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Brian Venua/KMXTA transformer for the water pump was reported stolen in November and Kodiak Island Borough School District had to truck water there to keep the school open. It has since been replaced and the investigation was closed due to a lack of evidence. -
Brian Venua/KMXTKodiak has joined the list of Alaska communities that have lost a school in recent years after its school board voted to close North Star Elementary School at a special meeting on Jan. 22.
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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 … -
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 … -
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 … -
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 … -
The Kodiak Island Borough School District held a presentation Wednesday night to give parents a rundown of where the school district stood in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Anne Zink, Chief Medical Officer, and Dr. Coleman Cutchins, State Pharmacist for the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services gave presentations on the Delta variant … -
Kodiak College began its fall semester on Monday. KMXT spoke to Jacelyn Keys, Director of Kodiak College, to discuss the new semester and the college’s plans to deal with COVID. According to Keys, services at the college are much easier to access than they were last semester. “So our president at the University of Alaska … -
The pandemic made things difficult for all school sports, but it devastated high school football. From team practices to the Friday night lights, the sport was turned on its head by the COVID-19 pandemic. But the new head football coach for KHS has his eyes on the ball, and is looking forward to getting the … -
Sen. Gary Stevens. The Republican lawmaker has represented Kodiak since 2003. A state budget will likely be passed at the end of this month’s special legislative session, but the PFD question may not be answered by then. That’s according to Kodiak Senator Gary Stevens, who sat down with Jared Griffin at KMXT to talk about … -
The Borough Assembly has approved $10.5 million for the Kodiak Island Borough School District for the next school year. This is about half a million less than what the school district had requested, but nearly $1 million more than they received last year. Some Assembly members, such as Duane Dvorak supported funding to the school … -
As the Kodiak Island Borough School District begins to look ahead to its summer class schedule, Superintendent Larry LeDoux spoke to KMXT about the school district’s plan for the future where the pandemic is concerned. “We see summer school services- our Summer Enhancement Program- as an extension of the current school year in preparation for …
