Casandra L. Jones

This comprehensive school guidance plan for the Kennett Consolidated School District aims to empower every student to achieve their full potential in academic success, socio-emotional development, and post-secondary/career readiness. Key priorities include achieving consistent and high-quality guidance services across all schools by implementing the ASCA national model, and ensuring better communication and equitable access to services for all families. The plan focuses on a proactive, data-driven approach to address achievement disparities, particularly for English Language Learners, and involves a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) framework, fostering resilience, compassion, and a sense of purpose for each student.

This Comprehensive School Counseling Plan for 2026-2029 outlines a strategic approach to empower every student in academic success, social-emotional growth, and postsecondary and career readiness. It focuses on fostering resilience, compassion, and purpose by ensuring equitable access to consistent, high-quality counseling services aligned with ASCA standards. Key priorities include identifying and removing barriers to student success, building culturally responsive partnerships, and integrating counselors within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) framework.

The committee meeting covered a variety of policy updates and revisions. Key discussion topics included the naming of school facilities, updates to facilities and workplace safety policies, property record procedures, lending policies for school-owned equipment and books, building security plans, and the usage of vehicles by staff. The committee also reviewed policies regarding integrated pest management and established new guidelines for employee use of cellular telephones for district business.

This ATSI Non-Title 1 School Plan for Kennett High School serves as a roadmap to foster inclusive, supportive relationships, and develop resilient, innovative thinkers through rigorous, relevant educational experiences. The plan specifically targets two main priorities: addressing academic needs and foundational skill deficits for students with disabilities (SWD) in English Language Arts, and improving the graduation rate for English Learner (EL) students. Measurable goals include increasing oral reading fluency for 10th and 11th grade SWD students to above the 26th percentile by June 2027, and raising the EL cohort graduation rate from 66.7% to 75% through comprehensive academic and data-monitoring support systems. The strategy involves continuous improvement in instruction, targeted interventions, professional learning for staff, and parent/student engagement.

The board meeting featured a report from the Kennet High School student council detailing various school accomplishments, extracurricular achievements, and upcoming year-end events. Additionally, there was a presentation regarding the high school choir's recent international tour of China, where students and faculty shared their experiences of performing, cultural exchange, and participating in workshops at a vocational arts college.