School meals are free in the 2021-2022 school year

Soldotna, August 6, 2021—The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will provide free meals to students who attend a school participating in the National School Lunch and Breakfast program. A current Free and Reduced meal application is not required to receive these free meal benefits in the 2021-2022 school year; however, it will be required to be eligible for other federal assistant programs.

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SEWARD ELEMENTARY REGISTRATION

SEWARD ELEMENTARY REGISTRATION will once again be on-line this year. First day of school is August 17th! Welcome!

NEW STUDENTS TO DISTRICT: please register as soon as possible and e-mail a copy of your child’s birth certificate and physical exam to kdavis@kpbsd.org

KPBSD.org

•Students/Parents

•New-to-District Students – Please read and then click blue box “New Student Registration Form”

PREVIOUSLY ATTENDED SEWARD EL, BUT HOME-SCHOOLED LAST YEAR THROUGH CONNECTIONS, I.D.E.A. OR ANOTHER PROGRAM:

•If you have a student who did not attend last year, you will need to re-register by following the instructions below found under New Contact Info.

NEW CONTACT INFORMATION? If your student did attend last year and you have new contact information, a new physical address or e-mail change, new phone number, etc., you will want to update their registration form.

KPBSD.org

•Students/Parents

•Student Registration and click on the blue box that says “Returning Student Paperwork”, then click on the next blue box “Power School Forms Portal, Begin Here”. There are also detailed instructions by accessing a 3-minute video, and also a Frequently Asked Questions section that you might find helpful.

School Supply Lists can be found by following these prompts:

KPBSD.org

•Schools

•Click on Seward Elementary

•Parent Portal, Scroll down to Supply Lists and choose your child’s grade

We are very excited for yet another school year and should you have any questions, please just give us a call at 224-3356.

Hiring a School Principal – Public Involvement Opportunities

Everyone is invited to offer their thoughts about the characteristics, plus their wants and wishes for their next school principal through a community meeting via zoom, and a survey. The interview committee will read all the community input. After final candidates are selected to interview, everyone is invited to watch the interviews live via Zoom, and then provide written feedback through a new survey link provided during the live interview. Thank you for your participation in the selection and hiring of KPBSD principals.

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Community Input Surveys: Seward Seward Middle School – Community Input Survey is open until Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 5:00 PM AKST

Seward High School -Community Input Survey is open until Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 5:00 PM AKST

Board of Education Meeting – May 3, 2021

PLEASE NOTE: The meetings are open to the public. The public is invited to attend in person and to listen and participate as noted below. As per the Board Meeting at Kenai Central High School Mitigation Plan, District Administration may determine if it is prudent to allow public in person participation based on risk level or if the meeting will only be virtual and streamed live.


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Yearbooks are in!

Our Yearbooks are here! If you pre-ordered a yearbook, your student will be sent home with it today.

There is still time to buy a yearbook! Just send in a sealed envelope with $16 cash or check made out to Seward Elementary with your student next week. Available while supplies last!

Public Service Announcement:

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District requests input from staff, parents, and community members at the districtwide KPBSD budget development meetings via Zoom, scheduled at the following times:

• Homer Community – Monday, March 22, 2021 @ 6:00 pm via Zoom

• Central Peninsula Community – Tuesday, March 23, 2021 @ 6:00 via Zoom

• Seward Community – Thursday, March 25, 2021 @ 6:00 pm via Zoom

The Zoom links and the number to call in with questions will be posted here: go.kpbsd.org/finance. As new budget information becomes available, it will also be posted on the Finance page. If you have questions, please call Natalie Bates at 714-8888.