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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes takes questions during the Homer budget development meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Mariner Theatre at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    ‘The fight has to be with Juneau’: Homer...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The community gathered Tuesday for budget conversation after announcement of potential school closures.

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    The third and fourth grade Battle of the Books team from Aurora Borealis Charter School, who won the district competition in February, stand for a photo. (Provided by Districtwide Librarian Julie Gottfried)
    District Battle of the Books teams ready for...
    By Jacob Dye • February 13, 2025 1:30 am

    Battle of the Books is an annual celebration of reading and teamwork.

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    One of the two buildings used to teach elementary school children in Kachemak Selo sits on the outer edge of the village Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in the village at the head of Kachemack Bay. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News file)
    Borough awards contract for K-Selo school design
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 10, 2025 1:30 am

    It has been approximately nine years since the State of Alaska gave money to the borough to replace the school.

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    Milly Hornung and Halle Blades speak in opposition to a possible closure of Nikiski Middle/High School during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD discusses possible school closures in face of...
    By Jake Dye Peninsula Clarion and Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 4, 2025 1:30 am

    A presentation from borough administration to the board on Tuesday outlined a series of scenarios for closure of up to nine schools.

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    Tim Daugharty speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD launches conversation on $17 million deficit
    By Jacob Dye • January 16, 2025 1:30 am

    The district says overcoming the deficit without heavy cuts would require a substantial increase to the BSA.

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    Aubrie Ellis is named National Outstanding Assistant Principal of 2025 by the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Mountain View assistant principal earns national recognition
    By Jacob Dye • January 16, 2025 1:30 am

    Aubrie Ellis named Alaska’s National Outstanding Assistant Principal of 2025.

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    Suzanne Phillips, who formerly was a teacher at Aurora Borealis Charter School, 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)
    Aurora Borealis charter renewal clears school board
    By Jacob Dye • November 21, 2024 1:30 am

    The school is seeking routine renewal of its charter through the 2035-2036 school year

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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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    Homer junior attends youth leadership conference in Anchorage
    Homer junior attends youth leadership conference in Anchorage
    By Emilie Springer • November 14, 2024 1:30 am

    The Alaska Association of School Boards met last week, Nov. 7-10, to host its 71st annual meeting in Anchorage ….

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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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    Soldotna Elementary School on Friday, May 13, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board hears bond update, seeks way forward...
    By Jacob Dye • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    Central to the conversation was the increased cost of reconstruction of Soldotna Elementary School

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Peter Micciche speaks to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly during their work session in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly gets update on school bond projects
    By Jacob Dye • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Voters approved in 2022 a $65.55 million bond package to address a list of 10 critical maintenance projects around the school district

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    Students sit down to read books on the first day of the school year at Tustumena Elementary School in Kasilof, Alaska, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    ‘Right back into the swing’
    By Jacob Dye • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    Students return to KPBSD schools for 2024-2025 year

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