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The tribe expects to enroll up to 65 students in kindergarten through third grade. The school will be hosted at the tribe’s Kahtnuht’ana Duhdeldiht campus in Kenai.

House Bill 69 now heads to the Senate, after dozens of amendments, several hours of debate and a somewhat unusual committee process.

The three plans are subject to approval by the full school board. Finance committee members will meet again later this month.

Deena Bishop is the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

The visits brought staffers face-to-face with peninsula students, educators and community members, who sometimes pushed back on the governor’s proposals.

Those recent federal orders come from President Donald Trump, who’s put diversity, equity and inclusion policies squarely in his crosshairs.

Proposed school closures come as the district works to balance a roughly $16.9 million budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts July 1.

The move is the latest effort to advance work on a $65.5 million school maintenance bond approved by Kenai Peninsula voters more than two years ago.

A Soldotna High School administrator was recently recognized with the Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year Award. Tabitha Blades stood out among her competition because she helped bring career and technical education to her school, partnered with local businesses to prepare students for the workforce, and formed a student support group.

The data covers the first school year in which the district’s new literacy curriculum was used for elementary school students.