In furtherance of a LYS Nation tradition, we will take this time to tip our caps to the campuses that have embraced the most important step in creating and maintaining an action oriented professional learning community.  These are the campuses that have conducted an extraordinary number of formative classroom observations in a given month.  There were a total of 10,719 PowerWalks conducted during the past month and the January targets (adjusted for snow days) for Hero School designation were:

Big Schools – 220 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 160 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 90 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations

Due to the short month and snow days we will leave the February targets the same:

Your February Hero School Targets Big Schools – 220 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 160 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 90 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations

Now without further ado, here are your thirty-five PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of January 2014.  Congratulations!!!

Elementary Schools Junior High and Middle Schools Alternative Schools Combined Campuses High Schools
Bell’s Hill ES (WISD: small school) – 564 Cesar Chavez MS (WISD: mid-sized school) – 725 San Marcos (JWJPCS: very small school) – 53 Louise Schools (LISD: small school) – 154 Fairdale HS (JCPS: big school) – 648
McFee ES (CFISD: mid-sized school) – 486 Tennyson MS (WISD: mid-sized school) – 554 University HS (WISD: big school) – 319
Dean Highland ES (WISD: small school) – 399 Carver MS (WISD: mid-sized school) – 290 Mayde Creek HS (KISD: big school) – 313
JH Hines ES (WISD: small school) – 342 Kerr MS (BISD: mid-sized school) – 246 Hutto HS (HISD: big school) – 308
Marlin ES (MISD: small school) – 266 Big Spring JH (BSISD: mid-sized school) – 173 Kennedale HS (KISD: mid-sized school) – 255
Frazier ES (CFISD: mid-sized school) – 266 Laura Bush MS (LCISD: mid-sized school) – 164
West Ave ES (WISD: small school) – 264 Marlin MS (MISD: small school) – 135
Crestview ES (WISD: small school) – 262
Washington ES (BSISD: small school) – 191
Dublin ES (DISD: small school) – 184
Ray ES (HISD: small school) – 181
Kendrick ES (WISD: small school) – 176
Rennell ES (CFISD: mid-sized school) – 148
South Waco ES (WISD: small school) – 141
Hutto ES (HISD: small school) – 114
Goliad ES (BSISD: small school) – 113
Startzville ES (CISD: small school) – 109
Cedar Ridge ES (WISD: small school) – 108
Hillcrest ES (WISD: small school) – 101
Hoffman Lane ES (CISD: small school) – 96
Brooke Ave ES (WISD: small school) – 95

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