Category Archives: Schools and Assessment

Repairing Roofs

By Steve Atwater | Published: October 7, 2010
On Tuesday, close to 2/3 of those who voted approved a bond referendum that will allow the borough to make repairs to school roofs.  The good news is that the state will pay70% of this cost and the feds will pay up to 45% of the interest on the debt. Thanks to all who were a […]
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Homer Students Impress State Superintendents

By Steve Atwater | Published: October 2, 2010
The state’s annual superintendent conference was held in Homer this week and as host, I was responsible for arranging  the entertainment.  On the first day 10 cub scouts from Paul Banks made the room shine when they led us in the pledge.  Later that day the high school’s jazz band played at our lunch; they […]
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KPBSD’s Student Leaders

By Steve Atwater | Published: September 28, 2010
I joined about 70 of our student government students in Seward at the SeaLife Center today.  All the students were in fine spirits and made the most of their day together.  Besides electing students to serve on various district committees including the student rep on the school board, the group attended workshops and ate about […]
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Are we preparing our graduates for what is next?

By Steve Atwater | Published: September 22, 2010
Welcome to my first post .    I plan to use this forum to offer insights into the district’s affairs, ask questions and to celebrate the myriad of good things that are happening  at our schools each day. Since school started we have been going as fast as we can to guide a series of improvement efforts.  One of these […]
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From the Superintendent

By Steve Atwater | Published: July 30, 2010
Welcome to the 2010-11 school year. After a summer of rest, recreation and a little too much rain, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Distrtict staff is again ready to do all that it can for our students. Over the summer the district’s principals and administrators diligently planned and prepared for the return of students and […]
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