Locally & Nationally Recognized Schools, Teachers and Students
- KHS Teacher Named the 2017 Brandywine Read Clay Alliance Teacher of the Year (link to article)
- KHS Seniors Named National Merit Commended Students (link to article)
- KHS Announces Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program (link to article)
- US News & World Report Names KHS One of the Best (link to article)
- KHS Inducts National Honor Society Members (link to article)
- KMS Re-Designated as a School to Watch
- KCSD Expands STEM Offerings (link to article)
STEM at Kennett
The STEM elective courses engage students in activities, projects, and problem-based learning to provide hands-on classroom experiences. Students create, design, build, discover, collaborate and solve problems while applying what they learn in math and science. They are also exposed to STEM fields with professionals who supplement the real-world aspect of the curriculum through mentorships and workplace experiences.
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High Performing Schools
The Educator Effectiveness System (Act 82 of 2012) is designed to evaluate both principals and teachers. Teacher evaluations are based upon classroom observations, teacher specific data, elective data, and building level data. The building level data is the school academic performance score derived from the Pennsylvania School Performance Profile.
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Elementary Schools & Kindergarten Center
“Here in the Kennett Consolidated Schools, we believe that every child deserves an education that is specifically targeted to their wants, their needs, their interests”
– Building Principal
“There’s nothing more that I want for my child but to experience what the real world is.”
– Parent
“The Kennett School District is really good at challenging my children and always trying to make them do their best.”
– Parent
“My daughter absolutely loves it here, she has been very encouraged and supported, and she has come out of her shell to say the very least.”
– Parent
“Great programs, great curriculum, and great teachers, build success”
– Superintendent
“I trust these people with my child and isn’t that the most precious thing you have?”
– Parent
Kennett Middle School
“There’s something for everyone in the Kennett School District.”
– Parent
“The philosophy of Kennett Middle School is based entirely on pride and excellence.”
– Teacher
“We have a high expectation for student success.”
– Superintendent
“This school district is by far the best that I’ve seen.”
– Parent
“Middle School is a place for great experiences. STEM like any other program in the middle school, is meant to be an experience. Student response to it has been tremendous.”
– Building Principal
“We know that every decision we make is based on how it affects instruction, how it advances in achievement, and how it makes our students ready for the challenges of the 21st century.”
– Building Principal
“We understand that parents, when they bring their children to us, they’re giving us their prized possession and we are honored with that privilege.”
– Assistant Building Principal
Kennett High School
“Sending your kids to public school means that your kids are exposed to all different kinds of backgrounds, all different people, all different cultures, and that’s really important to us.”
– Parent
“Teachers here are really something special. They’re really genuinely invested in your learning. They take an active role in the classroom and outside of the classroom. Which I think is important.”
– KHS Student
“It’s a great school district.”
– Parent
“I was looking for a school that would offer my child a whole world advantage.”
– Parent
“My son applied to 9 colleges and he got accepted to all of his colleges that he applied to and I attribute that to his education.”
– Parent
“Try to develop the whole person, the whole scientist, the whole engineer, at an earlier age than we have in the past.”
– HS Teacher
“As the parents move through our system with their children, they always say that they made a very conscious decision to come to Kennett because of the diversity. They wanted their children to experience that diversity early in their lives. When they get out there in real life, that they’re going to have to be able to communicate, collaborate and be with people of diverse populations.”
– Superintendent
“There’s nothing more that I want for my child but to experience what the real world is.”
– Parent
“You’re not studying math or science or technology in a vacuum, but you’re really bringing them all together.”
– HS Teacher
A Message from Dr. Tomasetti
Dear Prospective Kennett Resident,
I realize there are several considerations in the process of choosing a new home. Obviously, one of those is finding a home in the attendance area of an excellent school system. As the superintendent and the father of two current Kennett students and one graduate, I assure you that you have come to the right place. My family and I have found the Kennett Consolidated School District to be one that has enabled our children to grow academically and socially.
To help you learn more about our schools, the staff and I invite you to review this electronic portfolio that highlights the many qualities of Kennett schools. The information will also provide you with an “avenue” to speak to parents who will share their thoughts about our schools.
Thank you for taking the time to explore the Kennett area and the Kennett schools, and please contact me if you would like any additional information. I welcome the opportunity to respond to any questions you may have.
Email: btomasetti@kcsd.org
Phone: 610-444-6602
Sincerely,
Barry Tomasetti, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Ask A Kennett Parent
Ask A Kennett Parent is a joint project of the Kennett Consolidated School District and its Parent Teacher Organizations. We welcome the opportunity to answer any questions you may have and are excited to let you know why we love our schools. If you have not done so, please provide us with information about the ages and interests of your child(ren). We will connect you with a parent who will be able to answer your questions and provide you with any information you request about our school district. Please let us know if you would prefer to be contacted by phone or email and if there is a best time to reach you. We look forward to talking with you soon.
Please visit our KCSD Contact Page for more information about our District or any of our wonderful schools!
Students First, Technology Second
Everyone within and throughout the Kennett Community continues to work together, making great strides in achieving our goal of collaboratively establishing a strategic and transparent plan for hardware sustainability, increased accessibility and maximizing existing resources, focusing always on student achievement, instructional needs and best practice.
Due to the ever-increasing engagement from all our stakeholder groups, we continue to remain focused and true to our vision, which is simply, “Students First, Technology Second.”
Strategies to Achieve Our Goals
- Access to Resources to Attain Instructional Goals
- Clear Expectations for Integration
- Consistent, Authentic Professional Development
- Opportunities for Collaboration, Sharing Best Practice
- Consistent and Reliable Technical Support
“It’s not about the technology, it’s about how technology can support student learning.”
– Dr. Michael Barber, Assistant Superintendent