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 19 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 56 new cases over the last seven days.
The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 13 new cases identified over the last week.
Schools operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students include Fireweed Academy, Port Graham School, River City Academy, Susan B. English School and Tebughna School.
In the past seven days, Homer Middle School reported two positive COVID-19 cases.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of four staff positives, four staff close contacts, nine student positives and 41 student close contacts.
Homer Flex School
Dec. 13: High school Winter Concert
Dec. 18 – Jan. 2: Winter Break
Homer High School
Dec. 18 – Jan. 2: Winter Break
Fireweed Academy
Dec. 3: Fireweed Frescoes Cohort Mini-Concerts for Parents
Dec. 6: Academic Policy Committee meeting
Dec. 18 – Jan. 2: Winter Break
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Dec. 8: 4th-6th grade Winter Program
Dec. 9: K-3rd grade Winter Program
Dec. 20 – Dec. 31: Winter Break
