Kent School Services Network (KSSN)

• Students learning, growing and achieving

• Students and families getting the services they need, when they need them at school

• Help develop the whole child and ensure that all children are physically, emotionally, socially, and academically ready to learn.

• Increase student achievement

• Lower student absences

• Improve coordination of services

• Deliver services as they are needed

Each KSSN community school has several full-time staff on site to serve families. These professional may include:

• A Community School Coordinator who helps connect families with needed services
• A Clinician who provides counseling, crisis response, workshops, group services and other direct help to families
• Success Coaches from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) who help families gain self-sufficiency and get needed services
• Other services, depending on the needs of the families.

Sparta High School KSSN
Brandon Hassevoort
Community School Coordinator
brandon.hassevoort@spartaschools.org
616-887-8213 Ext: 1006

Sparta Middle School KSSN
Courtney Knudson
Community School Coordinator
courtney.knudson@spartaschools.org
616-887-8211 Ext: 2605

Appleview Elementary KSSN
Cinda Birely
Community School Coordinator
cinda.birely@spartaschools.org
616-887-1743 Ext: 4217

Ridgeview Elementary KSSN
Jodi West
Community School Coordinator
jodi.west@spartaschools.org
616-887-8218 Ext: 3308