Straight up facts: forty-four schools, one district
KPBSD Points of Interest
- 25,600 square miles: the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is larger than the entire state of West Virginia.
- 7,725 miles on the road: everyday school busses transport 2,500 plus students throughout the district.
- KPBSD school building rooftops cover a combined area of more than 50 acres.
Do you know…
- KPBSD is the largest employer on the Kenai Peninsula, issuing over $5 million, monthly, in gross payroll.
- Forty-three percent of the district's certified staff have been members of the KPBSD educational team for at least 10 years.
- Approximately 75 percent of projected general fund expenditures go to instruction, and 25 percent will go to instructional support.
- The district's total student population is 11 percent Alaska Native.
Student Enrollment 2010-2011
- PK-3 2,851
- 4-6 1,993
- 7-8 1,420
- 9-12 2,884
- Total 9,148
- 14 Elementary
- 4 Middle (6-8 and 7-8)
- 11 Secondary (7-12 and 9-12)
- 15 Small
Pupil to Teacher Ratio
- K 1:20
- 1-3 1:22
- 4-6 1:24
- Secondary1:24
- K-12, K-6 1:17
Personnel
- District administration 16
- Building administration 48
- Certified staff 675
- Support staff 562
- Total: 1,301
Senior Management
- Steve Atwater, Superintendent
- Sean Dusek, Assistant Superintendent
- Dave Jones, Assistant Superintendent
Leadership Team
- Doris Cannon, Elementary Education/Curriculum
- John O'Brien, Secondary Education/Pupil Activities
- Clayton Holland, Pupil Services
- Tim Vlasak, K-12 Schools/Assessment & Federal Programs
- Tim Peterson, Human Resources
- Dave Spence, Planning and Operations
- Jim White, Information Services
- Laurie Olson, Finance
- Pegge Erkeneff, Communications
School Board of Education
- Joe Arness, President
- Liz Downing, Vice President
- Sunni Hilts, Clerk
- Sammy Crawford, Treasurer
- Marty Anderson
- Lynn Hohl
- Bill Holt
- Tim Navarre
- Penny Vadla
- KPBSD Student representative
2012 Legislative Priorities
State: Purchase and install security cameras for schools; Repair KPBSD running tracks; Extend the gas pipeline from Anchor Point to Homer; Provide sustained, reliable, and adequate educational funding; Address energy costs; Raise mandatory age of attendance; Fund early learning programs; Provide accountability for all school-age children; Create new high school exit exam; Support the University of Alaska Anchorage's Kenai Peninsula College; Create a favorable climate for oil and exploration in Cook Inlet. Further details: www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us
Federal: Maintain funding for the Entitlement Programs; Extend gas pipeline from Anchor Point to Homer; Fully fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Reauthorize Elementary Secondary Education Act; Fund early learning programs in Alaska.
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