Clayton Holland
Superintendent · Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
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Kenai Peninsula school board rejects Soldotna Elementary charter, citing no building
The Kenai Peninsula school board turned down Soldotna Elementary's charter bid 8-0, citing the building and the budget. An appeal is still possible.
Kenai school district drops suit against fired teacher, says he wasn't dishonest
The Kenai school district dropped its decade-long fight with a teacher it fired over health plan money and now says he wasn't dishonest. He got $367,677.
Anchorage planners take up a redrawn transportation map as federal deadline nears
Anchorage's transportation planners redrew the map of where they steer federal road money, trailheads and all. The state has to sign off, and Dec. 29 is coming.
Kenai Peninsula kindergartners gain on reading, but third grade stays flat near 59%
Kenai Peninsula kindergartners went from 49% to 72% at the reading benchmark in three years. Third grade, the Alaska Reads Act's target year, stayed near 59%.
Soldotna Elementary parents and staff propose a charter that keeps neighborhood enrollment
Soldotna Elementary parents want a charter where neighborhood kids skip the lottery, application and parent contract. The school board reviews it Monday.
Alaska superintendents ask FCC not to cut school internet subsidy
Alaska superintendents told the FCC that districts reachable only by plane or boat would lose the discount that makes school internet affordable.
Alaska asks 3,500 voters to confirm citizenship weeks before the primary
“how should we think about this question of whether someone is presumed to be a valid voter or presumed to be an invalid voter? It seems like in this case, and you've referred to him, I think, as kind of a trusted source, or indication, but it raises to me this fundamental question of can we trust that the voter rolls are good, or if anybody makes some allegation that there's some concerns with it, do we immediately take the position that they need to be removed from the active roll and placed into some sort of suspect category.”
Alaska schools face May 15 deadline for improvement plans, funding
Alaska school districts must submit three-year improvement plans and budgets to the state by May 15, a deadline that comes as districts budget without knowing their actual state funding.
Alaska districts must submit fiscal 2027 plans by May 15. Many don't yet know what the state will give them.
“Districts are required to plan and budget much sooner than when we receive our actual revenue amount from the state”
Alaska House panel hears bill to overhaul school funding timelines
“In districts with the borough, we are required to submit a balanced budget in the spring. For the Keenei, that means submitting a balanced budget to the borough by May 1st. This creates a situation where we are making major financial decisions about staffing, programs, and in some cases even school closures without knowing what our actual revenue will be.”
