{"id":4404,"date":"2025-04-04T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T18:26:06","slug":"fy26-budget-for-kpbsd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/fy26-budget-for-kpbsd\/","title":{"rendered":"FY26 Budget for KPBSD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At&nbsp;<strong>Nikiski North Star Elementary<\/strong>, we believe Alaska\u2019s most precious resource isn\u2019t what lies beneath the ground\u2014it\u2019s the children we are privileged to educate every day. Legislative decisions directly impact our classrooms, shaping the programs, staffing, and support systems that help our students thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our District directly relies on funding from the Kenai Peninsula Borough and State.&nbsp;The&nbsp;<strong>Kenai Peninsula Borough School District faces a $17 million budget deficit<\/strong>. Without sustainable education funding, the district is considering significant reductions, including increased class sizes, the elimination of elementary school counseling positions, and cuts to programs such as Quest, middle school reading, and student support services. These changes would be felt deeply in every school\u2014including ours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I shared during recent public testimony, investing in education is not a cost\u2014it\u2019s a commitment to the future of our communities and our children. We encourage all families to stay informed and engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn more about the proposed reductions and the legislative process by visiting the&nbsp;<strong>KPBSD Legislative Information page<\/strong>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kpbsd.org\/students_parents.aspx?id=40874\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.kpbsd.org\/students_parents.aspx?id=40874<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your continued partnership and support. Our collective voices make a difference!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At&nbsp;Nikiski North Star Elementary, we believe Alaska\u2019s most precious resource isn\u2019t what lies beneath the ground\u2014it\u2019s the children we are privileged to educate every day. Legislative decisions directly impact our [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4407,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4404\/revisions\/4407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/nikiski-north-star\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}