Tag Archives: Kodiak Island Borough School District

Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is close to finalizing its budget for the upcoming year. One of the biggest decisions it has to make is how much it’s going to fund its school district. When the borough manager initially released his proposed budget in April, it included an increase in property taxes of about one mill. This raise …

The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly is trying to figure out if it should raise taxes to support local schools.(Photo by Bertram Nudelbach/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is asking for about $1 million in increased funding from the Kodiak Island Borough to counteract a shortfall in its budget for next year. Borough staff is proposing a one …

Larsen Bay School, which could be closed next year if it has less than ten students enrolled in the fall.(Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT In villages across Alaska, schools are the beating hearts of rural communities. Of course, that’s where kids are educated. But school sites also often provide the only basketball courts and meeting halls around. And, in …

Director of orchestras for the Kodiak Island Borough School District, Walter Muelling, speaks to high school musicians. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The High School Orchestra program is at the beginning of a fundraising effort for a 10-day trip to Wisconsin. There, they’ll attend a Chicago Symphony Orchestra performance, play with other student musicians, and meet with …

Kodiak school board. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is trying to reduce the amount of money it spends on the renewal and replacement of classroom devices. That’s according to computer technician Walter Barnes, who presented to the board of education at its work session Monday night. He said the past purchases …

Science teachers and school district staff talk about science standards and curriculum. (Photo by Kayla Desroches / KMXT) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A panel of science teachers spoke with the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education at the board’s regular meeting last night. They discussed a new approach to guiding students through science education. District curriculum coordinator Ashlee Copper said …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is working on creating consistency in all its schools. It’s in the process of reviewing its student handbook. Superintendent Larry LeDoux said at a recent school board meeting that they want borough schools to be able to refer to one document. He said the school district hasn’t updated its handbook for a …

Checkbook. (Photo by Jridgewayphotography / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District is looking at a budget shortfall for fiscal year 2019. The district business manager presented a preliminary FY19 budget to the school board at its regular meeting Monday night. School district superintendent Larry LeDoux said it’s rare for the school board to review the budget this …

An assortment of fruits and vegetables. (Photo courtesy of Honolulu Media/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Kodiak Island Borough School District provides a variety of healthy snacks to some of its students through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Like: “Bananas, or apples, or oranges, or pears, or grapes, or cherries, or strawberries, we’ve had snap peas before.” Leon Wallace, the district’s …

Don Roberts Jr. has been guiding students across Mill Bay Rd. for almost two decades. (Photo by Mitch Borden/KMXT) Mitch Borden/KMXT Don Roberts Jr. has been a volunteer crossing guard for years. He feels like it’s his civic duty to help Kodiak students make it to school safely. It doesn’t matter how dark, cold, or wet it is outside, he …