...low level they're operating in," said School Designators Committee member Mari-Anne Gross, a former Kenai Peninsula school board member from Homer. The public forgets that a school's average test score includes a lot of students above...

...funding and the amount of staff they have,'' said Mari-Anne Gross, a committee member and a longtime Kenai Peninsula school board member. Alaska now spends $16 a student to implement standards. About half of Alaska's schools are small...

...Kenai High School. Political/Government: House of Representatives, 2001-present; former member, Kenai Peninsula School Board; North Peninsula Fire Service Area. Business/Professional: Past president, North Peninsula Chamber...