DEducation on the Kenai Vol. 4 2019-2021

Background Information:

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has 42 schools and at 25,600 square miles covers a land area roughly the size of West Virginia. Each community is unique in its diversity and culture, including four Alaska Native villages with no road access and four Russian village schools.

Every school day, more than 4,400 students are transported a total of nearly 7,741 miles on school buses throughout the district.

In 1984, the district published “Schooling on the Kenai Peninsula” as a written record of education on the Kenai beginning with the formation of the Kenai Borough and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in 1964.

In 2009, “Education on the Kenai Peninsula” continued the historical record from 1986 to 2009.

Before leaving the district, Mr. O'Brien compiled “Education on the Kenai Peninsula Vol 4.” This volume will bring the record up to date through June of 2021. The district has worked hard to keep up with an ever-changing world. We have focused on building personalized learning to serve every type of learner. CTEC, technology, distance learning, college ready, Jump Start advancement (juniors).

The intent of this document is to highlight the district’s accomplishments of the past 10 years and the people that served to make them happen.