School District Risk Levels
The southern, central and eastern regions of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District all remain in the high-risk zone in terms of community spread of COVID-19.
Regions of the peninsula are put into low, moderate, substantial or high-risk categories based on the number of new cases of COVID-19 identified over a seven-day period. This model is based on rates of cases per 100,000 of population.
All students are currently able to attend onsite education five days a week in district schools. Any closures will be on a school, classroom or cohort level.
As of Wednesday, the southern peninsula (from Ninilchik south) remains in the high-risk category with 134 new cases in the last seven days. The southern peninsula is in low risk if it has had zero to nine new cases in the last 14 days, is in moderate risk if there have been 10 to 49 new cases in the last 14 days, is in substantial risk if there have been 50 to 99 cases in the last 14 days, and is in high risk if there were 100 or more new cases in the last 14 days.
The central peninsula, including Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna, Sterling and Kasilof, is at high risk with 188 new cases over the last seven days.
The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 37 new cases identified over the last week.
Schools operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students include Fireweed Academy, Homer High School, Port Graham School, River City Academy, Susan B. English School and Tebughna School.
In the past seven days, Homer High School reported 20 positive COVID-19 cases, Fireweed Academy had three cases, Homer Middle School reported one case, Paul Banks had two and West Homer Elementary had four cases.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of 23 staff positives, 25 staff close contacts, 78 student positives and 307 student close contacts.
Homer Flex School
Jan. 19: Canceled early release day
Jan. 21: Early release day
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Homer High School
Jan. 19: Canceled early release day
Jan. 21: Early release day
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Fireweed Academy
Jan. 19: Canceled early release day
Jan. 21: Early release day
Jan. 24: Battle of the Books for Grades 3 & 4
Jan 25: Battle of the Books for Grades 4 & 5
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Jan. 17 – Feb. 1: Artist in the School with Debbie Piper
Jan. 19: Canceled early release day
Jan. 21: Early release day
Jan. 24: Battle of the Books for Grades 3 & 4
Jan 25: Battle of the Books for Grades 4 & 5
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
