Education

Kodiak Island Borough School District announced Friday it would be extending students’ spring break by one week. Vacation starts Monday, and will now continue through Superintendent Larry LeDoux says it’s to allow time for teachers to plan for the possibility of distance learning, in the event schools need to be shut down to stem the spread of the coronavirus. “During …

KMXT received the following press release from the governor’s office. We post it here as received, with minor edits.   Governor Issues First COVID-19 Health Mandate   March 13, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) today issued the State of Alaska’s first COVID-19 Health Mandate following a series …

Kodiak Island Borough School district is releasing students early from school on Wednesday and Thursday to train staff to continue teaching remotely, in the event schools need to be shut down as a precaution against the coronavirus. Superintendent Larry LeDoux said distance learning will involve iPads for every child in the district, delivering breakfast and lunch to children at home …

  The committee that was tasked with researching and considering options for the possible reconfiguration of local elementary schools has decided against changing local schools. As KMXT’s Maggie Wall reports School Superintendent Larry LeDoux shared the decision with the school board, and the public, at last night’s regular Board of Education meeting.   Click arrow to listen to report, or …

  Kodiak has had quite a year with snow—and we are only mid-way through February. Despite regular dumps of new snow, we have had just one Snow Day declared at the schools.   KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report on what prompts the closure of local schools. Click arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read it.   …

Kodiak’s athletic community lost an icon this past weekend with the passing of Joe “Coach” Floyd. Floyd and his wife Carolyn moved to Kodiak in the 1950s. He was a teacher, coach and athletic director. For many years he was Kodiak High School’s only coach and developed virtually every sport, as well as many non-sporting events. In fact, Coach Floyd …

  Part of his job is to prepare for things we all hope never happens. So said Kodiak Island Borough School District Superintendent Larry LeDoux, who last night presented an overview of the district’s plan for dealing with infectious diseases in the schools. Though the odds of the coronavirus hitting Kodiak are remote, LeDoux, like many people and organizations who …

  The Kodiak Island Borough Board of Education last night approved contracts for tenured certificated teacher for the 2020 through 2021 school year. KMXT’s Maggie Wall has more. Click on arrow to listen to report, or continue below to read.   And with that the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s certificated, tenured teachers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing …

The Kodiak Island Borough Board of Education meets tonight to consider approval of the school’s 2020-2021 certificated tenured teacher contracts. The board reviewed the long list of tenured teachers at a recent work session and it is expected that they will approve all at one time during tonight’s meeting. The total cost for all the contracts is $8.1 million.   …

  The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Thursday night moved to advance to public hearing an ordinance that sets out where the borough will get the funds to pay for the debt on the high school. The assembly passed the current year’s budget before the governor cut 50-percent of the funding for bond debt reimbursement for schools. That leaves the borough …