October 5, 2011

KSD By The Numbers 1 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 % 17.40% 11.90% 18.90% 2.10% 16.70%.8% 70.80% 6.10% 9.1% 12.8% 1.1% Asian

Languages Spoken Afrikaans Albanian American Sign L Amharic Arabic Armenian Balinese Bambara Bangala Belorussian/Bye Bemba Bengali Bosnian Bulgarian Burmese Cambodian Carolinina Cebuano Chamorro Chewa Chin Chinese Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese-Unspecified Chungki Chuuk Creole Czech Dari Dire East Indian Efik English Ethiopian Fallani Farsi Fijian Filipino French Fula Georgian German Grand Total Gujarati Hawaiian Hindi Hmong Hungarian Ibo Ilokano Indonesian Italian Japanese Kakwa Karen Khmer Kikuya Kirundi Kiswahili Kmhmu Korean Kosraean Krahn Krio Kurdish Lao Liberian Lingala Lithuanian LUGANDA Malayalam Mandingo Marathi Marshallese Mien Mixteco Moldovian Navajo Nepali Nuer Oromo Pahlavi Palau Papago Pashto Persian Phillippine Pilipino Polish Portuguese Punjabi Romanian Russian/Ukrainian Samoan Serbo-Croatian Somali Spanish Stoney Sudanese Swahili Syrian Tagalog Taishan Taiwanese Tamil Telugu Thai[Thailand] Tigrina Tigrinya Tongan Trukese Turkic Turkish Twi Unknown Urdu Vietnamese Yoruba More than 130 languages spoken by KSD students and families

Free And Reduced Lunch The dots represent identified households. F&R meals served in KSD is at 52.13%* * As of 10/5/11

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 continued To 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 Scholarship 91% enrollment in the College Bound Scholarship in up from 31% in District’s combined average SAT scores are higher than the state’s Four National Merit Scholarship Finalists 2011 Two more National Merit Scholarship Semi- Finalists announced. Cradle to College

Graduation Rates Are Increasing

Full-Day Kindergarten In all elementary schools for School Board views this as a priority Research shows efficacy full-day K

Refugee Transition Center Opened in 2008 Serve students K-12 Ensure 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 Green River & Highline - Community Colleges students & 200 parents - 8 colleges and universities - NPR heard on 187 stations nationally

Community Engagement Key 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 & PreschoolsFaith-based Community Chambers of Commerce – Covington & Kent Kent Fire Department Cities of Covington & KentKent Police Department Citizens’ Budget Review CommitteeKSD & Auburn School District Civic Groups & Civic Leadership Summit School-Site Councils Strategic Planning Committee

Technology One-to-One Laptop Tech Expo Bridging the Gap Best of the Web 2011

Parent Engagement Opportunities to Foster Success Some of the many ways families can become involved: Curriculum NightsArt Docent Programs Coffee with the PrincipalLove & Logic Parent Training Science FairsMulticultural Nights Math NightsParenting/ELL Classes Watch D.O.G.S.Tech Expo Bridging the Gap

KSD and Stand For Children Education 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 Education Adequate Funding for Education Vigorous Pre-K Educational Opportunities Increased Parental Involvement At All Levels and The Resources Needed to Continue to Close the Achievement Gap