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Our District

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 1,117 FTE students on three campuses. The TK-5 graders are in the South Whidbey Elementary North Campus.  The ALE Grades 1-8 program is located in the South Whidbey Elementary South Campus with the District Offices.  Grades 6-12 are located in the South Whidbey Secondary Campus (known as South Whidbey High School/Middle School). South Whidbey provides choices in education. We have a South Whidbey Academy (SWA) choice program.  The 10-12th grade SWA program is located in the South Whidbey Secondary Campus.  We employ roughly 125 FTE staff.

 

Our Vision:

Every South Whidbey School District Student is a lifelong learner who is multi-culturally engaged, literate, and an active community member able to meet the challenges of our global society.

Our Mission:

In collaboration with our community, every student will be supported to be a resilient, innovative, compassionate, and productive graduate prepared for a diverse and dynamic world.

Our Values:

South Whidbey School District Student Learning Goals:

  1. Our Schools will be welcoming, safe and supportive places with consistent school wide expectations where all are respected.
  2. Our students will demonstrate growth toward mastery in all content areas.
  3. Our students will graduate ready for a future they choose.
Values Word Cloud

Our specific goals for 2026-2027, adopted by the Board on June 24, 2026 are:

Goal 1: Social-Emotional Learning
We will deepen our school culture of care and belonging with particular attention to systems, practices, and intra- and interpersonal capacities. Each individual will be valued within and accountable to the school community.

  • Pillar 1: Foster a culture that builds resilience and pride of place among students so that they feel safe and that they belong in order to learn, educate, and grow.
  • Pillar 2:Foster a culture that builds resilience and pride of place among staff so that they feel safe and that they belong in order to learn, educate, and grow.

Goal 2: Academic Growth

We will expand and hone our use of best practices that nurture and create innovative learning environments. We will support resiliency and growth in every student, especially those historically underserved, building to success in the future they choose.

  • Pillar 1: Ensure high-quality core instructional practice focused on data-informed instruction with continued emphasis on math instruction.
  • Pillar 2: Implement Special Education program review recommendations as best fits our district.
  • Pillar 3: Gather understanding of instructional and non-instructional technology use at each school.


Goal 3: Logistics
We will facilitate long-term district success with equitable student outcomes and staff well-being in mind through mission-aligned and discerning stewardship and use of district assets (land, facilities, people, money, institutional knowledge, and time) in this time of transition.

  • Pillar 1: Minimize impact of disruptions from bond construction work.
  • Pillar 2: Continue deepening and expanding community partnerships and communication.
  • Pillar 3: Monitor and minimize educational impact of state and federal budget squeezes.
  • Pillar 4: Prepare for an update to the district strategic plan.