Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

An ordinance going before the assembly Tuesday would cap school board terms to two consecutive full terms – the same limit put on assembly members and the borough mayor.

On Monday, the city council gave city officials permission to sign a five-year contract with the Kenai Peninsula Borough to take over utility and maintenance costs.

Monday’s vote came on the heels of public meetings the borough held in Sterling, Seward and Kasilof to ask the communities what they want to see happen with the buildings.

The proposed policies were crafted by members of an AI-specific committee established by the district last year and come on the heels of guidelines from the state.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland.

State lawmakers put $144 million in bonus funding for K-12 schools in the state operating budget, of which Kenai Peninsula schools would get around $9.5 million. The additional funding is subject to approval by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

Middle and high school coaches and directors would also be required to complete mandatory reporting training, although those adults would not become mandatory reporters. All school district volunteers are already required to pass a background check.

Schools will get at least as much local money for operations as they did last year after borough assembly members on Tuesday pledged to give the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District around $62.5 million.

It’s been over a year since the district and its two largest employee unions swapped contract proposals. Union members say they’re frustrated with the sluggish process.

Nikiski Middle/High School’s Bulldog Theater opens ‘Anything Goes’ on May 1. The show features romance and humor on a cruise ship crossing the Atlantic Ocean, and marks the final performance for some of the school’s seniors.