Amy Abrams

This document outlines the Opportunity Gap Reduction Plan for 2022-2023, specifically addressing barriers to ASB card possession and extracurricular activity participation for low-income students. The plan identifies key barriers including interest, timing, communication, cost, transportation, and cultural responsiveness. It details action steps such as conducting blanket eligibility assessments, evaluating booster club fees, providing comprehensive benefits lists, enhancing multilingual communication, and implementing consistent scholarship forms.

The document outlines the Kent School District's Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSCP), mandated by SSB 5030, to enhance students' social-emotional, academic, and career development in alignment with the ASCA National Model. The program's mission is to empower students for academic success, social-emotional wellness, and post-secondary readiness through equitable access and collaboration. Key components include addressing Academic, Career, and Social/Emotional Development via multi-tiered systems of support, utilizing multi-level data review, delivering direct and indirect services, and implementing an annual assessment, alongside dedicated program planning, training, and resource allocation. The initiative aims to foster optimal student growth and prepare productive community members.

This School Improvement Plan outlines objectives for Daniel Elementary to increase student proficiency in ELA and Math by 10% or more, comparing 2021 Smarter Balanced Assessments to 2019 baseline data. Key strategies include enhancing Core Tier I curriculum instruction with learning targets and success criteria, implementing data-driven instruction through Professional Learning Communities and targeted intervention cycles, and fostering strong home-school connections through monthly family engagement events and improved communication. The plan emphasizes professional development for staff, effective use of diagnostic and formative assessments, and coordination of resources to support schoolwide reform goals.

This plan details the Kent School District's strategic priorities across technology and capital projects. Technology focus areas include enhancing classroom learning tools, device lifecycles, and staff professional development in areas such as AI, alongside critical infrastructure upgrades covering cybersecurity, network systems, and communication. Capital projects emphasize essential repairs for facilities, health and safety improvements for buildings and athletic fields, and operational funding. The implementation of these initiatives is linked to the passage of a November 2024 measure.

This document outlines an Opportunity Gap Reduction Plan for Kentwood High School to address disparities in ASB card possession and extracurricular activity participation, particularly for low-income students. The plan identifies key barriers including transportation, cost, timing, student interest, and cultural responsiveness. It describes approaches used to determine these barriers, such as student surveys, and proposes action steps including school-wide advertising, collaboration with coaches, and communication from the athletic department during parent meetings to facilitate student participation.