Policy Review Committee Meeting

Monday, September 14, 2026

Meeting Minutes-Draft

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
148 N. Binkley Street
Soldotna, Alaska 99669

1. Policy Review Committee Meeting

A. Call to Order

Chair Cizek called the meeting to order at 1:02 p.m.

B. Roll Call

Committee Members Present:
Kelley Cizek, Board Member
Jason Tauriainen, Board President
Mica Vanbuskirk, Board Member
Ash-Lee Waddell, Board Member (attended virtually)
Kari Dendurent, Assistant Superintendent
Will Chervenak, Assistant Principal (attended virtually)

A quorum was established.

Other Board Members Present at the Meeting:
Vice President Daugharty

Board Member Douthit

Board Member MacRae
Board Member Truesdell
Board Member Vadla

Others present were:

Elementary & Secondary Education Director Graham
Information Services Director Soderquist
Human Resources Director Crabtree
Finance Director Voivedich
Student Support Services Director Kelly

C. Approval of Agenda

The September 14, 2026 policy review committee meeting agenda was approved by the committee as presented.

D. Approval of Notes 08-03-2026

The August 3, 2026 policy review committee meeting notes were approved by the committee as presented.

2. Exhibits

A. Exhibit 1330(h) Pool Fees

Chair Cizek opened committee discussion regarding the revisions for Exhibit 1330(h) Pool Fees.
Chair Cizek provided comments and concerns regarding the exhibit.
Member VanBuskirk posed questions regarding why pool fees are being considered if the Board closed the pools as well as requested further information on the pool fee accounts.
Assistant Superintendent Dendurent spoke to the newly added exhibit as well as the logistics of the pools fees and accounts.
Member VanBuskirk sought further clarification regarding the pool fee revenue.
Assistant Superintendent Dendurent spoke to the pool fee revenue and accounts and that the funds are going to the pool not the school accounts.
Chair Cizek offered Board members who are not on the committee a chance to speak.
Vice President Daugharty spoke in opposition to the pool fees and some of the logistics with the implication of the pool fees exhibit for students.
Assistant Superintendent Dendurent clarified PE and swimming graduation requirements for the KPBSD.
Chair Cizek closed discussion on the exhibit and noted that this topic could be brought forward in Board Discussion for a potential future agenda item or work session.

3. Policy Review-Ongoing

A. BP 6000 Concepts and Roles

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on the proposed revisions for BP 6000 Concepts and Roles. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent sought clarification from Member VanBuskirk regarding her suggested revisions. Member VanBuskirk spoke to the revisions and that content had not been changed. Committee supports moving forward with Member VanBuskirk's version of the policy.

This policy was moved forward by committee to the next policy review work session.

B. BP 6141 Curriculum Development

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on the proposed revisions for BP 6141 Curriculum Development. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent sought clarification from Member VanBuskirk regarding her suggested revisions for the policy. Member VanBuskirk once again spoke to the revisions and that content had not been changed. Committee supports moving forward with Member VanBuskirk's version of the policy with the addition of Char Cizek's added sentence.

This policy was moved forward by committee to the next policy review work session.

C. BP 6161.1 Selection of Instructional Materials

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on whether the committee has any revisions for BP 6161.1 Selection of Instructional Materials. There were no comments from committee and no changes made during the review of this policy.

D. AR 6161.1 Selection of Instructional Materials

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on the proposed revisions for AR 6161.1 Selection of Instructional Materials. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent sought clarification once more from Member VanBuskirk with her suggested revisions. Administration would like to move forward with the original recommendations rather than Member VanBuskirk's revisions at this time. Member VanBuskirk spoke to the intention of the language was to align the AR with Board Policy. Committee would like to move both versions forward for full Board input on both versions, and for further insight regarding the suggested revisions.

This administrative regulation was moved forward by committee to the next policy review work session.

E. BP 6161.5 High-Quality Instruction and Purposeful Use of Technology

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on the proposed revisions for BP 6161.5 High-Quality Instruction and Purposeful Use of Technology. There were no further comments from committee.

This policy was moved forward by committee to the next policy review work session.

F. AR 6161.5 High-Quality Instruction and Purposeful Use of Technology

Chair Cizek opened up discussion on the proposed revisions for AR 6161.5 High-Quality Instruction and Purposeful Use of Technology. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent spoke to the changes made, and that Superintendent Holland supports version 2 moving forward. There were no further comments from the committee.

This administrative regulation was moved forward by committee to the next policy review work session.

Chair Cizek opened up discussion to revisit Member VanBuskirk's questions. Member VanBuskirk requested clarification on procedure to change an exhibit. Assistant Superintendent spoke to the process.
Member VanBuskirk posed questions regarding exhibit changes and notifications of those changes. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent spoke to these notifications that are given including public awareness in Board of Education meetings.

Member VanBuskirk requested the committee review Board policy, AR and Exhibit 1240. Assistant Superintendent Dendurent spoke in regards to this request.

Chair Cizek allowed Board Member Truesdell to comment.

Member Truesdell offered support for the administrative regulation AR 6161.5.

Chair Cizek closed discussion.

4. Adjourn

A. Adjourn

Chair Cizek adjourned the meeting at 1:42 p.m.