High Quality Instruction and Learning for Every Child, Every Day in Every Classroom
October 2016
Dr. Damien Pattenaude named Superintendent-elect Renton School Board selects Renton resident and Renton High graduate to lead district Renton School Board members at their regular meeting Wednesday night unanimously named Dr. Damien Pattenaude as the new Renton School District Superintendent-elect. School Board members have for months been working through the process to select the new superintendent to replace interim superintendent Dr. Art Jarvis. With support and guidance from Dr. Jarvis, the district held numerous listening sessions with staff, families and community members to ensure the final candidate was an accomplished education leader who possesses the values and
beliefs important to district students, staff and community, and would continue to move the district forward.
Dr. Pattenaude is a product of the Renton School District: he attended Campbell Hill Elementary School, Nelsen Middle School, and graduated from Renton High. He is currently the district’s Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Teaching. He has also been a high school teacher at Renton High; assistant principal at Hazen High; principal at Renton High; and a chief academic officer, with duties that include providing direct support and guidance to all district principals, teachers and support staff. His work in the district has always been in service of improving student
achievement for all children. Dr. Pattenaude lives in Renton with his family and his children attend a district school. Dr. Pattenaude will work through the end of the school year with current interim superintendent Dr. Art Jarvis to transition into the superintendent position. Learn more about Renton School District’s Superintendent-elect Dr. Damien Pattenaude, and the School Board’s selection process, at the district’s website www.rentonschools.us.
District wins national award for dramatic improvement in proving equity and college access for all students Renton School District was selected as one of only five districts in Washington State, and one of only 130 school districts nationwide, to receive the U.S. College Board’s Gaston Caperton 2015 Opportunity Honor Roll Award for Excelling in Creating Opportunities for Traditionally Underrepresented Students.
education system to improve student achievement and college readiness by:
The award recognized the district’s efforts to provide a substantive and equal
• increasing by 53% the number of students who sent SAT scores to at least four
• increasing by 196% the number of students taking the SAT; • increasing by 85% the number of students earning a score of 1550 or more on the SAT; and,
colleges and universities. “Providing every individual student with a real opportunity to succeed is more than just a goal in the Renton School District,” said Dr. Damien Pattenaude, Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Teaching, “it’s a mindset, a belief, an imperative. It’s what all of our teachers and support staff strive to accomplish. This award is recognition of that work and commitment.”