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Kent ISD offers a mix of in-person, virtual instruction

Back to School 2.0 Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Districts and Kent ISD staff have worked to get schools and programs ready for the 2020-2021 school year, while also adjusting to changing guidelines related to the coronavirus pandemic...

Low enrollment behind Kent ISD decision to reduce Great Start Readiness classes

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Set to start Sept. 14, the GRSP will be reduced 20 classrooms to 49...

Summer programs hit a high note for thousands of students

Kent ISD Brett Atwood

Educators across the county called on Kent ISD to deliver more robust summer learning opportunities following the school shutdown due to the pandemic.

Kent ISD Superintendent announces retirement, Board names interim

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Ron Caniff will retire in December as Kent ISD superintendent. The Kent ISD School Board named Ron Koehler as interim superintendent, beginning in January...

Leaders urge public to press lawmakers for more school funding in face of crisis

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

‘Our Kids, Our Future’ website offers resources to help the community share their concerns about the pandemic-induced school funding crisis...

Sun, fun & learning

Kent ISD School News Network

Summertime learning offered through Kent ISD, area partners, local districts...

The Class of 2020: learning to roll with it

Multi Districts Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

From 9/11 to the coronavirus, the Class of 2020 saw and experienced tremendous change within their school careers and young lives...

Summer school is in session

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

By Kent ISD offering free summer school, MySchool@Kent is expecting to triple its usual summer enrollment...

Kent ISD to close Kent Innovation High

Kent ISD Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Kent ISD announces it will phase out the Kent Innovation High program, although current students can complete the program...

What will school look like in the fall? Community leaders prepare for various scenarios

School 2.0 Erin Albanese

Much is still to be determined about reopening for the 2020-2021 school year, and superintendents are preparing for various scenarios. Families are asked to complete a survey to provide input and share their opinions...

‘So many doors have opened’

Grads with Grit Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

With the aid of Kent ISD’s Project NorthStar, a new father made a choice that led him to not only graduate, but to do so early...

Helping students struggling with isolation-induced anxiety and other mental health issues

School 2.0 Charles Honey

Now that they can’t meet with students behind a closed door in their office, school mental health workers are finding other ways to help...

Supporting parents as teachers

School 2.0 Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

Bright Beginnings was recently recognized by the national organization that sets standards for early childhood programs...

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Taking care of plants, chickens and bees while students are away

Kent ISD Dianne Carroll Burdick

While students are at home, teachers take care of the greenhouse and chicken coop at the Kent Career Technical Center Sustainable Agriscience program...

Maintaining the bridge

School 2.0 Phil de Haan

Schools being closed because of COVID-19 hasn't changed their mission or their focus, just the ways they get their job done...

A virtual world, and that includes board meetings

School 2.0 Joanne Bailey-Boorsma

With permission from the governor, many area public school districts are entering new territory, hosting virtual board meetings...

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