| Title | Published On | Author | Description |
| Strategic plan for Kennewick School District | 7/25/2007 | Ron Cone (ron.cone@ksd.org) | Strategic plan for the Kennewick School District for 2007-2008. |
| 2007-2008 Computer Competency Assessment | 8/30/2007 | Brian Kuhn (brian.kuhn@ksd.org) | Computer competency assessment information and registration forms now available. |
| Professional Growth Planning | 9/3/2007 | Lorna Petersen(lorna.petersen@ksd.org) | Kennewick School District professional growth planning for clock hours forms/information now available online. |
| KSD Adopted Budget for 2007-2008 | 9/7/2007 | Vic Roberts (vic.roberts@ksd.org) | Kennewick School District adopted budget for 2007-2008 now available online. |
| Kennewick School District Career Center Important Dates/Information for 2007-2008 | 11/7/2007 | Virginia Rathbun (virginia.rathbun@ksd.org) | Important dates and information from the Kennewick School District Career Center for 2007-2008. |
| Thank You to Kennewick Voters for Approving the Levy | 1/6/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | We would like to extend our sincere thanks to voters in the Kennewick School District for approving our two year maintenance and operations levy. With your support, we will be able to "hold the line" and continue the level of service you and your children deserve. |
| School Talk Episodes Online | 2/2/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | KSD airs "School Talk" on KEPR (CBS) television during the 6:00 p.m. newscast on Monday evenings. School Talk episodes are 90 seconds long and highlight many programs and events going on in the district. If you missed an episode, you can re-play them on your computer with Windows Media Player, which comes loaded on most computers. Just visit www.ksd.org/schooltalk to view all the episodes aired from the 2007-2008 school year to date. |
| June 13 and June 16 - Snow Closure Make Up Days | 2/16/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | School will be in session June 13 and June 16 to make up for the days missed due to snow closures this winter. Click on the link above for release times on June 16.
To view or download a PDF of the current KSD calendar, please visit the following URL on this website: http://www.ksd.org/Portal/Content/Resources/KsdCalendar.pdf |
| KSD 2008-2009 Calendar | 3/28/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | KSD Calendar for 2008-2009 now available. Click the link above to view or print a PDF of the calendar. |
| KSD Assessment Newsletter (March, 2008) | 3/28/2008 | Brian Kuhn (brian.kuhn@ksd.org) | Learn more about the RIT Scale and Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) tests utilized by the Kennewick School District. |
| Kindergarten Registration | 4/10/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Please click on the link above for kindergarten registration dates at each school. To register, a child must be five years old by August 31, 2008. Parents or guardians must bring the child's birth certificate, proof of immunization forms and verification of home address. Parents with questions about registration should contact the school their child will attend. Questions about school boundaries may be directed to the elementary education department at 222-5003. |
| Nutrition Services Lends a Helping Hand at Local Food Bank | 4/18/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | On April 10, fourteen volunteers from the Nutrition Services department, working in partnership with Second Harvest, spent a morning sorting 9,600 pounds of canned food at the local food bank. The effort was a part of "Servathon," which is a Sodexo-sponsored worldwide volunteer effort where company employees and staff (like KSD employees) team together to work to fight hunger in the month of April. Thank you to the folks who volunteered! Click on the link above for a photo of the team. |
| 5th Grade Immunization Clinics Scheduled At Kennewick Elementary Schools May 12-16 | 4/28/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | The Benton Franklin Health Department will be holding immunization clinics in Kennewick elementary schools the week of May 12-16 to assist in compliance with new immunization requirements for 5th grade students. Click on the link above for more details and dates and times at each elementary location. |
| Kennewick High Senior Sam Henager Awarded National Merit Battelle Scholarship & Seattle Pacific University Scholars Award | 4/29/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Sam Henager, a senior at Kennewick High School, was recently notified he has been awarded the National Merit Battelle Scholarship. This scholarship is sponsored by Battelle and provides an annual stipend of $1,000 for four years of undergraduate study at an accredited college. Sam has accepted an offer to attend Seattle Pacific University next year. He plans to study bio-chemistry as a path towards future work in neuroscience. Please click on the link above for photo and more information. |
| Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program Now Enrolling | 4/30/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Kennewick's ECEAP program is now taking registrations for next school year. Enrollment times are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Parents or guardians need to bring their child’s birth certificate, immunization card, and verification of income for 2007. The ECEAP Office is located downstairs in the Dayton Building at 200 S. Dayton Street. Please call 222-5027 for more information. |
| Guy McKinnis - Kennewick High Senior - Recognized for Design and Drafting Work | 4/30/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Guy McKinnis, a senior at Kennewick High School, was honored recently at both the local and regional level for his entries in the 2008 CAD (Computer Aided Design) and Drafting contests sponsored by the NAWIC (North American Women Involved in Construction.) Contest participants submitted their best design of a dentist office according to a set of criteria established by the program. Click on the link above for photo and more information. |
| Shruthi Baskaran Named a "Washington Scholar" - Earns Full Four Year Scholarship at any Washington State College or University | 4/30/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Shruthi Baskaran, a student at Kennewick High, is among 150 students statewide to be honored with a Washington Scholar Award. The awardees are chosen based on grades, leadership, and community service. Brennan Wright, a senior at Southridge has been named an alternate. Click on the link above for additional information. |
| Kennewick High Senior Ittai Orr Awarded National Merit Battelle Scholarship | 5/2/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Ittai Orr, a senior at Kennewick High School, was recently notified he has been awarded the National Merit Battelle Scholarship. This scholarship is sponsored by Battelle and provides an annual stipend of $1,000 for four years of undergraduate study at an accredited college. Ittai aspires to a career in filmmaking and will attend Columbia University in the fall where he has the opportunity pursue his goal. Click on the link above for photo and full story. |
| Parent Orientation Nights Scheduled at Middle Schools | 5/5/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Parents of next year’s incoming 6th grade class will have an opportunity to learn important information about the transition to middle school. For more information including dates and times at each school, please click on the link above. |
| Assessment Newsletter (May 2008) | 5/8/2008 | Brian Kuhn (brian.kuhn@ksd.org) | A rubric is a scoring tool or set or criteria used to evaluate student performance on a task or test. Well-structured rubrics communicate to students the expectation for learning. They tell the student what is needed to earn a particular grade. Rubrics also provide students with descriptive feedback about their learning. By comparing their work with the set of expectations that a rubric presents, students can determine what has been achieved and what may remain to be accomplished. |
| Last day of school June 16 - Release Times | 5/13/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | June 16 is the last day of school! Release times follow:
K – 5 @ 11:22am
6 – 8 @ 10:30am
9 – 12 @ 10:20am
Breakfast Only - No Lunch served on this day |
| Chris Clem Honored By Barnes and Noble Bookseller | 5/15/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | Desert Hills Teacher, Chris Clem, received Barnes and Noble's Daring Girl Award at the bookseller's spring Teacher Award Ceremony this May. Chris was nominated by Dr. Terrell Young, a professor at WSU Tri-Cities, for exemplary work in student literacy. |
| Congratulations to Hispanic Academic Achievers Scholarship Winners | 5/15/2008 | Lorraine Cooper (lorraine.cooper@ksd.org) | The Hispanic Academic Achievers Program Awarded over $90,000 in scholarships at its annual awards ceremony in May. Click on the link above for a list of HAAP Scholarship Winners at Kennewick and Kamiakin High. |