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Mission Statement |
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The Washoe County School District provides each student the opportunity to achieve his or her potential through a superior education in a safe and challenging environment in order to develop responsible and productive citizens for our diverse and rapidly changing community. |
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We are proud of the many wonderful things that our teachers, counselors and students have accomplished this year. Here are just a few of them:- Instead of letter grades, our quarterly standards-based report cards list standards and how students meet the standards.
- Our comprehensive counseling program is a recognized model program (RAMP) by the American School Counselor Association.
- Our Inclusion Program is unique and supports our special education students so they can be successful in regular classrooms.
- Our special education students score at least double the rate of District special ed students on standardized testing.
- Sixty-seven percent of our English Language Learners achieved English language proficiency.
- Vallarie Larson was named Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year by the Northern Nevada Council of the Social Studies.
- Counselors meet with 8th graders and parents to review portfolios, high school goals and career interests inventories.
- Both our 7th and 8th grade Bands received a Superior rating at the WCSD Music Festival.
- Both our 7th and 8th grade Orchestras received a Superior rating at the WCSD Music Festival.
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Goals and Objectives |
Goal 1
All students, especially our IEP students, will increase math computation and problem-solving skills.
Objective(s):
The percent of all students that meet or exceed the standard in mathematics achievement will increase by 3% and the percent of non-proficient IEP students will decrease by 10% as measured by the mathematics CRTs.
Goal 2
All students, especially our IEP students, will increase reading comprehension and fluency skills.
Objective(s):
The percent of all students that meet or exceed the standard in reading achievement will increase by 3% and the percent of non-proficient IEP students will decrease by 10% as measured by the reading CRTs.
Goal 3
All students, especially our IEP students, will increase their writing ability.
Objective(s):
The percent of all students that meet or exceed the standard in writing achievement will increase by 3% and the percent of non-proficient IEP students will decrease by 10% as measured by the Analytic Trait Writing Test.
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