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Welcome Interim Superintendent Karst Brandsma
2016 - 2017 Open House Schedule Burley Glenwood .... Aug 31........ 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. East Port Orchard.... Sept 1 ......... 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Explorer ...................... Sept 7........10:00 - 5:00 p.m. Hidden Creek ........... Sept 1 ......... 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Manchester ............... Sept 22 ....... 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Mullenix Ridge......... Sept 1 ......... 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Olalla ........................... Sept 6 ......... 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Orchard Heights...... Sept 6 ......... 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Sidney Glen............... Sept 1 ......... 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. South Colby .............. Sept 6 ......... 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. Sunnyslope ............... Sept 6 ......... 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Cedar Heights .......... Sept 1 ......... 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. John Sedgwick ........ Aug 31........ 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Dear South Kitsap Families, I am excited to join the South Kitsap School District and serve as the interim superintendent for the 2016 - 2017 school year. Under the leadership of your School Board and previous Superintendent, Dr. Michelle Reid and with the support of staff, families, and the community, South Kitsap School District will continue to follow the vision of nurturing growth, inspiring achievement, and building community. We have invested in innovation and strategic initiatives that support the success of each and every one of our students including all-day Kindergarten, Spanish Immersion, International Baccalaureate, and STEM focused schools. Our South Kitsap School District is financially healthy and stable, innovation is flourishing and student enrollment is on the rise. Our students are thriving, thanks to the high quality teaching and learning in our schools. Quality schools attract services, businesses and families to our area and we are eager to
This year marks phase one of our grade reconfiguration plan with the transition of Burley Glenwood, Sidney Glen, and Sunnyslope to kindergarten through fifth grade elementary schools and Cedar Heights to a middle school for grades six through eight. Freshman from Cedar Heights will move to South Kitsap High School and have access to advanced level courses as well as sports, clubs, and activities. Members of the middle school and high school transition committees spent the past school year studying best practices and planning to make the smoothest transition possible for our students.
Marcus Whitman..... Aug 31........ 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. South Kitsap High- Sophomore parent night is scheduled in the spring.
Key Dates Sept 7 ................................................................. School starts Sept 12 ...............................................Kindergarten begins Sept 14 ..............................Late Start Wednesday begins Oct 10 ..................................................................... No School Nov 2 - 6 .....................................Elementary Conferences Nov 3 - 6 ...............Jr. High/Middle School Conferences Nov 4 - 6 ................................... High School Conferences
Nov 11 ...................................... Veteran’s Day - No School South Kitsap School District has a proud history! We will honor the past and embrace Nov 25 - 26 ..........................................Thanksgiving Break the future as we continue to meet the needs Dec 22 - Jan 4 ............................................Christmas Break of our students. There is a lot to be proud of Jan 16....................................... Martin Luther King Jr. Day at SKSD and the unique opportunities that Feb 20 - 21....................................... President’s Day Break are available to our students are part of what A SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE PORT ORCHARD INDEPENDENT March 21 - 25 ...........................Elementary Conferences makes South Kitsap such a special place.