Kent School District

October 5, 2011

KSD By The Numbers1 Most diverse district in Washington State

2 Second-largest employer in the Kent area

4 Fourth-largest district in Washington State

8 Serving the cities of Kent, Covington, and parts of Auburn, Black Diamond, Maple Valley, Renton, SeaTac, and unincorporated King County 40 schools

72-square miles

Over 130 languages spoken by KSD students

1.6 million miles driven over 119 bus routes

3.4 million meals served in a year

Demographics 2000-2010

White

Hispanic

African-American

CombinedPacific Islander/Asian

American IndianAlaskan Native

0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00%

Pacific Islander

43.90%

17.40%

11.90%

18.90%

2.10%

16.70%

.8%

70.80%

6.10%

9.1%

12.8%

1.1%

2000 2010

Asian

Languages SpokenAfrikaansAlbanianAmerican Sign LAmharicArabicArmenianBalineseBambaraBangalaBelorussian/ByeBembaBengaliBosnianBulgarianBurmeseCambodianCarolininaCebuanoChamorroChewaChinChinese CantoneseChinese MandarinChinese-UnspecifiedChungki

ChuukCreoleCzechDariDireEast IndianEfikEnglishEthiopianFallaniFarsiFijianFilipinoFrenchFulaGeorgianGermanGrand TotalGujaratiHawaiianHindiHmongHungarianIboIlokanoIndonesian

ItalianJapaneseKakwa KarenKhmerKikuyaKirundiKiswahiliKmhmuKoreanKosraeanKrahnKrioKurdishLaoLiberianLingalaLithuanianLUGANDAMalayalamMandingoMarathiMarshalleseMienMixtecoMoldovian

NavajoNepaliNuer OromoPahlaviPalauPapagoPashtoPersianPhillippinePilipinoPolishPortuguesePunjabiRomanian

Russian/UkrainianSamoanSerbo-CroatianSomaliSpanishStoneySudaneseSwahiliSyrianTagalogTaishanTaiwaneseTamilTelugu

Thai[Thailand]TigrinaTigrinyaTonganTrukeseTurkicTurkishTwiUnknownUrduVietnameseYoruba

More than 130 languages spoken by KSD students and families

Free And Reduced LunchThe dots

represent identified households.

F&R meals served in KSD is at 52.13%*

* As of 10/5/11

Comparison to State Assessment Scores

Comparison to State Assessment Scores

Comparison to State Assessment Scores

We Have Shifted Our Definitions of Success From:

Universal

Access to

Universal

Success

Systems Approach to Achievement Gap

Strategic Plan from over 7,000 voices

Seven Goals and System Action Plans

Intense Analysis of District Achievement Principal District Support Teams: Targeted Support for School Improvement

Tiered Intervention supports all students at a particular skill and moves them to the next level

Systems Approach to Achievement Gap continuedTo support English Language Learners (ELL),

the district partnered with Heritage University to provide ELL certification to teachers

Inclusive Education (Special Education) increases access for each student to grade-level curriculum and instruction within the general education setting

College Readiness/College Bound Scholarship91% enrollment in the College Bound

Scholarship in 2010-2011 up from 31% in 2007-2008

District’s combined average SAT scores are higher than the state’s.

2010 Four National Merit Scholarship Finalists

2011 Two more National Merit Scholarship Semi- Finalists announced.Cradle to College

Graduation Rates Are Increasing

Low Income

ELL SpEd White Hispanic African American

Asian/Pacific

Is.

Asian Native American

KSD Total

55.8%

48.5%

55.6%

73.5%

54.9% 56.5%

76.0% 78.2%

54.4%

68.5%66.6%

56.2%

66.8%

79.3%

65.7% 67.0%

82.7% 83.8%

57.7%

76.7%75.2%

66.7% 67.1%

82.7%78.6% 80.9%

86.1% 86.5%

69.2%

82.0%

On-Time Graduate RateKSD by Ethnicity

2008 2009 2010

Full-Day KindergartenIn all elementary schools for 2011-

2012

School Board views this as a priority

Research shows efficacy full-day K

Refugee Transition CenterOpened in 2008Serve students K-12Ensure refugee

students’ high academic performance

Strengthen the skills, knowledge of parents

Iraq, Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, Somalia, Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Iran

Tutoring 110 students

Kinder to College Giving Kids Wings to Their Dreams

Started 2010- Green River

& Highline- Community

Colleges2011

- 900 students & 200 parents

- 8 colleges and universities

- NPR heard on 187 stations nationally

Community EngagementKey to Current and Future Success

Parent volunteers, student-family support, mentors, instructional support tutors, financial support, building, and grounds.

$725,575 and growing daily

186 partnerships include:Area Daycares & Preschools Faith-based CommunityChambers of Commerce – Covington & Kent

Kent Fire Department

Cities of Covington & Kent Kent Police DepartmentCitizens’ Budget Review Committee

KSD & Auburn School District

Civic Groups & Civic Leadership Summit

School-Site Councils

Strategic Planning Committee

TechnologyOne-to-One Laptop

Tech Expo

Bridging the Gap

Best of the Web 2011

Parent EngagementOpportunities to Foster Success

Some of the many ways families can become involved:Curriculum Nights Art Docent ProgramsCoffee with the Principal Love & Logic Parent TrainingScience Fairs Multicultural NightsMath Nights Parenting/ELL ClassesWatch D.O.G.S. Tech Expo

Bridging the Gap

KSD and Stand For ChildrenEducation is everyone’s business STAND TOGETHER to advocate for and support

historically underrepresented students, parents, and communities with sustainable policies that insure:Equitable Funding in EducationAdequate Funding for EducationVigorous Pre-K Educational OpportunitiesIncreased Parental Involvement At All Levels

andThe Resources Needed to Continue to Close the Achievement Gap