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 on-site 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 277 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 542 new cases over the last seven days.
The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 119 new cases identified over the last week.
Schools operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students include Fireweed Academy, Homer High School, Homer Middle School, Paul Banks Elementary, Port Graham School, River City Academy, Susan B. English School, Tebughna School and West Homer Elementary.
In the past seven days, Homer High School reported 10 positive COVID-19 cases, Homer Flex School reported three cases, Fireweed Academy had five cases, Homer Middle School reported 20 cases, McNeil Canyon Elementary had one case, Paul Banks had eight and West Homer Elementary had 14 cases.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of 46 staff positives, 58 staff close contacts, 238 student positives and 239 student close contacts.
Homer Flex School
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Feb. 2: Early release day
Homer High School
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Feb. 2: Early release day
Fireweed Academy
Jan. 24: Battle of the Books for Grades 3 & 4
Jan 25: Battle of the Books for Grades 4 & 5
Jan. 26: Disney Day
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Feb. 2: Fireweed Frescoes Winter Program; Early Release Day
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Jan. 17 – Feb. 1: Artist in the School with Debbie Piper
Jan. 24: Battle of the Books for Grades 3 & 4
Jan 25: Battle of the Books for Grades 4 & 5
Jan. 28: End of Rotation Three; Early release day
Jan. 31: Start of Rotation Four
Feb. 2: Early release day
