KENT CITY SCHOOLS
KENT A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE    •   A GOOD PLACE TO LEARN

The Kent City Schools stand at the heart of a community long known for appreciating education. In 1910 one of Ohio's first teacher training institutions (Kent Normal School) was established in Kent. As that school grew into a major university, the Kent City Schools developed an enviable reputation for academic excellence, sound fiscal management, good community relations, and a rational approach to meeting educational challenge.

With five elementary schools, a middle school and a high school, the Kent Schools serve more than 4,000 students annually from Kent, Franklin Township, Brady Lake Village, and the Village of Sugar Bush Knolls.

Nearly three hundred teachers meet these students in classrooms with a pupil/teacher ratio of approximately 21:1. About sixty percent of the teachers hold master's degrees, and all of them bring expertise, commitment, and the countless benefits of diverse backgrounds to their students. All participate in regular inservice training programs, and all offer curricula continuously updated by district-wide curriculum development committees. They rely on up-to-date textbooks and equipment and facilities regularly maintained and modernized.

The Kent Schools are fully accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and Roosevelt High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. Kent students score very well on national and standardized tests of achievement and aptitude, and on college entrance exams. A high percentage of our high school graduates enter college, many of them with important scholarships and some with distinction such as National Merit Scholar status.

The philosophy of the Kent City Schools starts with the assumption that all students can learn at high levels. We believe the best thing we can do for our children is nurture in them a lifelong love of learning. Kent Schools guide the development of responsible citizens and provide every student with opportunities to master essential skills and develop personal potential.

In support of these goals, the Kent Board of Education has adopted a fair and reasonable code of discipline intended to ensure a safe, orderly environment conducive to learning. Open lines of communication between school, student, and family are crucial to good classroom atmosphere, and Kent School personnel work very hard to keep dialogue going.

Reading, writing, English, mathematics, science and social studies form the basic curriculum of the Kent Schools. In addition, students may study foreign languages, become computer literate, learn to swim, and participate in physical education, fine and applied arts, and vocational training. Sports are "co-curricular" in the Kent Schools -- an addition to a strong academic program, not a replacement. Participation and good sportsmanship are expected, and students have many choices, including swimming, football, soccer, basketball, volleyball, wrestling, track, tennis, golf, and ice hockey, to name a few. A wide range of other activities are also available to our students: choirs: orchestras and bands; and clubs for languages, vocations, drama and chess. School publications, student council, National Honor Society, the Quill and Scroll honorary, and other groups also help students round out their school experience.

The Kent City Schools provide a continuum of support for students with special needs, beginning at age 3 with a pre-school program for children who are developmentally delayed in areas such as communication, hearing, vision, behavior or motor function. From kindergarten on, special needs students benefit from several options. Some are assisted in attending regular classes (inclusion), while others enroll in special needs classes. School psychologists, special education supervisors, speech and language therapists, and physical and occupational therapists are all involved in these programs.

For gifted and academically talented children enrichment is available from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Group programs begin with a weekly after-school Primary Enrichment Program. PACE, a weekly full-day program, serves gifted students in grades 4 through 6, while academically talented fifth and sixth graders enjoy monthly EXCEL activities. For seventh and eighth graders, there are the Future Problem Solving program accelerated classes, mentorships, leadership seminars, a gifted girls seminar and opportunities for independent study. In high school, enrichment opportunities for Kent's best students include honors and accelerated classes, advanced placement, Odyssey of the Mind, and Kent State University courses.

Along with education children, Kent City Schools serve the community in many other ways. School buildings are regularly used as meeting places for community groups. School athletic facilities are available for swimming, tennis, and other activities. Since 1986 the Kent Schools have offered Adult Basic Education, Home Health Care Aide Training, Human Resource Development for Business and Industry, and several dozen basic skills and personal growth courses.

Kent Schools value dialogue with the community. Ideas of kent citizens are welcomed by school leadership and are continuously sought informally as well as by means of citizen surveys and parent organization input. Recently a committee of Kent citizens conducted a two-year study to determine community attitudes about the schools, explore ways to share school and community resources, and further strengthen our mutual ties. As committee findings are put to work, the Kent Schools will continue to transmit school news by various means, including school newsletters, formal progress reports, and Record-Courier reports.

Kent citizens take pride in supporting their schools. Some do this in a "hands-on" fashion, in classrooms, on field trips, in parent associations, and with fundraising activities. kent citizens also support their schools at the ballot box, in recent history passing virtually every school operation levy. Obviously kent people understand that good schools enrich communities. And it is obvious, too, the Kent Schools have earned community trust by providing excellent educational and co-curricular programs while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

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     Administration Offices
     321 N. Depeyster St.
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     330-673-6515

     Business Offices
     321 N. Depeyster St.
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     330-677-6100

     Davey Elementary School
     196 N. Prospect Street
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades PreK-5
     330-673-6703

     Franklin Elementary School
     6662 S.R. 43
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades K-5
     330-673-6704

     Holden Elementary School
     132 W. School Street
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades K-5
     330-673-6737

     Longcoy Elementary School
     1069 Elno Avenue
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades K-5
     330-673-6772

     Walls Elementary School
     900 Doramor Street
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades K-5
     330-673-6862

     Stanton Middle School
     1175 Hudson Rd.
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades 6-8
     330-676-8600

     Theodore Roosevelt
     High School
     1400 N. Mantua Street
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     Grades 9-12
     330-673-9595

     Central School;
     Roosevelt Annex
     200 N. Mantua St.
     Kent, Ohio 44240
     330-676-4181