Principal's Corner

Welcome to Nile C. Kinnick HS

We are excited about this new school year as we Educate, Engage and Empower our students to succeed in a dynamic world. At Nile C. Kinnick High School, we focus on our four guiding principles: developing Fortitude, instilling Integrity, cultivating Responsibility and kindling an Enterprising spirit. You will hear a lot about these traits throughout the year.

To support our teachers with the implementation of the College and Career Readiness Standards, our school will release every Tuesday at 1320. This weekly, one hour release provides time for teachers to collaboratively plan, review student work and determine instructional adjustments needed to assist with student success.

To learn more about DoDEA's College and Career Readiness Initiative, you can review the standards at College and Career Ready (CCR)

Overall, it is our vision that Kinnick High School provides a collaborative, 21st century learning experience. KHS remains focused on each student's individual success. Our school improvement goals provide a holistic approach to education including a focus on academic success, community building, post-secondary planning and social/emotional health. KHS's school improvement goals are:

Math Goal – Students in Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II will demonstrate increased mastery in mathematical modeling and reasoning as demonstrated by PSAT/SAT/ACT data, common summative module assessments, MATHia mastery reports, and CCRM summative assessments. Year 2022-2023 will serve as baseline data for the common summative module assessments.

ELA Goal - Using the claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) strategy, students will increase their command of evidence across the curriculum, as observed by indicator 13 on the learning walkthrough tool and by an increase in standards.>

• W1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence AND
• RI 1:Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

I'm very excited about having your young men and women join our community. We look forward to working with you to make this a successful, productive, and rewarding school year for all students.

Very Respectfully,

Principal, Nile C. Kinnick High School