South Kitsap School District

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South Kitsap School District
Address
2689 Hoover Ave Southeast
Port Orchard
, Washington, 98366
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
NCES District ID 5308160 [1]
Students and staff
Students9,343 [1]
Teachers663 (FTE) [1]
Staff564.12 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio27.7 [1]
Other information
Website www.skschools.org

South Kitsap School District No. 402 is the second largest public school district in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It serves the city of Port Orchard, a portion of the city of Bremerton and the southern area of the county (360 square miles). The district is the largest employer in Port Orchard. [2]

Contents

Enrollment

In May 2011, the district had an enrollment of approximately 9,830 students. [3]

School Years

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Alternative programs

Governance

Board of directors

The district is governed by a board of five directors elected from geographical sub-districts. Each director is elected for a term of four years. Board meetings are open to the public held on the first and third Wednesday of each month. [4]

Superintendent

The superintendent serves as Secretary to the Board and provides day-to-day leadership and management to the district. South Kitsap School District has selected Bev Cheney, a former SKSD superintendent, to serve as interim for the 2012-13 school year after the previous superintendent, Dave LaRose, accepted a position as superintendent of Culver City (California) Unified School District.

The district hired Michelle Reid, 53, who is currently assistant superintendent of Port Angeles School District to replace Cheney after the 2012-13 school year. [5]

The district hired Tim Winter, superintendent of Clarkston School District since 2014, as a new superintendent in early 2019. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for South Kitsap School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. South Kitsap SD Annual Report 2007-08.Retrieved November 1, 2011
  3. OSPI State Report Card. Retrieved November 1, 2011
  4. SKSD Board of Directors webpage. Retrieved November 1, 2011
  5. Henry, Chris. "New South Kitsap superintendent ready to build community". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  6. South Kitsap selects Winter as new superintendent, Kitsap Sun, March 1, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019