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 163 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 450 new cases over the last seven days.
The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 80 new cases identified over the last week.
Schools operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students include Fireweed Academy, Homer Flex School, Homer High School, Homer Middle School, Paul Banks Elementary, River City Academy, Tebughna School and West Homer Elementary.
In the past seven days, Chapman School had four positive COVID-19 cases, Homer High School reported four, Homer Flex School reported three cases, Fireweed Academy had two cases, Homer Middle School reported two cases, Paul Banks had one and West Homer Elementary had five cases.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of 24 staff positives, 24 staff close contacts, 116 student positives and 156 student close contacts.
Homer Flex School
Jan. 31-Feb. 11: Artist in the School with David Brame, in partnership with Bunnell Street Arts Center
Feb. 11: Early Release
Feb. 15: KBPSD Budget Meeting – 6 p.m., Homer High Library
Feb. 17-18: Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25: Early Release
Homer High School
Feb. 11: Early Release
Feb. 12: Silent Auction for DDF- 5:30 p.m. in the Commons
Feb. 15: KBPSD Budget Meeting – 6 p.m., Homer High Library
Feb. 16: Movie night prom fundraiser
Feb. 17-18: Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25: Early Release
Fireweed Academy
Feb. 11: Early Release
Feb. 17-18: Student-Led Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25: Early Release
McNeil Canyon Elementary
Feb. 9: Community Council meeting
Feb. 11: Early Release
Feb. 17-18: Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 18: Family Skate Night
Feb. 25: Early Release
West Homer Elementary
Feb. 11: Early Release
Feb. 17-18: Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb. 25: Early Release
