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News Release: KPBSD Smart Start 2020 <\/strong>
How will COVID19 risk levels Affect K-12 Education and the first day of school for students in KPBSD?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

During their Monday, July 13, 2020 meeting at 6:00 PM<\/a>, 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Smart Start 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

Preparations for the safe and prudent reopening of schools in August 2020 has been ongoing for two months. Twenty members of the KPBSD\u00a02020 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<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

Delay first day of school for students by four days<\/strong>
School would begin Monday, August 24, 2020 for students<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00a0significant number of extra health and\u00a0safety measures, instructional\u00a0options 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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

6:00 PM, Monday, July 13, 2020, Board\nof Education meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

The\nBoard of Education will hold a virtual and telephonic meeting in the Betty J.\nGlick Assembly Chambers, George A. Navarre Administration Building, in Soldotna.\nHowever, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and CDC recommendations, this\nmeeting will not be physically open to the public. However, the\nmeeting will remain public. <\/p>\n\n\n

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