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KEYINITIATIVESADMINISTRATIVESUPPORTCENTERTEAMSKingsportCitySchoolssupportseachoitsschoolsthroughauniqueprocessinvolvingASCAdministrativeSupportCenterteams.Eachteamvolunteerstimeandenergytoassistinavarietyoactivitiesattheschoollevel.TheASCteamsstrivetodevelopalearning-ocusedpartnershipwitheachschooldeepenrelationshipsbetweentheASCandtheschoolsreorganizeandre-culturetheASCtobecomeasupportcenteroreachschoolsupporttheteachingandlearningprocessdevelopacultureostewardshipandsupportcontinualimprovement.ASCteamsvolunteeredover1400hourstoKCSschoolsin2012-13and1500hoursin2013-14.ThissupporteortisoneotheKingsportCitytargetsunderStrategicPlanGoal4-Ensuringbusinessoperationseectivelysupportteachingandlearning.TennesseeSCOREPrizeTheSCOREStateCollaborativeonReormingEducationPrizehasbeenidentifedasthehallmarkprogramthatrecognizesTennesseeschoolsanddistrictsortheiroutstandingworksupportingstudentachievementandcollegereadinessperormance.SCOREinitiallyidentifesthreedistrictsandnineschoolsbasedonablindreviewoperormancedata.Aterthesefnalistsareselectedateamostateandnationaleducatorsconductsitevisitstoreviewhowthesedistrictsandschoolsproduceoutstandingstudentresults.Theresultsarecollectedandreviewedbyaselectioncommitteewhichconductsasecretballottoselectthewinners.FinallySCOREdistinguishesonedistrictelementarymiddleandhighschoolwiththeSCOREPrizeannuallyorbeingleadersinstudentlearning.KingsportCitySchoolswasnominatedasaScorePrizeDistrictFinalistinboth2013and2014winningtheawardasthetopschoolsysteminTennesseein2014.AnhonorothisdistinctionisonlyduetotheantasticacultystaparentsstudentsamiliesandcommunitymembersoKingsportCitySchoolsandtheCityoKingsport.StrategicPlanKingsportCitySchoolshasdevelopedacomprehensivestrategicplanthatisapprovedannuallybytheBoardoEducation.Thestrategicplaniscomposedofvegoalswithembeddedshort-andlong-termtargetsthatareusedtomeasurethesystemsprogressandsupportstudentlearning.GoalOneKCSwilldeliverworld-classcurriculumandinstruction.GoalTwoKCSwillprovidecommittedandinnovativeeducators.GoalThreeKCSwillfurnishsafeappropriateandwell-maintainedfacilitiesthatsupportteachingandlearning.GoalFourKCSwillensurebusinessoperationseectivelysupportteachingandlearning.GoalFiveKCSwillengagefamiliesandthecommunity.Theullstrategicplancanbeviewedonlineatwww.k12k.com.TNCPEKingsportCitySchoolshasbeenheavilyinvolvedwithTNCPEtheTennesseeCenterorPerormanceExcellencewhichutilizesthenationalBaldrigeCriteriatodriveorganizationalexcellenceinthestateoTennessee.In2014KCSreceivedanAchievementLevelAwardromTNCPEwhichrecognizedKCSoritsimplementationandsystematicprocessorefningandimprovingorganizationalprocessestosupportthevisionobeingstudentocusedandworldclass.STREAMSTREAMisanacronymthatstandsorsciencetechnologyreadingengineeringartsandmathematics.KingsportCitySchoolshasdevelopedaSTREAMvisionthatincorporatesavarietyoactivitiestosupportthisacademicocuswithapurposetoreacheverychildandtoprovideopportunitiesorstudentswhoexhibitaninterestoraptitudeinsciencetechnologyengineeringandormathematics.StudentscanexperienceanannualsummerSTREAMCampculminatingSTREAMprojectscareerexplorationandcareerandtechnicaleducation.Inadditiontheeortalsoocusesonpartnershipsandproessionallearning.KingsportCitySchoolsiscurrentlyworkingtowardsthegoaloestablishingaregionalscienceandtechnologycenterthatintegrateshighschoolcurriculumandindustrythroughschoolandbusinesspartnershipsthatocusonauthenticresearchapplicationandmentorshipswithproessionalsinourneighboringbusinessesandindustries.