{"id":61,"date":"2020-02-27T17:34:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kpbsdschools.local\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:33:00","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull box-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column blue-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/powerschool-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/powerschool-logo.png 320w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/powerschool-logo-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check your child&#8217;s progress<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ps.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/public\">PowerSchool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column red-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/online.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/online.png 320w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/08\/online-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access online learning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.instructure.com\/\">Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yellow-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/calendar.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/calendar.png 320w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/06\/calendar-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay current with our School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/events\">Calendar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column green-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/07\/parents.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/07\/parents.png 320w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/07\/parents-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access our Parent Portal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/parent-portal\/\">Parents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull corner-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column potd-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"2429\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/02\/Sunny-Pic-1-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We are a K &#8211; 5th Grade School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mission<\/strong>: Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science&nbsp;will educate the whole child through integrated arts and science to nurture meaningful learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vision:&nbsp;<\/strong>A kaleidoscope reflects the many ways of thinking that are the foundation of the KSAS&nbsp;model in which each of the arts, as well as inquiry science, are lenses to explore and understand the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KSAS engages the whole child\u2013building creativity, critical thinking, deeper understandings, and intellectual habits of mind. Through the commitment of the KSAS community, students reach their full potential and&nbsp;become adults who value and support the arts and sciences, live enriched lives,&nbsp;continue to engage in social action, and&nbsp;contribute to the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collaboration&nbsp;creates a lens for understanding the world, producing global citizens, who exercise persistence and self-discipline and who value and support creative critical thinking developed through engagement with arts and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">549 N Forest Drive<br>Kenai, AK 99611<br>P: 907.283.0804<br>F: 907.283.3786<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column superintendent-wrapper is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Principal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marcie McLendon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Principal<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi Kaleidoscope Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m Marcie McLendon, and I am so happy to be part of the Kaleidoscope family! This is my 24th year in education, and I still love what I do! Prior to becoming an administrator, I taught special education at high school, middle school, and elementary levels before spending most of my teaching career in first grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a principal, I believe my most important responsibility is ensuring our school is a safe place for everyone. When children feel safe, loved, and valued, they are ready to learn and grow. I have a special passion for literacy because there is nothing more rewarding than watching a child learn to read. When a child becomes a confident reader, a whole new world opens to them, and they begin to realize just how much they can accomplish. That is what makes education so special to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think a school should feel like family, and I want every child who walks through our doors to know they are loved, valued, and capable of amazing things. I look forward to getting to know each of you and making wonderful memories together at Kaleidoscope!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your proud principal,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marcie McLendon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignright has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6886\" src=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-804x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-804x1024-1.jpg 804w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-235x300-1.jpg 235w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-768x978-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-393x500-1.jpg 393w, https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/kaleidoscope\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/10\/McLendon-pic-2026-Final-.jpg 957w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull box-wrapper is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column blue-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parents &amp; Students<br>Find it Fast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/students-parents\/school-closure-or-delay\/\">Delays &amp; Closures<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/departments\/assistant-superintendent\/instructional-support\/planning-and-operations\/student-nutrition-and-wellness-services\/#menus\">Menus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/departments\/assistant-superintendent\/instructional-support\/planning-and-operations\/pupil-transportation\/\">Bus Routes &amp; Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column red-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online Classroom<br>Find it Fast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/document-library\/\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/staff-finder\/\">Staff Finder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column yellow-box is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Forms<br>Find it Fast<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/departments\/assistant-superintendent\/instructional-services\/hr\/volunteer\/\">Volunteers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/departments\/assistant-superintendent\/instructional-services\/hr\/substitute-information\/\">Substitutes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/students-parents\/start-and-stop-times\/\">School Start &amp; 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