Kenton City Schools
District Report 2015-2016
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mark McCullough, President
David Haushalter, Vice President
Russell Blue
Mark Rush
Mark Watkins
In partnership with students, parents and community
Kenton City Schools will cultivate curiosity, encourage
innovation, and utilize unique talents to inspire a spirit of
service and life-long learning.
• We believe in a challenging curriculum that promotes problem solving,
collaboration, and innovative thinking through enrichment and
individualized engaged learning.
Inspiring All to Inquire,
Dream and Excel
Jennifer Penczarski
Superintendent
Kenton City Schools
District Office: (419) 673-0775
222 West Carrol St.
Kenton, Ohio
43326
• We believe in establishing a foundation of learning which offers students
the opportunity to master content, develop a sense of purpose, and foster a
spirit of individuality.
• We believe education is a responsibility shared by students, family, staff and
community.
• We believe in a nurturing and safe learning environment and promoting a
culture of respect that fosters individuality, unique talents and personal
responsibility.
• We believe in providing personalized, high quality, on-going professional
development for all staff.
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS
District Enrollment
1967
Students in Poverty
PK-12
1214
(62%)
2015-2016 Average Daily Enrollment 1967
Students with a Learning Disability 350
PK-12
(18%)
Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
1
Students Open Enrolled to Another 114
District
(5.7%)
Students Open Enrolled to Kenton 182
City School District
(9.3%)
Students enrolled in a Community
94
or Charter School
(4.7%)
Students Enrolled in Kenton Online 31
Learning Academy (KOLA)
(1.5%)
Students enrolled in KOLA courses 34
for enrichment and credit recovery (1.7%)
in a traditional school setting
GOAL 1: ACADEMIC
Middle School Students enrolled in
online enrichment courses
The Kenton City Schools will personalize learning and instruction aligned to
each individual’s needs to ensure high levels of academic achievement for all
students.
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Students enrolled in KOLA summer 42
school
(2.1%)
GOAL 2: FINANCIAL/FACILITIES
Kenton High School
200 Harding Avenue
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Enrollment: 560
Chad Thrush, Principal
Office: (419) 673-1286
Kenton Middle School
300 Oriental Street
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Enrollment: 289
Kirk Cameron, Principal
Office: (419) 673-1237
Kenton Elementary School
631 Silver Street
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Enrollment: 1118
Angie Butterman, Principal PK-2
Robin Bame, Principal 3-6
Office: (419) 673-7248
The Kenton City Schools will redesign, develop, and implement plans to increase
revenues and ensure sufficient funding for current and future operations, programs
and facilities.
GOAL 3: INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The Kenton City Schools will intentionally build relationships among all members
of the school community to improve communication, understanding, engagement
and commitment necessary to achieve all goals.
GOAL 4: COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM OF LEARNING
SUPPORTS
The Kenton City Schools will strengthen, expand and sustain a PK-12
comprehensive system of learning supports tailored to the needs of each
student and encompassing school, community and family resources,
programs, services and strategies.
GOAL 5: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
The Kenton City Schools will personalize professional development to
promote individual growth, leadership development and intentional
relationships to ensure high levels of student achievement.
District Staffing
Teachers 52%
Educational Assistants 14%
Cafeteria Workers 7%
Custodians 6%
Secretaries 6%
Bus Drivers 5%
Administrators 3%
Directors/Supervisors 2%
Other 5%
Administrator Statistics
School Staff Statistics
• 40% of our administrators have less
than 5 years of experience as a
building principal
• 60% of our administrators have
between 5-10 years of experience as a
building principal
Teacher to Student Ratio: 14:1
Administrator to Student Ratio: 197:1
Classified Staff Statistics
• 21% of our classified staff have more
than 20 years of experience
• 37% of our classified staff have
between 5-10 years of experience
• 42% of our classified staff have less
than 5 years of experience
• 33% of our teachers have more
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than 21 years of experience
24% of our teachers have between
11-20 years of experience
15% of our teachers have between
5-10 years of experience
28% of our teachers have less than
5 years of experience
average classified salary is $20,640
average teacher salary is $50,186
average principal salary is $73,800
Curriculum and Instruction Updates
Julie Simmons, Principal of Instruction K-6
Jodi Cole Needles, Principal of Instruction 7-12
12% of students have been identified as gifted in the Kenton City School District. Areas of
giftedness include reading, math, science, social studies, superior cognitive, visual and
performing arts, and creative thinking.
During the 2015-2016 school year students who were identified as gifted and talented were
served using a differentiated instruction general classroom model. Students were also served
through the CCP program and through the online enrichment program at KOLA.
In 2016-2017, students who are identified as gifted and talented will be served using a
differentiated instruction general classroom model with collaboration from a gifted
intervention specialist and coordinator within the district. Students identified as gifted will
continue to be served through CCP and online enrichment courses.
A new math program
(ALEKS) that
supplements the current
McGraw Hill/Glencoe
curriculum was
purchased for grades
7-8. This new resource
provides teachers with
ways to measure student
growth and provides
students with a learning
platform that uses
artificial intelligence for
intervention or
enrichment of concepts
being taught. Teachers
were provided training
on August 17, 2016 and
will receive follow-up
training in October or
November. We are
hoping this program will
assist students and raise
our math achievement
scores this year.
KENTON HIGH SCHOOL OFFERS 5
WORLD LANGUAGES. CLASSES ARE
OFFERED BOTH IN A TRADITIONAL AND
ONLINE SETTING.
SPANISH, FRENCH, LATIN, GERMAN,
MANDARIN CHINESE
OHIO IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
As part of the district’s plan to minimize the achievement gap of students
with disabilities and students who are economically disadvantaged, we
continue to work with the State Support Team 6 (SST6) to strengthen our
district leadership team, building leadership team, and teacher based teams
by allowing collaboration professional development time for all staff
everyday.
A new McGraw Hill science curriculum for grades 7-12 was purchased for the
2016-2017 school year. The curriculum offers eTexts and a LearnSmart
component that integrates artificial intelligence into the learning platform to
guide students with the concepts being taught. This curriculum contains a lot
of virtual lab experiences that supplement the hands-on labs students conduct
in the classroom. The digital program also contains a lot of engaging support
materials and resources for students and teachers in each unit. Teachers were
provided the first round of training to implement the new curriculum on August
17, 2016 and McGraw Hill will be returning in October or November to
present a follow-up training. Teachers are very excited about this curriculum
because of all the embedded features for student engagement with the material.
Teaching and Learning
Julie Simmons, Principal of Instruction K-6
Jodi Cole Needles, Principal of Instruction 7-12
In partnership with the
Hardin County Sheriff ’s
Department and the
Kenton Police Department,
A.L.I.C.E. training was
offered to all new staff and
substitutes in August.
A.L.I.C.E. is active shooter
response training and
helps prepare people for
emergencies.
Intervention - Leveled Literacy Intervention
The Fountas & Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention is a powerful
research based, short-term intervention, that provides daily,
intensive, small-group instruction, which supplements classroom
literacy teaching. The goal of LLI is to lift the literacy achievement
of students who are not achieving grade-level expectations in
reading.
At the start of the 2015-2016 school year Title I and KES Library
funds were used to “Pilot” the LLI Program through the purchase
of one Orange, Green, Blue and Red Leveled Literacy
Intervention Kit as well as the “Booster Kit” for orange and green
levels. The Benchmarking system was also purchased so students
could be placed in the correct intervention level. Title I also funded
a retired teacher to help train, coach and support the LLI
facilitators. Throughout the day, each grade level (K-3) had
between 21 and 24 intervention groups of 4 students. This meant a
lot of sharing of materials and resources between pods.
Due to the success of the intervention program as measured
through student growth, additional materials have been purchased
for the 2016--2017 school year. Each pod will have their own LLI
kits as well as enough “Take Home” books for their students.
Support for the LLI facilitators will continue to be provided by our
Academic Coaches.
Leveled Literacy
Intervention (LLI) Facts
Second grade was the first grade to
implement LLI last year.
Students in 2nd grade received 7
months of LLI.
Average growth for students
receiving LLI Intervention= 1.25
years.
With full implementation in grades
K-3 a student could potentially
make 5 years of growth in 4 years,
helping to close the reading gap.
TCI HISTORY ALIVE
TCI History Alive (Ohio Edition)
was purchased for grades 5 and 6.
History Alive is aligned with the
Ohio Social Studies Learning
Standards and designed to create a
paperless learning environment for
every classroom. Each History Alive
Lesson has interactive whiteboard
lessons and engaging videos to
introduce key topics. The Online
Student Text provides content that
supports and extends class activities.
Students also have an Interactive
Student Notebook that challenges
them with writing and drawing
activities based on the Common
Core standards. Teachers can create
custom digital assessments, comment
and grade students’ digital notebook,
as well as have students complete
their assessments online.
Kenton High School
Chad Thrush, Principal
Jason Jones, Assistant Principal
• Over the past 10 years, graduation rates at Kenton High School have significantly improved. The current
graduation rate is 93.1%, but we will continue to strive to reach 100%.
• 68 students took the ACT last year with an average composite score of 20.7.
• Several new clubs were established in the 2015-2016 school year including the Running Club and KATS
International Club. More new clubs, such as a Jazz Band, will be offered in the 2016-2017 school year. The high
school will have over 25 clubs this year. The total number of students enrolled on all clubs’ rosters is over 670
students.
• Over 15 students participated in one to one mentoring each semester.
• JROTC Color Guard were invited and presented our Nation’s Colors at numerous high visibility events last year.
Those events included KHS sporting events, various community gatherings, neighboring high schools, OHSAA
state basketball tournament, and the Ohio National Guard Dining Out. JROTC will be adding a raider team and
hosting its first drill competition.
• Kenton High School students worked over 800 hours in community service projects in Hardin County.
Last year Top Twenty received recognition at Ada Music Festival as an evening finalist. This recognition goes to
the top 1/3 of all schools at a competition, regardless of size, who scored the highest during their preliminary
performance in vocals, choreography instrumental combo, and show concept. Additionally, the Top Twenty was
runner-up in their class twice, and missed the evening finals at Wapakoneta by less then 10 points.
COLLEGE CREDIT PLUS (CCP) COURSES
Kenton High School had 45 students participate in CCP
courses during the 2015-2016 school year. Over 381
semester hours were earned at Kenton High School through
the University of Findlay and Rhodes State College.
The following CCP courses are offered at KHS:
College Writing, Literature Appreciation, Calculus,
Elementary Statistics, Intro to Anatomy and Physiology/
Lab, Basic Chemistry/Lab, Spanish and American Politics.
AIR Testing
In April, KHS administered the new
AIR tests. Across the state, districts
are adjusting to a new round of state
mandated assessments.
A new transitions and career course is taught to all
freshman at KHS. This fulfills the state requirement for
Ohio Means Jobs. This allows us to help students begin
to set goals and focus on college/career preparation.
FFA Achievements
American FFA Degree - Morgan Bloom
State FFA Degree - Kolt Buchenroth, Kameron Kaylor,
Jared McNeely, Haylie Sheldon, Hayden Sherman, and
Sarah Thomas
Gold Rating on Secretary’s Book - Mackenzie Stover
Gold Rating on Treasurer’s Book - Delaney Althauser
Gold Rating on Reporter’s Book - Olivia Brown
Ranked Gold, 3 Star National Chapter - Kenton OHP
FFA Chapter
5th Place Milk Quality and Products CDE - Hannah
Heilman, Caylnn Morris, Carrie Morris and Sarah
Thomas
SCHOLARSHIPS
Kenton High School graduated 136 students
in May 2016. Of those 136 students, 23
applied for Dollars For Scholars, 41 applied
for local scholarships, and 44 students applied
for the R.E. & Joan Allen Scholarships.
R.E. and Joan Allen Foundation Scholarships
totaled $29,000
Local scholarships totaled $20,525
Dollars For Scholars totaled $11,800
Kenton Excellence For Education Foundation
totaled $63,550
Outside scholarships totaled $8,715
College scholarships reported total $540,750
The grand total was $674,340
(An increase of $10,000 from 2014-2015
school year)
WILDCAT COMMUNITY CONNECTORS
In June of 2015, the Kenton City Schools, in collaboration with
the Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance, Quest
Federal Credit Union, EnvisionEd Plus, Ensign Associates and
the Hardin County Ministerial Association, was awarded a
Community Connector grant in the amount of $128,000. The
grant did four things: 1:1 Mentoring for at risk students in
grades 5-10; Youth Asset Building through after school
programs linked to student interests grades 5-10; 60 hour
internships for 11th and 12th graders in a work based setting
aligned to the student’s future career path or passion; Capstone
project designed by the student and mentor to address a need or
solve a problem in the work based setting.
The Wildcat Community Connectors program was a huge
success. We were able to sustain and expand the program for
the 2016-2017 school year locally without any state funding.
One of the ways we accomplished this was to design a two
period course offered each semester, with one dedicated teacher
to oversee all of the internships and capstone projects.
This summer the team traveled around the state to various
conferences to present the program. The goal was to share our
work so it could be replicated in other districts across the state
to strengthen business and education partnerships, and better
prepare students for the workforce of the future.
Kenton Middle School
Kirk Cameron, Principal
Adrienne Smythe, Assistant Principal
Extracurricular Participation
• 28 Students participated in Power of the Pen
• 30 Students are members of Dimensions (Show
Choir)
• 14 Students are involved in Art Club
• 46 Students are members of National Junior Honor
Society
• 15 Students are members of Student Council
• 12 Students participated in Robotics Club
• 37 Students are members of Upstanders (Improving
School Climate)
• 5 Students participated in Quiz Bowl
PAW HOUR
PAW Hour is open to all 7th and 8th grade
students and is offered everyday after school from
3:00-4:00 PM. During PAW Hour students can
stay after school and receive help in completing
homework.
Kenton Middle School offers every student a series of
encore classes in both 7th and 8th grade. These courses
include Music, Art, Technology, PE, Health and
Global Studies. Students have the opportunity to take a
foreign language and other enrichment courses
through KOLA (Kenton Online Learning Academy).
Algebra I is also offered for high school credit to a
select group of 8th graders and advanced math is
offered to a select group of 7th graders.
PROJECT LEAD THE WAY
Every 7th and 8th grade student at KMS takes
a semester long course in career tech/preengineering through Project Lead the Way.
In 7th grade students take a "Design &
Modeling" course where they design a
playground in Auto Desk Inventor design
software and also design various items that are
then created on a 3D printer.
In 8th grade students take an "Automation &
Robotics" course where they construct various
contraptions utilizing different gear ratios,
drive systems, etc.
Ten 7th grade students from Kenton
Middle School attended American Electric
Power’s Energy Leaders Summit at
Bowling Green State University. While
attending the summit, students learned
methods and strategies to teach younger
students about conserving energy, while
meeting students from other Northwest
Ohio schools. They then went to KES to
present their energy saving knowledge.
KMS students and staff developed and participated in
several activities to promote a positive school climate,
which included the following:
Red Ribbon Week
• Dress days with anti-drug themes to show school spirit
• Judge Christopher shared information about Hardin
County drug court and respect
• Coach Rettig, a boxing instructor from Lima, spoke
about perseverance and hard work with an anti-drug
message
• "Respect Yourself" door decorating contest
• Golden Paw scavenger hunt
Students developed anti-bullying slogans and starred in
posters which are hung in the hallways.
Teachers distribute CATS Cash for outstanding
behavior, and the students are able to spend it at
the KMS store before or after school.
The Upstanders group promoted student involvement by
sponsoring special meals at the holidays, an ugly sweater
contest, after school dances and movies, staff vs student
dodge ball events, and class competitions to collect Box
Tops.
KCS has achieved complete vertical
alignment in the 7-12 social studies
curriculum. The purchase of TCI
curricula in grades 7-8 last year
completed the alignment and now
100% of students in grades 7-12 are
using the same curriculum for the
first time. The TCI curriculum
aligns to Ohio's New Learning
Standards and offers students digital
content and engaging supplemental
exercises that bring social studies to
life for students.
The JROTC Rifle Team competed in
23 competitions in Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee. Numerous
personal records were set in the
2015-2016 school year., and two cadets
earned their distinguished shooter's
badge. The team set a school record in
the 3x20 with a score of 2099
qualifying them for the National Junior
Olympics. The team finished 20th out
of 33 teams from across the nation.
They also qualified for the Civilian
Marksmanship Program (CMP)
national championship and finished
19th out of 33 teams.
Kenton Elementary School
Angela Butterman, Principal PK-2
Michelle Wise, Associate Principal PK-2
Robin Bame, Principal 3-6
Matt Best, Associate Principal 3-6
OHIO MEANS JOBS - All 6th grade students have logged into
Ohio Means Jobs and will create a profile that will be used through
high school. Careers are explored and discussed through this site in
Technology class as well as in Language Arts.
The Leader in Me
Club ROAR
In July of 2015, Kenton Elementary
School was awarded a 21st Century
Community Learning Centers
Grant. Through this grant, Kenton
Elementary School created Club
ROAR, a before and after school
youth development program. Over
100 students participated during the
school year and 20 students during
the summer. Club Roar provided
mentoring, academic tutoring in the
areas of reading and math, and
youth development programs (clubs)
based on student interest and need.
Through Club ROAR, Kenton
Elementary School formed
partnerships with Ohio Northern
University, Ohio State University
Extension Office, and Hardin
County Ministerial Association.
Club ROAR had a total of 24 clubs
throughout the program and 12
community members volunteered
their time to work with our youth.
The Leader in Me is a whole school transformation process.
It teaches 21st century leadership and life skills to students
and creates a culture of student empowerment based on the
idea that every child can be a leader. We have entered into a
3 year partnership with Franklin Covey to embrace a
paradigm shift that sees that every child is capable, every
child is a leader. This paradigm shift will improve the
culture of our school. Our journey this year consists of all
staff participating in three professional development days
that encompass: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,
Launching Leadership and Creating Culture. The
leadership team which is called the Lighthouse Team will
participate in an additional day of professional
development. Staff have access to professional development,
online resources, on-site coaching and student/staff
materials. We had 111 staff members participate in the first
professional development day on August 15th. We are
excited to engage in this process.
• With assistance from the Kenton Police Department,
Kenton Elementary School has been improving their
arrival, dismissal, lockdown, and evacuation procedures.
• Through a School Outreach Grant for the county,
Kenton Elementary School receives assistance to help
families eliminate non-academic barriers.
Second Graders Receive
Free Books
Mid-Ohio Energy did a Live
Electricity Safety Demonstration
with all 3rd, 4th & 5th grade
Kenton Elementary students last
spring.
“Kia’s Manatee” and the “The Coqui and the
Iguana” are two books every Kenton Elementary
second grade now owns thanks to a generous
donation from International Paper to a non-profit
organization called Operation Outreach.
Operation Outreach’s mission is to focus on literacy
and building strong character song elementary-age
children, This is accomplished through a schoolbased program that unites schools, teachers, parents,
and communities behind the common goal of
helping children develop the skills necessary to be
successful contributors to society.
Each book given to children by Operation Outreach
strives to instill compassion for people, animals and
the environment.
ONU Students
Last year we had 25 students from ONU that
put in over 1000 observation hours for their
coursework at ONU. Although called
observation hours, these students did everything
but sit back and observe. Under the classroom
teacher’s guidance these students helped with
intervention, assisted students one on one and
worked with small groups. Kenton is fortunate
to have such a positive relationship with ONU.
Our students really benefit!
TCI Science Alive
TCI Science Alive was purchased for
grades 4 and 5 (grade 6 is currently not
available). Each lesson was built from
the ground up to align to the Next
Generation Science Standards and
Common Core. Science Alive has the
same digital components as History
Alive, yet incorporates hands-on
investigations reinforcing both science
process skills and engineering
principles. Grade level “Lab Kits”
were also purchased for 5th grade.
Special Education Statistics
This year, the Kenton City Schools opened five cross
categorical units and three emotional disturbed units.
We also employed a full time occupational therapist, a
full time speech pathologist and a part-time speech
pathologist. The district still contracts services with the
Auglaize County Educational Service Center (ACESC)
for a part time occupational therapist, a part time
physical therapist and a part time physical therapist
assistant.
The Kenton City Schools served 350 students in the
2015-2016 school year. The majority being served
academically by the district’s 18 intervention specialists.
Additional Services Provided include:
154 Students in Speech
72 Students in Occupational Therapy
8 Students in Physical Therapy
Student Services Staff
Heather Hoppe, School Psychologist & Director of Special
Education 7-12
Angela Butterman, Director of Special Education PK-6
Andrea Schneider, Director of Specialized Student
Services K-6
Shared Service Agreements
Kenton City Schools has shared service
contracts with Hardin Northern Local
Schools, Ridgemont Local Schools and
Riverdale Local Schools to provide services
for students with special needs. We also
have a shared service contract with Hardin
County DD for transition services and bus
maintenance. Kenton City Schools
provides fiscal services to Vanlue Local
Schools through a shared service contract.
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education/Preschool
Special Education - Due to the need and
reduced number of kindergarten
students, we went down from 8 to 7
sections of kindergarten and added an
additional preschool. We went from
having the capacity to serve 42 students
to 84 students. We believe that providing
a high quality early childhood
experience to children in preschool will
improve kindergarten readiness. We
currently have 70 children enrolled and
17 students are children with disabilities.
The Ohio Department of Education
had two people on-site on Thursday,
September 1st to conduct our licensing
review as well as rate us for Step Up To
Quality (SUTQ). SUTQ is a five–star
quality rating and improvement system
administered by the Ohio Department
of Education. SUTQ recognizes and
promotes learning and development
programs that meet quality program
standards that exceed licensing health
and safety regulations. The program
standards are based on national research
identifying standards which lead to
improved outcomes for children.
Technology Department
Ryan Collins, Director
[email protected]
Ohio Hi-Point IT Satellite Program and
Career Technical Planning District
The 2015-2016 school year marks the first year for the
Ohio Hi-Point Information Technology Satellite Program
and KCS’s involvement in the Career Technical Planning
District. Students at Kenton Middle School and Kenton
High School now have access to CTE IT programs. These
classes take place in the 8th grade at Kenton Middle
School and to all KHS students. Classes for KHS students
take place in the KHS computer lab and in the new IT
Lab & IT Classroom at Northwood.
One to One Program
In the fall of 2015, the Kenton City
School District Technology department
implemented a one to one program with
students in grades K-12. A one to one
program allocates a laptop for each
student. Grades K-6 have enough
laptops assigned to each classroom to
reach a ration of one laptop per student.
In the middle school and high school,
each student is assigned a laptop and is
allowed to take the laptop home with
them.
Programming and Software
Development at KHS
Kenton High School information technology classes are
now part of Ohio’s Programming and Software
Development Career Pathway. KHS students can
participate in information technology, multimedia and
image management techniques, programming, object
oriented programming, and web design. Additional courses
are also offered through the Ohio Hi-Point Satellite at
Northwood. Students that complete at least 4 courses and
meet ODE requirements may earn a certificate for
Programming and Software Development.
Every teacher of the Kenton City
School District was assigned a
Macbook Air in the 2015-2016
school year.
Robotics
Kenton High School students can experience robotics by participating in a
programming class or the KHS Robotics Club. Students learn to build and
program robots using Vex IQ , Vex Cortex and Arduino platforms. The
KHS Robotics Club participates in the National Robotics Challenge held
in Marion, Ohio each spring. Thank you to Honda of Ohio, Robinson
Fin, Buckeye Machine, Fastenal, and Root Lumber for their support.
Everyday Mathematics 4 (Copyright 2016) curriculum was purchased for grades
K-6. Everyday Mathematics is a comprehensive mathematics program
engineered for Common Core State Standards. Most textbook companies
just realigned previous material to the Common Core Standards, often lacking
the needed rigor. The purchased program offers both digital and print
materials for all grade levels. Everyday Mathematics helps students achieve true
mastery of the CCSS by continually reinforcing math concepts through
concrete real-world applications and carefully contracted learning
progressions. Each grade level received the math manipulatives matching the
grade level content as well as the Everyday Math Game Kits which reinforce
the learned concepts through a hands on, game like format. These game kits
can also be utilized during math intervention and inside recess. In order to
support implementation every grade level received two days of professional
development, one prior to the start of the year and then a follow up session in
November. For the 2016-2017 school year pacing guides were created for
every grade level K-6 to ensure critical content is learned prior to state testing.
4th Grade Science
Teacher, Amy Boone,
was awarded AEP’s
Outstanding e3 Smart
Teacher of the Year award
at OEP’s Youth Energy
Celebration on May 10,
2016 at COSI in
Columbus. She was able
to take all of her students
with her to enjoy COSI for
the day. 7th Grade
Science Teacher, Amy
Long was also recognized
for incorporating AEP's
curriculum and resources
in her classroom.
Helpdesk Report 7/1/15 - 6/30/16
Number of tickets: 3,437
Number of resolved tickets: 3,400
Average 1st response time: 2h 37m
Number of tickets resolved:
Less than an hour - 795 (23%)
Between 1 & 4 hours - 655 (19%)
Between 4 & 24 hours - 1,117 (33%)
TECH WIZARDS
KES partners with OSU Extension
Office to promote and provide
STEM activities through an after
school program called Tech
Wizards. Patty Cribley is the
teacher who coordinates and helps
facilitate the program for 4th and
5th graders.
75% of tickets resolved in 24 hours
KMS and KHS Network Upgrades
The Kenton Middle School and Kenton High School networks
were upgraded with new Cisco switches to support the new Meraki
wifi upgrades. The KHS main office was also rewired.
District Office & KHS Phone Upgrades
The District Office and Kenton High School now have VOIP
phones connected to a Cisco phone management system.
WILDCAT ATHLETIC REPORT
Michael Leddy, Director of Athletics
Office Phone: (419) 673-1286
Leadership Opportunities
During the 2015-2016 school year, the
athletic program added approximately
31 leadership opportunities for student
athletes.
Student Athlete Advisory Counsel
(SAAC)
This counsel consisted of
approximately 18 student-athletes that
participated in monthly meetings with
the athletic director to discuss current
and upcoming schedules, events,
concerns, and ideas. Students from all
19 varsity sports were invited to attend
monthly meetings, with the goal that
students have a voice for Wildcat
Athletics.
Mentorship with Kenton
Elementary School
Eleven student-athletes volunteered to
meet with elementary students once a
week from mid-November through the
end of the year. Student-athletes met
with KES students to build
relationships and complete tasks
assigned by KES Mentorship director.
WBL Sportsmanship Committee
The Western Buckeye League
promotes positive sportsmanship by all
10 member schools. To help do so, the
league created a sportsmanship
committee several years ago. In the
past, Kenton was represented by 4
student-athletes. As of 2015-2016
Kenton is now represented by 6
student-athletes, 3 boys and 3 girls.
Last year a middle school boys club soccer team was added and
laid the foundation for a middle school girls club soccer team to
be added in the fall of 2016. A boys and girls high school club
bowling team was added in 2015-2016 and competed against
WBL and area schools. The team finished 9th and 8th
respectively in the league. The club bowling teams will join
OHSAA postseason tournaments following their second season
(Winter 2017).
2015-2016
TOTALS
Players
# Of Teams
Coaches
Athlete/Coach Ratio
KMS
220
14
16
18 to 1
KHS
422
36
47
8.5 to 1
• 56% of boys participate in athletics at KHS
• 44% of girls participate in athletics at KHS
• Average Team GPA for KHS is 3.2
Maintenance And Facility Update
Doug Comstock, Director of Maintenance and Facilities
KENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Office Phone: 419) 673-1848
• Installed all new light fixtures in the second
floor classrooms, and retrofitted the existing
hallway fixtures with t-8 bulbs and ballasts
• Installed new bathroom partitions in the
boys restrooms and locker rooms
• Installed new ceiling fans and lights in the
cafeteria
• Replaced the gym roof and replaced the top
Kenton High School
• Finished retrofitting of lights in “C” building with t-8 bulbs and ballasts
• Painted all of the lockers in the hallways
• Installed new bathroom partitions in all restrooms and installed heat pumps
and fan coil units in two classrooms
• Installed a wall and doorway in the boys locker room and storage cages in
six feet of brick on the north wall of the gym
• Removed the top half of the brick from the
the hallway between the locker rooms
• Hung new metal record signs and advertisement signs in the gym along
chimney
• Installed blinds in two classrooms
• Stained the trailer deck and ramp
• Installed entrance cameras and door
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with new whiteboards in several classrooms
Repainted numerous classroom door frames
Inspiring All to Inquire,
hardware on the front entrance of the
building
Dream and Excel
Facility and Grounds Updates
• Paved the back lot of Kenton Middle
School and the drive to the Athletic
Building
• Chipped and sealed the North Drive
of Kenton Middle School from the
road to the football stadium
• Repaired several parking lots
throughout the district
• Stained all of the outside bleachers
and repaired boards as needed
• Installed a new flag light at the
football field
• Installed chain link fence around the
heat pumps at Northwood
• Replaced several areas of sidewalk at
the middle school and high school
• Installed new posts on the south chain
In August of 2015, the former Northwood Elementary School
Building was reopened as a Satellite Career Tech Center in
collaboration with Ohio Hi-Point Career Center. The building
was completely renovated, and we offer four additional pathways
directly linked to work-force needs in Hardin County and the
surrounding areas. The pathways currently offered are: Allied
Health and Nursing, Manufacturing Operations, Information
Support and Services, Kenton IT Programing, Agri-business and
Production Systems, and PreEngineering Technologies (Project
Lead the Way) at Kenton Middle School for all seventh and
eighth grade students.
• Removed all asbestos floor tile and installed carpeting in 3 classrooms, office area, and
main hallway
• Painted the floors in 3 classrooms and the multi-purpose room with epoxy paint, and
repainted all the inside walls and structures
link fence at the soccer field
• Repainted the gym in the Athletic
• Installed new light fixtures and installed an 80 gallon air compressor in the boiler room
and ran air lines to the lab area (multi-purpose room)
Building
• Installed a new tub sink in the
custodian room of the Athletic
Building
• Re-installed tile in the varsity locker
room shower in the Athletic Building
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Installed wiring, conduit and electric panels in the lab area and boiler room
Installed heat pumps and fan coil units for all classrooms and labs
Upgraded bathrooms and window coverings throughout the entire building
Replaced all chalkboards with whiteboards
Bryan Clawson
Director of Transportation
Office phone: (419) 675-0887
Transportation Update
• The Kenton City School District has 20 daily routes
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including a route to Ohio Hi-Point Career Center plus
five special needs routes that include a route to the Ohio
School for the Deaf in Columbus and a route to Mac-ACheek Learning Center in Bellefontaine
The District transports 1,030 students on a daily basis
which is 52% of our total enrollment
59 city students were transported for the Club Roar
program at Kenton Elementary School. This year we
will expand our after school routes to include the country
and transport not only Club Roar students but all
students receiving intervention and tutoring at Kenton
Elementary School
The transportation department has transitioned to a
transportation software suite that increases department
efficiencies
Fleet Maintenance tracks parts, maintenance history and
repairs for the entire fleet of buses, trucks, vans and cars
Trip Tracker streamlines the approval process and
creates a paperless process for all extra curricular routes
such as field trips, athletic events, etc.
Replacement vehicles have been purchased including a
new Dodge Grand Caravan, GMC one ton dual wheel
dump truck with snow plow and a GMC utility truck
Benefits were added for all four hour route bus drivers in
hopes of attracting more drivers for vacant positions
The planning stage has begun for the new bus garage
and maintenance facility at the Kenton Elementary
School site
Laura Widder
Director of Food Service
Office phone: (419) 673-7248
Food Service Update
Food Service provides after school snacks to
Club R.O.A.R., Tech Wizards, AM & PM
PreSchool and KMS after school tutoring
Breakfast is provided to all Kenton Elementary
School students for free. The number of
breakfasts served increased from 275-300 a day to
800-865 a day.
Received a $2500.00 grant from Children’s
Hunger Alliance to start the Breakfast in the
Classroom program for KES
Received 36 milk coolers from Ohio Dairy
Council for the breakfast program
For the 2016-2017 school year the district will
offer free breakfast to all students in grades
PK-12.
2016 marked the 10th year of the summer lunch
program. Over 4500 lunches were served this
summer.
This was the 3rd year of the summer
weekend backpack program. Over 2700
backpacks of food were provided.
Received $2500.00 for Fuel to Play.
Purchased and installed new serving line at
Kenton High School. This was the first
update in 25 years.
Purchased new convection ovens and steamers for
KMS and KHS.
Financial Update
Tracy Hiller, Treasurer
Office Phone: (419) 673-0776
LOCAL FUNDS
Examples of local revenue
sources include local
property taxes, local income
taxes, tuition payments, fees,
sales, earnings on
investments, etc. Local
money received under food
services, extracurricular
activities, and classroom
materials and fees is not
included in the total revenue
from local sources.
STATE FUNDS
Examples of state revenue
sources include state
foundation payments, which
include such subsidies as
basic aid, Opportunity
Grant, targeted assistance,
economic disadvantage
funding, property tax
allocations, state grants, etc.
FEDERAL FUNDS
Federal revenue sources
include both restricted and
unrestricted
federal grants such as Title I,
Title VI B, USDA Child
Nutrition Program.
FY15 Revenue Sources
Local 32%
State 52%
Federal 8%
Other Non-Tax 8%
OTHER NON-TAX FUNDS
Local grants, fees, tuition, extracurricular
and athletic activities
• $14,130,880.59 is spent on classroom
instruction which equates to 69.6% of the
budget
• Kenton City Schools is ranked in the top
20% on classroom spending
Financial Highlights
• The total net cash position of the district increased $769,384 or 7.37% from fiscal
year 2015
• The cash disbursements of the general fund totaled $19,686,222 in 2016. The
general fund’s cash balance increased $1,491,119 from a balance of $4,811,603 to
$6,302,722 because of larger property tax collections and an increase in the state
foundation money that outpaced increases in disbursements
• The permanent improvement fund cash balance increased $52,500 from a balance
of $2,356,821 to $2,409,321because of the sale of Espy Elementary School
The District was awarded a 3 year 21st Century Grant totaling $600,000 to provide
intervention in the areas of reading and math and after school programming including
mentoring for at-risk, high poverty students in grades K-6. Kenton Elementary has also
made a three year commitment to become a Leader In Me School.
Classroom Facility Fund
The classroom facilities fund decreased $508,521
from $1,747,941 to $1,239,420. This decrease in
fund balance was primarily due to costs
associated with the District’s building project with
the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission.
The District’s general
fund cash disbursements
increased $1,099,8108
or 5.92%. The largest
increase was in the area
of instruction. This
increase was primarily
due to wage and benefit
increases given to
employees.
The District is
partnering with
Health Partners
of Northwest
Ohio to make
school based
medical and
mental health
services accessible
at each building.
The District was awarded a $607,000 Straight A
Grant to redesign professional development for all
certified staff and administrators. Teachers who
successfully complete the course work will receive
college credit from Ashland University to use
toward license renewal. All of the professional
development will be aligned to district goals and
the state evaluation systems OTES and OPES.
Supplemental Resources
Title I funding provides several resources to support our core
curriculum. Below is a few of those resources as well as a brief
summary of the product.
Reading A-Z
Reading A-Z is an extensive collection of leveled reading resources for
grades K-4. With more than 1,500 books at 29 levels of reading
difficulty, teachers can easily put developmentally appropriate content
into each student's hands. The books can be accessed in printed,
digital, and projectable formats. There are also numerous teaching
resources such as lesson plans and assessments all of which can be
sorted according to the desired skill or content.
RAZ Kids Plus
Raz-Plus is a blended learning platform for developing early literacy
skills that combines teacher-led whole-class and small-group
instruction with technology-enabled resources for personalized
reading practice. All resources are accessible online and available in
printable, projectable, and digital formats to strengthen the connection
between what is being taught and what students independently
practice. Students are assigned appropriate levels of text to read
digitally with the support of online tools such as audio, highlighters,
and notepads.
Thank You to All of Our
Volunteers!
Over 200 people volunteered in
our district totaling more than
4,200 hours of service. Parents
and Community Members assisted
teachers in the classroom, one on
one tutoring, reading intervention,
assisting with clubs and athletics,
and volunteering at building
activities and events.
Brain POP
BrainPOP is often used as a “hook” to engage students with new
content or illustrate complex concepts through animated movies,
learning games, interactive quizzes, primary source activities, and
concept mapping. BrainPOP includes topics within science, math,
social studies, english language arts, technology, engineering, arts,
music, health, reading, and writing. The content is aligned to the
Common Core and Ohio Learning standards, and searchable by
content standard.
Flocabulary
Flocabulary is a web-based learning program for all grades and
subjects that uses educational hip-hop music to engage students and
bring lessons to life. The hundreds of songs, videos and lessons can be
used for introduction, enrichment, differentiated instruction and test
prep.
Flocabulary's multisensory approach of using music, rhythm and
rhyme is supported by a profound body of academic research. Music
facilitates memorization and recall of academic content, while the use
of hip-hop and other culturally-relevant media increases student
engagement.
We value our volunteers and
their commitment to our
students’ success.
If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer,
please contact your building principal.