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Mission Statement |
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White Pine County School District is committed to providing excellence in education for each and every student. VISION Our vision is to be a district where students and staff continually develop and refine core academic learning, social development and successful life skills, with exposure to career and technical education. |
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The District experienced a loss of instructional and support staff positions due to a decline in the state budget and the sun setting of several federal and state grants. Despite the loss of staff the district has been able to maintain its educational programs, in part due to the willingness of teachers, administrators and support staff to do more for the same or reduced compensation.
White Pine Middle School was named, for the second consecutive year, as a National Model School by the International Center for Leadership in Education (I.C.L.E.) and presented at the national ICLE Model Schools Conference in the summer of 2010. In May of 2011 White Pine Middle School was a presenter at the Nevada Mega Conference and in June 2011 was a featured presenter at the National Model School Conference.
White Pine High School was designated a High Achieving school on state mandated assessments., Lund Elementary, Lund Middle school, Lund High School, Baker Elementary School and White Pine Middle School all achieved the Adequate Yearly Progress targets set by the Nevada Department of Education.
The White Pine County School Board continued with a four day school week at district schools (with the exception of Baker Elementary) which was first implemented in the 2009-2010 school year. A district wide survey indicated that 85% of parents responding favored the continuation of the four day school week and the board approved this schedule for the 2010-2011 school year.
All schools use the Professional Learning Community model for professional development. The Professional Learning Community model serves as the mechanism to drive school improvement.
McGill Elementary school continues to offer a pre-school for qualified three and four year old students. This program is funded through grant monies and has proven an effective means of improving student achievement in its participants.
White Pine County School District has provided Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (S.I.O.P.) training to assist our English Language Learners (E.L.L.), training in autism testing and best education practices, as well as sign language interpreter training. By training a core of staff members in each school throughout the district White Pine County School District can better serve these students and improve their academic performance.
David E. Norman Elementary and McGill Elementary are recipients of the 21st Century Grant. This multi-year grant has provided funding for after school tutoring and academic enrichment activities for participating students.
White Pine Middle School continues with a school-within-a-school program for middle school students who are credit deficient or experiencing problems in the regular classroom environment. This has been one contributing factor in the reduction of the number of students failing classes and has enabled students to complete the required coursework to be eligible to enroll in high school. White Pine Middle School has taken an active role in training staff and educating students as part of a proactive effort to combat bullying. White Pine Middle School has attained notoriety for its implementation of strategies used to identify bullies, assist identified bullies in becoming better citizens and helping every student identify ways to combat bulling. The principal has been on several national television news programs as a result of the effectiveness of this program.
White Pine High School continued to use the Freshman Achievement Program for all freshman students who are credit deficient. Another program which has been highly effective has been White Pine High School’s Senior Achievement Program which is designed to assist students in preparing for life after they have completed their secondary education experience.
Baker Elementary School, serving students grade 3-6, continues to meet AYP standards. Community involvement in the school remains high with support from both parents and the business community which are strong advocates for their students and the school.
The White Pine County School District Board of Trustees continues to be active in the Nevada Association of School Boards. Irene Chachas, chair of the WPCSD Board of trustees, is the immediate Past President for the Nevada Association of School Boards. The board continues to foster a site-based decision making process within schools and provides guided autonomy to each school site allowing the schools to develop a plan to meet board goals and address the need of individual schools in supporting student achievement. The Board of Education has been developing a long range strategic plan for the school district. The board meets on a regular basis to review and update this plan.
The board has created a Parent Involvement Committee whose task is to develop a plan and strategies for increasing parental involvement at all grade levels. This committee meets on a regularly scheduled basis and has parent representatives from all school sites. This committee is an extension of the Family Friendly Schools initiative begun by the district in 2008.
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Goals and Objectives |
Student Achievement
1. All instructional staff will receive professional development to increase their understanding and to facilitate instruction regarding the common core state standards.
2. All students will meet or exceed state standards in all core areas.
3. The district will fully implement the Measured Academic Progress Assessment to target instruction in order to meet student academic needs and to improve student academic performance.
4. Each school site will increase student performance for the English Language Learner (ELL), Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and Free/Reduced Lunch (FRL) populations.
Facility and Transportation
1. Internal improvements to all facilities.
2. Establish a rotation schedule for replacement of all district vehicles and establish a budget to meet this need.
Professional Development
1. The district will establish funding to support professional development for both classified and certified employees.
2. Teachers and administrators will become proficient at using Measured Academic Progress assessment to target and guide instruction.
3. Academic review teams will be reviewing and revising the curriculum and instructional strategies for math and language arts.
Information Technology
1. Upgrade district network capability.
2. Use E-rate to upgrade district network and support services.
3. Establish budget and schedule to upgrade information technology software.
4. Establish budget and schedule to upgrade information technology hardware.
Parental Involvement
1. Continue to survey parents to measure the impact of the four day school week.
2. Upgrade technology to further encourage/support parental involvement.
3. Parent Involvement Committee will meet on a regular basis to develop and implement parental involvement strategies.
Career and Technical Education
1. Review and revise the K-12 School-to-Career program and District Career Guidance Program.
2. Update GBC articulated agreements and CTE Skill Certificates.
3. Update CTE programs by including new projects such as solar power construction in the Construction Trades Program.
School Climate
1. Implement citizenship and anti-bullying program K-12 with the focus on the Leader in Me as the major component of instructional citizenship curriculum.
2. Implement an anti-cyber bullying program.
3. Provide parents with information about the different types of bullying and measures that can be taken to protect their children at all district schools.
4. Update District Emergency Response Plan.
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