Finley School District encompasses an area consisting of industrial sites, rich farmland and residences in Benton County. The District is bordered on the north and east by the Columbia River and is adjacent to the City of Kennewick. Kennewick, Pasco and Richland comprise the nearby area of the Tri-Cities. The Finley School District is the hub of the Finley Community and enjoys the strong support of the community. Our mission is to provide a safe, positive learning environment that empowers the whole student to use his or her natural and learned talents to become a productive, responsible member of both the community and world. In collaboration with the entire Finley community, our staff work each day to realize our vision of All Kids Achieving.
Our outstanding teachers and staff are committed to providing your children the best education possible. We believe that all students can achieve in school and graduate prepared for success in post-secondary education, work, and life. To guide and set the vision for our work, the Kennewick School Board has approved a new set of strategic plan goals called “North Star Goals”. These goals set our standards for safety, academics, staff development and fiscal responsibility.
Our mission is to provide a "School District of Choice". What this means is that we will strive to create learning opportunities and options for students that make Ki-Be the district that our parents choose to send their students to. To make this a reality, our School Board has committed to ensuring that our programs and offerings are in line with the needs of our students. Also, the district and the Board have committed to improving student achievement as measured by the state assessments, to the top quartile of schools in the state. Our Board has coined the phrase, "let’s move the dot" which refers to the graph of schools that measures student progress. We are proud of the effort and success of our high school students and staff for the gains they have made in state assessment scores.
The educational focus at Paterson School District is to help students to learn, to grow and to succeed. Every effort is made to provide instruction that is based on the individual needs of the students attending school in this K-8 rural setting. A variety of assessment strategies are used to diagnose needs, plan instructional strategies and document student success. In keeping with the district’s focus and with the Washington State Essential Learning Requirements, instruction is designed to help move students forward in their efforts to: Read with comprehension, write with skill, and communicate effectively and responsibly in a variety of ways and settings; Know and apply the core concepts and principles of mathematics; social, physical and life sciences; civics and history; geography; arts; and health and fitness; Think analytically, logically, and creatively, and to integrate experience and knowledge to form reasoned judgements and solve problems; Understand the importance of work and how performance, effort, and decisions directly affect career and educational opportunities.
Mission: The Richland School District’s educational excellence inspires and prepares students to become: Critical thinkers; Passionate learners; Contributing and responsible members of society; and Successful in the global community.