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 278 cases per 100,00 or 39 actual new cases in the last seven days. The southern peninsula is in low risk if it has had zero to nine new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, is in moderate risk if there have been 10 to 49 new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, is in substantial risk if there have been 50 to 99 cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days, and is in high risk if there were 100 or more new cases per 100,000 in the last 14 days.
The central peninsula, including Kenai, Nikiski, Soldotna, Sterling and Kasilof, is at high risk with 111 cases per 100,000 or 41 actual new cases over the last seven days.
The eastern peninsula is at high risk with 763 cases per 100,000 or 39 actual new cases identified over the last week.
Schools operating with universal indoor masking for staff and students include Fireweed Academy, River City Academy and Tebughna School.
In the past seven days, Chapman School reported six new positive COVID-19 cases, Homer High School reported one, Homer Middle School reported two and Paul Banks reported one.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s COVID-19 dashboard reports a seven-day summary of four staff positives and 22 student positives.
Fireweed Academy
March 29-31: AKSTAR testing for 9th and 10th graders
April 1: Early Release Day: Little Fireweed releases at 12:50 p.m., Big Fireweed releases at 1:15 p.m.
April 4: Academic Policy Committee Meeting at the West Homer Elementary Library and Zoom from 4 – 5:30 PM
Week of April 11: AKSTAR: Alaska System of Academic Readiness for 3rd through 6th Grade. Please try to avoid doctors appointments in the morning before noon.
April 15: School is open; this is a make up day for the Snow Day in December.
April 20: Early Release Day: Little Fireweed releases at 12:50 p.m., Big Fireweed releases at 1:15 p.m.
Homer Flex
March 29-31: AKSTAR testing
March 31, 4 p.m.: Flex will be hosting its second semester Title I Parent and Family Engagement Activity. Casey will be leading us all through an activity using the Glowforge laser cutter. At the same time, we will be reviewing our Parent and Family Engagement Action Plan and soliciting feedback about our program. If you have any questions, please call the school.
April 1: Early Release
May 18: Graduation
Homer High School
March 31: Mariner on the Move ceremony, 3:05 p.m.
April 1: Early release day at 2:20 p.m.
April 2: Prom “Under a Night Sky” 8:00pm-12:00pm
April 4: KPBSD Mass Honor Band Event at HHS
April 4: Booster Club meeting 6:00pm
April 5: KPBSD Mass Honor Band Event at HHS
April 6: Sophomore Science testing
April 8: Band dinner 4:15 in commons
April 11: Grade Check
April 1: Friday 2:20 p.m. Early Release Day
April 2: Saturday 8 p.m. Prom in Theatre
McNeil Canyon Elementary
March 30: After-school wrestling
March 31: Site Council meeting
March 31: Student Council Flower Fundraiser Orders Due – Date was extended from the 18th
April 1: Last Early Release Friday
March 31: Dress-like-a-Teacher Day
March 31: Student Council Flower Fundraiser Orders Due – Date was extended from the 18th
April 1 – Last Early Release Friday
