While the overall student population is below projection in the Kenai Peninsula School District, homeschooling is bursting at the seams.
A recent report, which will be shared with the Kenai School Board on Nov. 3, shows that the expected homeschool numbers are far above initial projections, while most other traditional public schools are in decline.
The report, which looks at student enrollment across the district on Oct. 22, shows that the district’s homeschool program – Kenai Connections – was projected to have 1,072 students, but actually had 1,237. That’s 165 more than projected.
Of the 41 other schools, 24 were below enrollment projections, two were right at projection, and 16 others saw very slight increases over initial projections.
Overall, there were 65 less students than expected across the district, even with the surge in homeschoolers.
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The Connections program, however, appeals the growing number of families who wish to provide more individualized educational opportunities for their children with parents serving as primary teachers. It offers instructional resources, curriculum counseling, technology and funding to support homeschoolers. Qualified students also have access to special education resources, and any student can take up to two classes at their local neighborhood schools with no deduction from their annual allotment funds.
Additionally, Connection students are able to participate in regular sports programs and activities at the same rate as other students, while taking classes in the arts, music, dance, world languages, and PE from approved vendors as well as community classes, and courses from the Kenai Peninsula College.
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Yeah Homeschooling for a better education and personal life! I’m all for it! Bring it on and share the best of what students can achieve….
Still didn’t stop the legislature from stealing $2K from every man woman and child in the state for “education” or all the property tax money confiscated and redistributed to the school districts. “But we are underpaid and overworked” say the teachers as they churn out sub-par students who can’t read or write. Good job teachers.