Find all finance documents at go.kpbsd.org/finance

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District requests input from staff, parents, students, and community members at a Districtwide FY23 Budget Development meeting.

All meetings begin at 6:00 PM.Seward Community:

Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 6:00 p.m., Seward Library

Or One tap mobile : US: +17209289299, 88694754284# or +19712471195, 88694754284#Or Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 720 928 9299 or +1 971 247 1195 or +1 206 337 9723 or +1 213 338 8477 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 602 753 0140Webinar ID: 886 9475 4284

International numbers available: https://kpbsd.zoom.us/u/keyzqoCati

Additional details and new finance information when it becomes available is posted on the Finance page of the KPBSD website at go.kpbsd.org/finance.If you have questions about these meetings, please call Natalie Bates at 907-714-8888

Parents/Guardians:

Parent/teacher conferences will be on Thursday, 10/28 & Friday, 10/29.  You have the option of choosing in-person (mask required) or through zoom.  

Not sure which teacher to sign up with, ask your child or log into PowerSchool to see their teachers:  https://ps.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/public/home.html 

Here is the SignUpGenius link:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A084BAAAE2EA75-parentteacher1

Please email the following teachers if you would like to conference with them:

Myla Liljemark/Social Studies:  Will not be available Friday morning, but will be available Friday, 10/29, 1-5pm email her directly:  mliljemark@kpbsd.org

Keri Russell/Quest teacher:  krussell2@kpbsd.org

Zoom links will be emailed to parents/guardians when it gets closer to conference time so be checking your email and the link is also available next to the teachers name on SignUpGenius.  If you have trouble with any of the teachers zoom links please reach out to them directly.

If any of these times will not work with you please reach out to your child’s teacher.

Thank you,

Seward Middle School

Picture Day is coming soon!

When:  Wednesday, October 6

Where:  Seward Middle School, Room 103

How to purchase:  order online  https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

Picture Day ID:  EVT3P7CZ2

OR

Picture forms are available at the school office.  Picture forms are not turned into school office they will be collected by Lifetouch photographer on picture day, please do not send in earlier with your child.

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

• Central Peninsula Community – Thursday, October 7th @ 6:00 pm Soldotna High Library
• Homer Community – Tuesday, October 19, 2021 @ 6:00pm Homer High Library
• Seward Community – Wednesday, October 20, 2021 @ 6:00 pm Seward Library

Additional information and the number to call in with questions will be posted on the Finance Page of the KPBSD website.  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.

Picture Day is coming soon!

When:  Wednesday, October 6

Where:  Seward Middle School, Room 103

How to purchase:  order online  https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/

Picture Day ID:  EVT3P7CZ2

OR

Picture forms are available at the school office.  Picture forms are not turned into school office they will be collected by Lifetouch photographer on picture day, please do not send in earlier with your child.

School Name: Seward Middle School

Picture Day Date: Wednesday, October 6

Picture Day ID: EVT3P7CZ2

Dear Seward Middle School families and staff,

Thank you for your effort the past two weeks to keep as many people attending school in person. Our school will join several other KPBSD schools, and continue universal masking for an additional two weeks through Friday, September 24, 2021. Factors that impact this decision include positive COVID-19 cases in schools; the number of identified close contacts who need to quarantine; continued high community spread; an absenteeism rate of over 25% at the three Seward schools; a staffing shortage and lack of substitute teachers.

This action and your help will continue to help slow in-school exposure to COVID-19, and keep students in school without a need to quarantine if they are exposed to someone who is positive for COVID-19*.

KPBSD requires universal masking for all students and staff while indoors at school, and this action will be reevaluated on Friday, September 24, 2021. Face coverings continue to be required for everyone who rides a bus.

This was not a decision that was made lightly. All three principals met with both the superintendent and the assistant superintendent to review data from the three Seward schools, and the Seward community. The decision to extend universal masking came down to the high number of student and staff absences that made worse our staffing and sub shortage which threatened our ability to keep school buildings open and operating. This process will be repeated in two weeks, looking at similar data. We continue to want to do what it takes to keep our schools open and our students attending in person, and universal masking is one of the tools that can help that to happen. I personally want to thank everyone who reached out through email, phone calls, during the site council meeting, face to face and through various other means to give me your input. We took it all into consideration when we made this decision.  Once again, we will look at the data again the week ending on Friday September 24th and see where we are as schools and as a community.

Sincerely,
Matthew Potter

(907) 224-9025

PS: You can help protect your family and community: if you or someone you know has any symptoms of illness, stay home, and get a free COVID-19 test. Everyone 12 and older can receive a free vaccination to help prevent serious illness or death.

For more information about the KPBSD mitigation plan, close contact action steps, and symptom free school protocol visit the COVID-19 in KPBSD Hub. Please call Nurse Yoly me, with questions.

*Universal masking close contact: when both students are wearing well-fitted face coverings, a close contact is someone who was within 3’ of a student who is positive for COVID-19, for more than 15 minutes in 24 hours.