Parent Informational Meeting

1. Parent Informational Meeting January 12, 2015

2. What really happens in school every day?

3. Wakefield Community School in cooperation with family and community is committed to providing a safe learning environment for each student to attain a quality comprehensive education. The school community is dedicated to prepare all students to be critical thinkers, lifelong learners and responsible/productive citizens for successful participation in a global society.

4. School Improvement Goals • Wakefield School students will improve reading comprehension across the curriculum. • Wakefield School students will increase student’s critical thinking and problem solving skills in mathematics. • Wakefield School students will improve their character, leadership, and pride in school and community.

5. What are the teachers doing?

6. School PRIDE • Trojan Time (Build Relationships, Check on grades, work with students) • Reading Groups [School-wide Title I] • L to J (display results) • Literacy SMART Goals in each dept. (Use goal already written, make a plan for writing activities) • Technology (Set an individual technology goal)

8. What are the students doing?

9. PRIDE Rule #1 BE HERE!! • Not just “showing up” • Show up ON TIME • Show up EVERY DAY • Show up READY • Your teachers’ jobs are to keep you ENGAGED in learning.

10. Attendance Rate Last year, attendance rate went above 90% Highest it’s been in several years. This means there are fewer kids who have several absences

11. PRIDE Rule #2 GET INVOLVED • Be involved…this is YOUR school! • Build your “resume” while you’re here • Join a group, a club, a sports team, an organization • Find a way to get involved • It has been PROVEN that belonging to a team or organization helps you do better in school…and it builds your resume

12. School Activities • Sports Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Golf, Baseball • One-Act • Speech • Art Club • FBLA • FCCLA • FFA • Student Council • NHS • Band • Choir • Yearbook

13. ONE-ACT SPEECH ART CLUB YEARBOOK BASKETBALL AND WRESTLING FBLA FCCLA FFA STUDENT COUNCIL NHS ALL A’S 1st QUARTER REGIONAL WRITING COMMUNITY SERVICE ALL DAY EVERY DAY

14. PRIDE Rule #3 RESPECT • Self, others, property, WAKEFIELD SCHOOL • This of course includes classroom behavior (our goal of keeping you engaged and not disrupting that in any way) but also: • Hallway behavior • Lunchroom behavior • Language • Keeping hallways and locker rooms neat and clean

15. Examples of showing RESPECT • Good Sportsmanship • Good fan behavior • Happy atmosphere • Homecoming activities with elementary • Compliments from other schools • Tornado Relief efforts This shows that you have respect for our school

16. PRIDE Rule #4 DO NOT ACCEPT FAILURE • Don’t accept the F just because you didn’t feel like trying. We are here to help you. • Have PRIDE and RESPECT for yourself to do the best you can in school. Build your resume!!

18. INDEPENDENCE and RESPONSIBILITY • Yellow Sheets • Attendance • Practice/game schedules; Eligibility • Checking grades on PowerSchool • iPads • Homework • Conversations with Teachers/Coaches (Chain of Command) • Communication with Parents • School Website • PowerSchool • Front Sign • Newspaper • Mail

20. IMPROVED OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL READING  72% MATH  84%

21. IMPROVED OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL READING  80% MATH  77%

22. IMPROVED OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL READING  73% MATH  79%

23. IMPROVED OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL READING  77% MATH  74%

24. IMPROVED OR ABOVE GRADE LEVEL READING  83% MATH  81%

25. School Climate Survey http://tinyurl.com/lp28ejd Questions? Email me: jheitz@esu1.org