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Everett Anderson, second grade, shows Principal John DeVolld some of his class work at Soldotna Montessori Charter School on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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‘Like we’re a Blue Ribbon School every year’

Soldotna Montessori Charter School earns national recognition for high performance.

A protester stands outside the George A. Navarre Borough Admin building in Soldotna on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (Camille Botello/Peninsula Clarion)

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Parents square off over masks at school board meeting

Some parents said they will keep their kids home if masks are required, while others say they’ll keep…

Brie Drummond speaks in support of mask mandates on Monday, Sept. 13, for the Kenai Peninsula School Board meeting at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. During a work session before the meeting, the district presented revisions to its COVID-19 mitigation protocols. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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School district revises COVID-19 mitigation plans

The revisions come as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Alaska and on the Kenai Peninsula.

A sign in front of Kenai Middle School is seen on Sept. 2, 2021, in Kenai, Alaska. The school was one of more than a dozen Kenai Peninsula Borough School District schools operating with universal indoor masking due to rising COVID-19 cases. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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More schools go to universal indoor masking

More than 200 students have tested positive for COVID-19 since Aug. 23.

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education attend a meeting on Monday, July 12, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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District reports 130 COVID-19 cases in schools, 930 close contacts

Seward schools joined Port Graham School, Susan B. English School and Tebughna School in requiring masks due to…

Officials with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the State of Alaska participate in an online Q&A session regarding COVID-19 mitigation and the safe return of students to schools. (Screenshot)

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State health officials: Masking, vaccines best way to keep kids in school

“If you really want to do away with masks, vaccine is the way to do that.”

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District communications blog/Screenshot

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KPBSD pauses weekly antigen tests for athletes

The district is experiencing “supply chain challenges”

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will offer a districtwide 100% Remote Learning option during the 2021-2022 school year. (Image via the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District communications blog)

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School district offers updated remote learning options

Students learning 100% remotely will not be allowed to return to in-person learning outside of the transfer dates…

The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Borough sales tax revenue higher than anticipated

The borough said it planned conservatively in anticipation of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Homer High School. (Homer News file photo)

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‘Back to school, ring the bell’

The 2021-22 school year begins Aug. 17 for all KPBSD schools.

Nathan Erfurth speaks before the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education on Monday, July 12, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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District reaches tentative bargaining agreements with teacher, support staff unions

If ratified, would be in effect from July 1, 2021 until June 30, 2024.

Soldotna Police Department Officer Victor Dillon speaks with KPBSD Director of Secondary Education Tony Graham at the George A. Navarre Borough Admin building on Monday, August 2, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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School district doubles down on optional masks

Masks will be required on buses, but not mandated in classrooms

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School board mulls updates to district tobacco policies

Changes include banning clothing promoting tobacco use and adding language about electronic smoking devices.