South Whidbey School District #206

South Whidbey School District #206

Langley, Washington

Today is: Saturday,04 July,2009 12:58:37 AM

The South Whidbey School District serves the communities located on the south end of Whidbey Island in Washington State. The district is 60 square miles in size and serves approximately 1,800 students in four traditional schools and two alternative programs. We employ roughly 185 FTE and 240 (head count) staff.

Every student is a successful independent learner, empowered for life in the global society of the 21^st century.

In partnership with our community, we are deeply committed to provide our students with the best educational experience, preparing them to become capable, creative, caring, and responsible citizens.

Student Achievement
Increase student achievement to insure all students meet or exceed district, state and federal assessment standards.
Objectives
	Implement, monitor and evaluate school improvement plans.
	Increase the percentage of students reading at grade level as measured by appropriate standardized and performance based assessments.
	Increase the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the state standard as measured by the WASL.
	Provide instructional opportunities for students who have not met standards.
	Provide targeted staff development opportunities related to best instructional practices in the area of literacy and support school improvement planning.
Supportive Learning Environment
Provide a safe, positive supportive learning environment.
Objectives
	Promote high levels of collaboration and communication with staff, students and community.
	Promote respect for diversity throughout the District.
	Provide positive transitions for students between schools.
	Provide clear and consistent behavioral expectations.
	Provide staff development opportunities related to a safe, positive, supportive learning environment.
Community Engagement and Communication
Encourage parent and community involvement to improve student learning and community relations.
Objectives
	Provide effective communication systems for students, staff, parents and community.
	Provide opportunities for meaningful parent/community involvement in the learning process.
	Promote a climate of mutual support and collaboration.
	Maximize ability to access community resources in addressing unmet program needs.
	Increase parent/community support for the District
Business and Support Services
Support the learning environment through the implementation of a cost effective budget and management systems.
Objectives
	Align resources, programs and departments to support the District mission and goals.
	Maintain fiscal reserves sufficient to meet contingencies and emergent needs.
	Strengthen financial systems to enhance organizational integrity.
	Safeguard the public’s trust in public education.

South Whidbey School District is at a critical point in its history where economic and demographic changes compel us to re-think how we are organized and how we deliver services in order to move into the future with quality programs for our students. Superintendent Dr. Fred McCarthy presents his recommendations for transformative change in our district.

The South Whidbey School District #206 is accepting written food service proposals from qualified food service management companies (FSMC) to provide food services according to District specifications.

The South Whidbey School District is keeping informed about the current Swine Flu outbreak. For more information or links to other sites, follow the link below.

Feedback from staff related to issues facing the district as provided during the March inservice day. Topics include school consolidation, common start time, ways to improve, opportunities from consolidation.

The district has completed the satisfaction survey which was conducted in April. There were 453 responses in both paper and electronic form. To see the results of the survey, follow the link below.

The 2007-2008 Annual Report has been released. This report complies with the district's public information policies as well as state reporting requirements.
This information is presented for the previous year in a consistent and user-friendly format so all stakeholders may be fully informed about the condition of our district.

The district is conducting a study of facilities to determine upgrade needs and their associated costs.

Results of the U of W transportation study on Whidbey Island which involved South Whidbey School District, Coupeville School District and Island County Transit.

South Whidbey School District has added a new service to help deliver technology support and training to staff, students and their families. Funded through tech levy dollars, our Atomic Learning (AL) subscription provides a large online library of short, easy-to-understand tutorials on a range of software products.

South Whidbey School District is undergoing seismic studies of Langley Middle School and South Whidbey Primary School. Preliminary reports and anticipated costs are available at the link below.

To support our long-term vision of students as independent learners, the board of directors of South Whidbey School District have authorized a study and survey of technology to provide a baseline report with recommendations for upgrading and enhancing programs, equipment and services.

Charting a Course for the Future:
The district has been engaged in a long-range planning process focusing on programs, services and improving student learning. A draft plan has been developed and is now available for review.

The 2006-2007 Annual Report has been released. This report complies with the district's public information policies as well as state reporting requirements.
This information is presented for the previous year in a consistent and user-friendly format so all stakeholders may be fully informed about the condition of our district.

Key Communicators are people who have asked to be on a mailing list to receive periodic information about what is happening in the district. Follow the link below for more information.

School calendars for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 are available at the link below.

The Long Range Facility Use Planning Committee made its recommendations to the school board in January.

Last Modified: 28 May,2009