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The plan proposes $15.7 million worth of new spending on state operations and capital projects, and covers the fiscal year that starts on July 1.
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Foster Construction is improving the parking lot and prepping land for a new concession stand and restroom facility.
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KPBSD student councils now have a standing slot on assembly meeting agendas.
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The summer programming is a mandate of the Alaska Reads Act.
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The three-year contract includes a $16 thousand raise for Holland, who will make $195 thousand per year plus benefits starting July 1.
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The positions were cut from the budget earlier this year as the district worked to resolve a budget shortfall
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When Cooper Landing students learned the school year ended on a Thursday, they initiated a letter-writing campaign, asking their principal and the district for an extra day of school at the end of the year.
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There’s also transportation money and Maintenance of Equity funding allotted to the district. Gov. Mike Dunleavy could still veto either of those items, or the $175 million one-time boost.
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At its Tuesday meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly set the floor for its school district contribution at $56.2 million.
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A Soldotna educator is in the running for the Reader’s Digest “America’s Favorite Teacher” competition, an annual contest that recognizes teachers who go above and beyond for their students. The winner will receive $25,000, a trip to Hawaii and will appear in the magazine.