MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT

2323 E. Farwell Road, Mead, WA 99021

FACTS:

SAT scores well above state and national averages
Newsweek/The Daily Beast ranked Mead Schools among "America's Best High Schools"
7 out of 10 high school graduates attend college
92% "ON TIME" (4-year) graduation rate at Mead and Mt. Spokane High Schools (Class of 2013)
95% "extended" (5-year) graduation rate at Mead and Mt. Spokane High Schools (Class of 2011)
Washington School Research Center ranks the Mead district in the state's top 5% for performance
Mead district accomplishes all this while spending less than 93% of other Washington school districts, per student

Elementary schools, in addition to core academics, offer music (band, choir, and orchestra), intramural sports, and much more.
High schools offer 250+ courses including:

One of only three districts statewide to be named a S.T.E.M. Lighthouse District, teaching accelerated science, technology, engineering, and mathematics - Mead district is the only district in the state to receive a $250,000 grant in conjunction with this designation.
65% of high school students participate in co-curricular and extra-curricular programs / athletics.

2012 & 2011 Washington Achievement Award - Mountainside Middle School
2012 & 2011 School of Distinction Award - Five Mile Prairie School
2011 & 2007 High School Principal of the Year (Great Spokane League)
2011 WORD Administer of the Year (Washington Organization of Reading Development)
2011 Administrator of the Year (Washington Association for Learning Alternatives)
2010 Washington Achievement Award - Shiloh Hills Elementary
2010 Washington State Coach of the Year
2010 Washington State Forensics Coach of the Year
2009 Blue Ribbon Schools (U.S. Department of Education) - Colbert Elementary
2009 ESD 101 Teacher of the Year
32 National Board Certified Teachers
Teachers average 15 years experience and 77% have a Master's Degree

$89.5 million operation budget, 85% of which pays for staff
Mead District employs 20% fewer administrations than state guidelines specify, education each student for 10% less than the state average and for less than any other Spokane County school district - ranking 274th out of 295 Washington school districts in per student expenditures
Superintendent, Rockefeller, is an adjunct professor teaching graduate-level finance at the university level
CFO Wayne Leonard has 21 years in school district financial management, 8 years as a state auditor reviewing school districts and universities, and is former President of the Washington Association of Business Officials
Board Members - 81 years of collective board experience and extensive experience in financial management

Contact:

Superintendent Tom Rockefeller