About Kanawha County Schools
Kanawha County Schools (KCS) is the largest school system in West Virginia. The district serves more than 23,900 students, representing the region's diverse socioeconomic mix. KCS is comprised of 42 elementary schools, 12 middle schools and one alternative center, eight high schools and one alternative center, two career and technical education centers, one adult center, and two community education centers. The Kanawha County School System is dedicated to providing a world-class education that ensures success for every student in the 21st century. KCS serves students located across 913.38 square miles.
Mission Statement
Kanawha County Schools will provide a world-class education system that ensures all students are college and career ready for today and beyond.
We Believe
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All students can achieve.
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Quality teaching is the key to student success with consistent student and teacher engagement in the school and in classroom activities.
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Effective leadership skills are essential for creating and maintaining effective schools for current and future learners.
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Schools, parents, and communities must be partners in learning.
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Schools must be safe and caring places.
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All teachers must be teachers of literacy skills, including literacy in technology.
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Students and teachers must be prepared for life-long learning in a global society.
2022-2023 Goals
Goal 1 - Improve the Social/Emotional Health and Well-Being of Students and Staff
Description: Improve the Social/Emotional Health and Well-Being of Students and Staff as measured by: 1.) 80% of teachers will participate in the school-based Teacher Wise Program; 2.) Teacher and staff attendance will increase by 1% from an average of 94% to 95%; 3.) Student attendance will increase by 1%; and 4.) student graduation rate will increase by 1% for the four-year cohort and .5% for the five year cohort, district-wide.
Goal 2 - Good Teaching and Student Engagement will be evident in 100% of classrooms during the instructional day
Description: Good Teaching and Student Engagement will be evident in 100% of classrooms during the instructional day, measured by samples of principal/specialist's classroom walkthrough comments and next steps (recorded in Schoology), grades that reflect the implementation of effective lesson planning, and educator evaluations.
Goal 3 - All Kanawha County Teachers will utilize data to plan and provide data driven instruction to students using a variety of formative and summative assessments
Description: All Kanawha County Teachers will utilize data to plan and provide data driven instruction to students using a variety of formative and summative assessments. This will be measured by attendance at instructional monitoring meetings, attendance at training sessions on PL Days through the staff development monitoring system, True North Logic, and supporting documentation collected by principals and district leaders.
The full KCS 2022-2023 Strategic Plan is available here.