As Alaska’s school districts await a final state budget, uncertainty looms over the future of many classified staff positions in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Superintendent Clayton Holland says that while no employees have been formally laid off, a lack of state and borough funding commitments has stalled renewal notices, leaving many in a state of limbo.

“We still don’t have a finalized budget from the state, and we haven’t fully received the borough’s contribution either,” Holland said. “Because of that, the standard personnel action forms that notify classified staff of their summer and fall schedules haven’t gone out yet.”

Those affected include pool and theater workers, paraprofessionals, custodians, and secretaries—many of whom rely on these summer confirmations to

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