Kentwood Public Schools are the Heart of the Community. Our Families are an integral and valued part of the Education of our Students.
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Staff/Students-Trouble Logging In?
Your Active Directory password may have expired and/or needs to be changed. If you are coming into school you can change it at your PC. From home, please follow these instructions:
Go to https://sso.kentwoodps.org/adfs/portal/updatepassword
You should see the following:
The field with [email protected] can be in the following formats. Instead of 11111, use your employee ID#.
Examples of username that can be used
- [email protected]
- KENTWOODPS\11111
- [email protected]
The "Old password" field is the current password that has expired
The "New password" field is the new password that you would like to set
The "Confirm new password" field is the same password that was entered into the New password field
Changes have been made to simplify password management and increase security.
Network passwords will be synced with Gmail, Synergy, and eFinance accounts. You will now have one password for multiple accounts. In an effort to increase security, network passwords will now expire every 84 days..
Password requirements:
- At least 8 characters in length CANNOT repeat same character more than twice in a row
- CANNOT contain your name or username
- CANNOT use your previous password as your new password
- Must include 3 out of 4 of the following:
- Lower case letter
- Upper case letter
- Number
- Special character
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Kentwood Public Schools is proud to offer a unique approach to learning for the highly capable student. Kentwood’s PEAKS (Parents, Educators and Kids = Success) Program is a full- time, self-contained, gifted and talented program for students in grades 3-8 that focuses on the development of STEM skills, 21st Century Skills, Service Learning. This program emphasizes rigorous academic instruction and independent student learning. Kentwood’s Gifted and Talented Program is tailored for students who are gifted in multiple area and motivated to learn. For the past 20 plus years, Kentwood has been proud to have provided programming for its gifted learners.
To apply to the PEAKS Program:
1. Parents must attend a program informational meeting at Discovery elementary:
- Tuesday, February 4
- or Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 7 p.m.
2. Parents must ensure the completion of all application processes and forms and return materials to Amanda Barbour at Discovery Elementary or Melissa Truskowski at Crestwood Middle School by February 28, 2020.
All Application details will be explained at the informational meetings in February.
Pre-school Open House
Thursday, February 27
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Hamilton Early Childhood Center
3303 Breton Road SE, Door A
3-year-old tuition programs
4-year-old tuition programs
4-year-old Great Start Readiness Programs
(1/2 day and full day sections)
Returning families may sign up starting Monday, February 24th
New families may sign up starting Thursday, February 27th
Children must be 3 or 4 years of age by Sept. 1, 2020
Please call 616-426-5311 with questions
BOE Meeting Minutes for Nov 18, 2019
BOE Meeting Agenda for September 09, 2019
BOE Meeting Minutes for August 12, 2019
