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