of Education
\n\"2017_06_08_Board<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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