Discover Kent ISD

Who Are We?

We are a Family of "Can-Do's"

Core Values: Customer Satisfaction, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Community Partnerships, Collaboration

Customer Focused

Community Partners

Accountable

Vision: Kent ISD will be the community’s first choice for educational services so that every student in every classroom achieves every day.

First Choice of Many Choices

Mission: Kent ISD serves our customers by providing value-­‐added services through collaboration and leadership for learning.

Serve Inward and Outward

Focus Areas

• Building Digital Capacity
• Marketing Quality Services
• Measurable Success

"Laser-Like" Attention To

• "The Right Work"
• "The Right Resources"

What Do We Do?

We Lead Learning!

Adaptive Leadership

Anticipatory Leadership

Anticipatory Leadership

Servant Leadership

Anticipatory Leadership

We Are ALL Leaders!

We Build Capacity Rather Than Dependency

Resilient

Professional

Collaborative

Caring and Compassionate

Ethical

Strategic

Goal Orientated

Continuously Improving

Continuous Improvement Goals

• Provide Quality Leadership and service to all stakeholders.
• Engage in Continuous Organizational Improvement.

Strategies to Provide Quality Leadership and service to all stakeholders.

1. Foster clear and concise two-­‐way communication and engagement with all stakeholders.

2. Align services, products, and resources with stakeholder needs.

3. Strengthen community partnerships and collaborations.

4. Expand stakeholders’ personal and professional knowledge and skills to improve student achievement and meet the KISA goals.

5. Increase opportunities to standardize, centralize, or regionalize district operations and services that result in effectiveness of service delivery, resource efficiency and/or cost savings.

Strategies to Engage in Continuous Organizational Improvement.

1. Institutionalize a comprehensive approach to gather, analyze, report and use data to measure organizational effectiveness and increase capacity for continuous improvement.

2. Encourage and support practices that promote innovation.

3. Foster a culture of trust, safety, respect, inclusion and accountability for staff and students.

Where Are We Going?

Relentlessly Pursuing Four Outcomes

Every Child Prepared for Kindergarten

Every student reading at grade level in 3rd grade

Every student performing at grade level in math at 8th grade

Every student college and career ready

Kent ISD

Welcome to an elite family of dedicated professionals

Welcome to Kent ISD!