Education

Kodiak Island’s school board voted to hire a new superintendent in February. Cyndy Mika has been chosen out of a field of three candidates. She replaces Larry LeDoux who is retiring in June. Cyndy Mika comes to Kodiak by way of Little Elm, Texas. She has 15 years of administration experience in the Little Elm Independent School District, and is …

Larry LeDoux, the superintendent for KIBSD, recently announced that he plans to retire. That’s a problem for him- it represents yet another position he needs to fill. “We have an assistant superintendent position open. We have a director of facilities open, we have a high school principal position open. And it’s possible we could have others as the year progresses, …

The Kodiak Island Borough School District is determined to return to in-person learning, but it isn’t proving as easy as was hoped. The school district initially planned to return to having all classes in person on Tuesday, but staff shortfalls have delayed the elementary school’s reopening until next week. The middle school and high school will be returning to in …

The Kodiak Island Borough School district announced Wednesday in a letter to parents that they will be returning to remote-learning, effective Thursday, with the hope of returning to in-person learning on Tuesday, January 18th. This comes as COVID cases within the Kodiak Island Borough continue to rise to unprecedented levels. The Emergency Operations Center Wednesday reported 174 new cases of …

COVID-19 cases are surging again in Kodiak. The borough on Tuesday recorded its highest daily case count of the entire pandemic, with 99 infections. Kodiak Island Borough School District superintendent Larry LeDoux says the high school closure, which started Wednesday, has allowed the school to get back on track. The students have been learning remotely, and are expected to return …

Kodiak school officials say they’re in touch with law enforcement after threats of violence surfaced on social media that’s part of a disturbing nationwide phenomenon. Geoff Smith, assistant superintendent for Kodiak Island School District, says the superintendent decided to ask for increased police presence in Kodiak’s schools. “He made arrangements and contacted local law enforcement agencies: the Alaska State Troopers, the …

Kodiak Island Borough School District superintendent Larry LeDoux (le-Doo) has announced he’ll step down at the end of the school year after 44 years in education. KMXT spoke with LeDoux on Monday about his decision to retire. He says he feels his legacy will be borne out in positive student outcomes, and the quality of staff at district schools. “I …

The Koniag Education Foundation reached a longtime goal in mid-August, as their endowment reached $10 million dollars. It’s been a long journey to reach this point- Executive Director Jesse Kreger says that the organization started small with a $4,000 endowment nearly three decades ago. “Koniag Education Foundation was founded in 1994, by Koniag Incorporated. At that time, their board of …

Listen to this story; It was a packed night at the Monday Board of Education meeting for the Kodiak Island Borough School District. Over the course of an hour, several dozen attendees aired their opposition to the mask mandate in schools. They spilled into overflow space in the hallway outside. Some voiced their opposition to Covid-19 vaccines broadly, but the …

Ten COVID cases have been reported Thursday in Kodiak public schools, according to a release from the district. That makes for a total of 25 cases since the start of the school year. The COVID-19 cases are linked to four people each at Kodiak High School and North Star Elementary. There have also been cases with one person at Main …