Offering students a safe and engaging learning environment makes Spokane Public Schools a choice for nearly 90% of Spokane area parents. Through the 3Rs of Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships, our district is committed to ensuring a positive learning experience for your child.

“Excellence for Everyone” is more than our school district’s motto. It’s our goal to ensure that ALL students, including those with fewer advantages, are achieving at high levels. With dedicated and well trained teachers and staff we seek to maintain the needs of a diverse community that is committed to educating its children for the demands of the 21st century.

Our work is recognized by others. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has acknowledged Spokane Public Schools as a high achieving school district by granting the district $16.4 million. The funds have been allocated to individual schools over a five-year period through a project called SHAPeS, or Spokane High Achieving and Performing Schools. SHAPeS encourages professional development for teachers and personalized learning environments.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson has recognized the school district for “breakthrough performance.” Her 2003 “State of Education” report cited the district as one of four in the state that “truly collaborates professionally to achieve success for kids, has good leadership, and uses student data to improve teaching and learning.”

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Excellence in Instruction

• Seventy percent of Spokane Public Schools instructors hold Master’s degrees.
• District leaders are committed to maintaining reduced class sizes.
• Rigorous and continual professional development ensures that all teachers are able to implement the newest and best in available curriculums, technologies, and instructional methodologies.
• Curricular alignment ensures that district learners are mastering state-mandated learning goals and national standards for achievement.
• Specialists in art, music, counseling, physical education, and library are critical to the well-rounded education we offer.
• New high school requirements in math and fine arts ensure that graduates are taught a broad spectrum of subject matters.

Excellence in Results

• From SATs to WASLs, Spokane Public Schools students continue to achieve ever-higher marks and better comparative averages than other districts in both the state and nation.
• In 2003, juniors from Spokane Public Schools bettered the national average by 26 points on the verbal portion of the SAT and 13 points on the math portion.
• In 2003 the school district improved in the WASL math, reading, and writing in each of the three grades assessed from the prior year.
• Spokane School District students continue to surpass advanced placement grades in the state and country. In 2003 more students took more exams than ever before.

Excellence in Community Support

• A volunteer board of community activists leads Spokane Public Schools. The Board of Directors has been recognized for work in areas of equity and in the provision of outstanding community service.
• Extensive volunteer participation provides enriched learnings for students. Site-based associations promote family and neighborhood participation in school development programs.
• A district-wide Citizens Advisory Committee provides direction and reflection to district leaders on a variety of topics.
• Business and community partnership programs abound and provide community placement opportunities for students and support for the school district.
• Citizen-led bond and levy teams provide continual and critical support, including leading passage of the largest bond measure ever.

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Did You Know?

• The district has 6 high schools, 6 middle schools, and 34 elementary schools, and a voter-approved renovation plan for every school.
• Spokane Public Schools serves more than 30,000 students and is the largest employer in the city of Spokane.
• The district maintains and owns 560 acres of property.
• Spokane Public Schools has over 8,000 active parent/community volunteers as well as over 500 community and business supporters.
• Every first-year teacher is assigned a master teacher mentor.
• Our technology services department maintains over 13,000 computers and 4,000 printers and scanners.

Excellence in Programs

• Gifted education opportunities abound. Courses range from honors and advanced placement at the secondary level to weekly or daily gifted programs at the elementary level.
• Special education and resource support is available for every qualifying student.
• Homeschoolers are given assistance through The Enrichment Cooperative, which provides teaching staff and instructional support materials.
• Alternative educational options include a full-service high school that houses a variety of specifically designed programs as well as a school for Native American learners.
• Montessori and Alternative Parent Participation Learning Experience (APPLE) programs provide elementary options for families seeking non-traditional settings, while SPRINT offers similar options to middle school families.
• The Spokane Skills Center provides professional-technical skill development in a variety of subject areas.
• Senior high students can acquire college credit through successful completion of coursework through both Running Start and Advanced Placement programs.
• A rich extracurricular program provides district students with substantial opportunities for participation in fine and performing arts, athletics, entrepreneurial development, foreign studies, cross cultural studies and award-winning diversity efforts that ensure equity for all students.
• After-school programs at both the elementary and middle school level keep school children busy and engaged in high-interest learnings.
• Before- and after-school childcare is also available for younger elementary children.
• State of the art technology and cutting edge instruction ensure mastery in a variety of professional and technical courses and lead to industry certification in culinary arts, Microsoft Office, A+, Cisco, and pre-apprenticeship programs. College credit is available in business classes, family and consumer science courses, and applied technology classes.