Report Card -
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
 
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
 
Pau Wa Lu Middle School
Keith Lewis, Principal
701 Long Valley Road
Gardnerville, NV 89460
Phone: 775-265-6100 Fax: 775-265-1653
Website: www.dcsd.k12.nv.us/pwlms
 
 
Mission Statement
Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School is committed to the academic growth of its students, resulting in successful learners, by providing appropriate educational opportunities through course offerings in basic skills, electives, and enrichment areas.
 
Highlights
Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School is proud of the many outstanding and noteworthy achievements during 2010-11 in the areas of academics and extra-curricular activities. Some of the major highlights include:
  • Pau-Wa-Lu students, as a whole, score above district & state averages in reading, writing, & science on the CRT assessment.
  • Pau-Wa-Lu students, as a whole and within all subpopulations, demonstrated growth in reading on the CRT assessment.
  • 7th, 8th, and 9th graders scored above the Fall Target MAP Benchmark in reading, language, mathematics, and science.
  • On average, 8th & 9th graders made expected growth in reading, language, math and science on the 2010 Fall MAP assessment.
  • 21% of Pau-Wa-Lu students are enrolled in advanced placement math courses.
  • Pau-Wa-Lu inducted 41 students into the National Junior Honor Society.
  • 207 students are participating in the Actions Program; a program recognizing students for excellence in education.
  • Pau-Wa-Lu has 40 students participating in Safe School Ambassadors; a bully prevention and student leadership program.
 
Goals and Objectives
Goal 1
Increase achievement, as a school and within all sub-populations, in the area of mathematics.

Objective(s):
All subpopulations will demonstrate an increase in the mathematics PAC rate by at least 5% and demonstrate growth within the Data Analysis strand.

Goal 2
Increase achievement, as a school and within all sub-populations, in the area of English language arts.

Objective(s):
All subpopulations will demonstrate an increase in the English language arts PAC rate by at least 5%, demonstrate growth in analyzing information text, and demonstrate at least 5% growth in the area of writing as measured by the 8th grade writing assessment.

Goal 3
Promote a positive school culture focused on developing strong student-staff and student-school connections.

Objective(s):
Student perception survey data will reflect an improvement in the number of students involved in activities and who feel they can talk to an adult on campus regarding problems.