School board passes budget with broad swath of cuts, including pools, theaters and some support staff
‘This is all we can depend on’
There are at least 25 full-time positions that will need to be filled for the next fiscal year
The event was in response to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto last month of an education bill passed by the Alaska Legislature
If House Bill 193 becomes law, an additional six KPBSD schools would be eligible for the state’s grant program
‘We don’t get to play around on this one’
The bipartisan bill included $680 increase to per-student funding
Delegates from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District lobbied the Alaska Legislature for more state funding and other education priorities
Thursday’s meeting came two days after board members convened to plan out the district’s immediate financial future
March 14 is the deadline by which Gov. Mike Dunleavy must either sign, veto or not sign a comprehensive education package
The original version of the policy limited how students may decorate their caps, gowns and stoles
Amid education funding shortfalls, local students advocate for support
The a one-year contract extension is the first in the district’s history
