Nicole Smith

This annual report details the progress and highlights of the Kenton County School District's Community Based Accountability System (CBAS) for the 2025-2026 school year. It focuses on six strategic pillars: Student Safety and Well-Being, Student Learning and Progress, Student Readiness, Student, Family and Community Engagement, World Class Staff, and Fiscal and Operational Systems. The system aims to provide a world-class education, ensuring all students are transition-ready and prepared for the 21st Century Economy, with explicit goals of achieving a 100% transition readiness rate and a 96.25% attendance rate.

The Kenton County School System's Community Based Accountability System serves as its strategic framework, built upon six key pillars to guide its operations. These pillars encompass safety and well-being, student, family, and community engagement, fostering world-class staff, ensuring sound physical operations and financial transparency, promoting student readiness for successful transitions, and continuously monitoring student learning and progress. The system utilizes action teams comprising staff, students, family members, and the community to develop key questions and action steps, aiming for systematic growth, intentional decision-making, and enhanced outcomes for all stakeholders.

The Kenton County School District's Comprehensive District Improvement Plan serves as a roadmap for continuous improvement, outlining targets, strategies, and activities to enhance student achievement, foster student growth, and eliminate achievement gaps. The plan is built upon six strategic pillars: Safety and Well-Being, Student Learning and Progress, Student Readiness, Student, Family, and Community Engagement, World Class Staff, and Fiscal and Operational Systems. Key goals focus on increasing proficiency in math, reading, science, social studies, and writing across all student groups, improving English Learner progress, enhancing overall school climate and safety, boosting postsecondary readiness, and increasing the graduation rate.

The Kenton County School District's overview outlines a mission to provide a world-class education, ensuring all students are transition-ready and prepared for the 21st-century economy. The plan is guided by core beliefs focused on maximizing student potential, fostering safe and supportive environments, and promoting high expectations through active learning. Its strategic direction is organized around seven CBAS Pillars: Student Learning and Progress, Student Readiness, Engaged, Well-Rounded Students, Community Engagement and Partnerships, Professional Learning/Quality Staff, Fiscal and Operational Systems, and Safety and Well-Being. Key district goals include achieving a 100% transition readiness rate and a 96.25% attendance rate.

The Kenton County School District Lau Plan outlines a comprehensive framework for serving English Learners (ELs) by addressing their linguistic, academic, social, and emotional needs. The plan is committed to providing a high-quality English Language Development (ELD) program to ensure ELs achieve English proficiency and meet Kentucky academic standards. Key components include detailed processes for EL enrollment, identification, and placement in Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEP), descriptions of various program services, ensuring meaningful access to co-curricular and extracurricular activities, comprehensive professional development for staff, annual English language proficiency assessments, clear exit criteria, and robust monitoring procedures for exited ELs, all supported by an ongoing program evaluation committee.