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    A pie chart shows Kenai Peninsula Borough School District expenditures by object for the current fiscal year. (Chart via KPBSD)
    ‘Budget 101’: How KPBSD organizes funds
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 13, 2023 2:30 am

    Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes delivered the presentation to school board members during a Monday work session

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    From left: Rep. Ben Carpenter, Sen. Jesse Bjorkman and Rep. Justin Ruffridge discuss their priorities regarding education during a work session with members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School funding, accountability dominate school board work session...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

    Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Ben Carpenter and Rep. Justin Ruffridge joined the board for a work session in Soldotna

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    Soldotna High School senior Josiah Burton testifies in opposition to the proposed cut of Kenai Peninsula Borough School District theater technicians while audience members look on during a board of education meeting on Monday, March 6, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board finance group reviews expenditures ahead of...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 29, 2023 2:30 am

    As the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District prepares to grapple with another $13 million deficit for the upcoming budget cycle,…

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    Amanda Adams leads a session during an in-service at Skyview Middle School on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board briefed on role of AI in...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 21, 2023 2:30 am

    While there may be consequences to further incorporating AI use in schools, there may also be consequences for not doing so

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    KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes presents information to school board members during the third installment of the district’s “Budget 101” information series on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Screenshot)
    ‘Budget 101’: School district savings accounts
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • November 15, 2023 2:30 am

    The series aims to inform the general public about how the KPBSD budget process works

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    Homer High musicians to perform at statewide concert
    Homer High musicians to perform at statewide concert
    By Emilie Springer • November 15, 2023 1:30 am

    17 students will participate in Alaska’s 2023 fall All-State Honor Band and Choir performances

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    5 tips for creating a culture of caring in our high schools
    5 tips for creating a culture of caring...
    By Dr. Karissa Niehoff and Billy Strickland • November 1, 2023 2:30 am

    Participants in high school sports and performing arts are under tremendous pressure these days — from parents, teachers, coaches and…

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    Lincoln Kimbell shakes hands with Boyd Lehmberg after winning the final round of a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match at Nikiski Middle/High School in Nikiski, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    In-person esports match goes down to wire
    By Jacob Dye • November 1, 2023 1:30 am

    In a small classroom at Nikiski Middle-High School, the Kenai Peninsula’s second in-person esports match was held Oct. 23, with…

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    Students identify species of juvenile fish at one of the activity stations during Alaska Department of Fish and Game's "Salmon in the Classroom" salmon egg take event on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in the Anchor River State Recreation Area in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Students bring salmon to the classroom
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 18, 2023 1:30 am

    Hands-on event is part of ADF&G annual education program

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    Fireweed Academy offers community fall festival on Friday
    Fireweed Academy offers community fall festival on Friday
    By Emilie Springer • October 18, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer’s Fireweed Academy will host their fall Harvest Festival FUNdraiser on Friday, Oct. 20 at the West Homer Elementary School…

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    Dianne MacRae, Debbie Cary, Beverley Romanin and Kelley Cizek participate in a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education candidate forum at Soldotna Public Library in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board candidates wrap up forum series
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • September 28, 2023 1:30 am

    The forum was the eighth in a series hosted by the Clarion and KDLL ahead of the 2023 elections

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    A sign opposing the participation of trans girls in girls sports is propped against a fire hydrant outside of the George A. Navarre Admin Building on Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. The Alaska Board of Education met in the building to discuss a resolution that would ban trans girls from girls high school sports. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    State board of ed to take up transgender...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 30, 2023 2:30 am

    The board will consider whether or not to separate cisgender girls, other student athletes

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    (Foreground) Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland (left) and KPBSD Finance Director Liz Hayes (right) speak about the district’s fiscal year 2024 budget during a work session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    School district prepares to launch ‘Budget 101’ informational...
    By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 16, 2023 2:30 am

    The sessions will be targeted toward the public and will each tackle a different element of the borough’s budget process

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