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    Kenaitze Indian Tribe Education Director Kyle McFall speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenaitze charter school proposal given OK by board
    By Jacob Dye • November 21, 2024 1:30 am

    The application will next be forwarded to the State Department of Education and Early Department

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    Parents and supporters of Aurora Borealis Charter School fill the Betty J. Glick Assembly Chambers during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Charter Oversight Committee in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Aurora Borealis Charter School renewal application advanced
    By Jacob Dye • October 24, 2024 1:30 am

    They will next be heard during a Nov. 4 work session of the school board

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    Administrative Secretary Nikkol Sipes administers oaths of office to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education members Kelley Cizek and Sarah Douthit on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Cizek was reelected to represent Sterling and Funny River, Douthit was elected to represent Kenai during the Oct. 1 municipal election. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Board of Education swears in members, assigns leadership...
    By Jacob Dye • October 17, 2024 1:30 am

    The board held to a status quo organization

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    Board President Zen Kelly speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board, district explore effects and uses of...
    By Jacob Dye • October 11, 2024 1:30 am

    AI advocate spoke to KPBSD Board of Education and teachers last week

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    Kenai Peninsula College Director Cheryl Siemers speaks at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPC celebrates 60 years
    By Jacob Dye • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    As the college marked its six decades of operation, it also welcomed back more than 2,200 students

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    Kenai Peninsula Education Association President LaDawn Druce, left, and committee Chair Jason Tauriainen participate in the first meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Four Day School Week Ad Hoc Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board committee asks district to develop plan...
    By Jacob Dye • July 5, 2024 1:30 am

    The plan would be brought to the community for input and consideration

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    Kelley Cizek speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, July 1, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD reverses budget cuts after Dunleavy approves one-time...
    By Jacob Dye • July 2, 2024 1:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will operate under a budget without any cuts during the next school year but…

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    Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop and Gov. Mike Dunleavy discuss his veto of an education bill during a press conference March 15, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    State correspondence allotment program to continue unchanged
    By Jacob Dye • July 2, 2024 1:30 am

    Alaska Supreme Court sides with state, overturns Superior Court ruling that called program ‘unconstitutional’

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy is pictured with members of the House Majority after signing the fiscal year 2025 budget bills on June 27 in Anchorage. From left to right: Reps. Stanley Wright, Tom McKay, Thomas Baker, Craig Johnson, Kevin McCabe, Julie Coulombe, and Laddie Shaw. (Photo provided by Office of the Governor)
    Dunleavy signs budget with most education funding intact
    By Jacob Dye • June 28, 2024 1:30 am

    Dunleavy cut nearly $12 million that was set to go to school districts, including KPBSD, in outstanding pandemic relief funds

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    See Stories offers filmmaking workshop for educators
    See Stories offers filmmaking workshop for educators
    By Emilie Springer • June 12, 2024 1:30 am

    See Stories, an Alaska nonprofit with the mission to build inclusive communities with story and film, offered a one-week filmmaking…

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    Clayton Holland, superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, speaks during a meeting of the Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, June 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Holland to stay on as school district superintendent
    By Jacob Dye • June 5, 2024 1:30 am

    Clayton Holland will remain the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s superintendent through June 2027 after the district’s Board of Education…

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    Zen Kelly, president of the board, speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s School Board in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board directs KPBSD to begin restoring cut...
    By Jacob Dye • June 3, 2024 1:30 am

    The board had previously advanced and approved a budget based on “the worst-case scenario” of no additional funding for the state

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    Kenai Peninsula Education Association President LaDawn Druce, left, and committee Chair Jason Tauriainen participate in the first meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Four Day School Week Ad Hoc Committee on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    4-day school week committee adjourns
    By Jacob Dye • May 22, 2024 1:30 am

    The committee will deliver recommendations to school board in July

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