Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Now that Dunleavy has announced his vetoes, board members will reevaluate the implemented cuts. The district hopes to bring cut positions back.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Clayton Holland, superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for an end-of-school-year check-in.

Outdoor murals are few and far between on the Kenai Peninsula, especially in the borough’s most populated city of Kenai. But a new mural, made almost entirely by high school students, is now on display in the streets near Old Town.

High school seniors in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District moved their tassels from right to left last week at graduation ceremonies. That means that nearly 600 students will be leaving the school district, a small part of the district’s downward trend in enrollment.

The district estimates it will save roughly half a million in the first year after closing the school.

Kenai Central High School seniors say they learned how a single money misstep can lead to rippling financial consequences.

Heading into the current budget cycle, the district faced a $17 million deficit if it wanted to offer the same level of programs and staffing it did for the current school year. So, the budget passed last month closes Sterling Elementary to cut costs.

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Superintendent Clayton Holland says the new initiatives have added to the district’s workload.

The board approved two groups of contracts. The first was for nontenured teachers. The second was for teachers who will achieve tenure once the next school year begins.

The budget now heads to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, which’ll decide on school funding next month.