Building for Generations

As the 2016/17 school year closed on another incredible high, it also marked five years since my family and I were blessed with the opportunity to come to KHDS, entrusted by our Board of Trustees and parent body to perform this holy work. It seems appropriate, therefore, to pause and assess our present fiscal and physical state and provide some assurances in our plan for long-term sustainability.

First and foremost, when our families returned for the 2017/18 school year, it was to tuition rates lower than they were six years ago. Despite that achievement and having kept tuition stable for the four years prior, we have invested significantly into our academic resources and offerings, made major upgrades to our facilities, offered increased benefits to our dedicated and invaluable staff, paid off our mortgage, and continued to build a healthy reserve fund — all of which will pay dividends in the future beyond the immediate benefits already being enjoyed.

We've made many long-term upgrades to our campus in the past five years such as new roofing, new air conditioning, a swimming pool, a new playground, remodeled offices, new classroom spaces including a makerspace and a sensory room, exterior painting, sun shades, gym soundproofing, and so much more.

Many of the aforementioned projects were made possible through the implementation of several cost-effective systems and added efficiencies throughout the entirety of our operation. Much was also due to your generosity and our steadily growing fundraising totals. An exciting addition to our annual campaign is the Scholarship Mega Raffle, which has raised over $130,000 in our first 4 years.

Through grants from both the Department of Homeland Security and the State of Florida, we've made many security upgrades such as electronic access control, perimeter fencing, security cameras, alarms and panic buttons. We've also upgraded our technology infrastructure through a multi-year grant from the Federal eRate program.

Selecting only a sampling of highlights from among a long and ever-growing list of achievements is a daunting task, to say the least. It is our hope that it will sufficiently infuse you with a sense of pride as one of our valuable KHDS stakeholders, and will also give you confidence in our long-term plans. We appreciate the awesome responsibility of our work and grow more passionate each day in our commitment to all-around excellence. Our pledge to you is that we are working tirelessly to reach even greater heights in the years ahead so that, with Hashem's continued help, KHDS will be able to offer our high standard of education for generations of children to come.