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. In January, the Hero Schools met or exceeded the targets below:
The January Hero School Targets Big Schools – 250 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 175 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 95 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations
For February, due to the short month and potential weather days we will leave the targets unchanged:
The February Hero School Targets Big Schools – 250 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 175 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 95 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 50 PowerWalks Observations.
For the record, the schools in the LYS nation conducted a total of 9,251 PowerWalks observations this past month. But enough stalling, here are your twenty-five PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of January 2015. Congratulations!!!
| Elementary Schools | Junior High & Middle Schools | Alternative Schools | Combined Campuses | High Schools |
| Rennell ES (CFISD – midsized school): 606 | Magnolia JH (MISD – midsized school): 302 | San Marcos School (JWPCS – very small school): 117 | Weatherford HS (WISD – large school): 625 | |
| Winona ES / IS (WISD – small school): 510 | Big Spring MS (BSISD – midsized school): 235 | Afton Oaks School (JWPCS – very small school): 64 | Fairdale HS (JCPS – large school): 613 | |
| Veterans’ Hill ES (HISD – small school): 267 | Winona MS (WISD – small school): 193 | Iroquois HS (JCPS – large school): 460 | ||
| Raymond E. Curtis ES (WISD – small school): 217 | Big Spring IS (BSISD – small school): 159 | Mayde Creek HS (KISD – large school): 441 | ||
| Dublin ES (DISD – very small school): 210 | Dublin IS (DISD – very small school): 124 | Morton Ranch HS (KISD – large school): 367 | ||
| Mary Martin ES (WISD – small school): 209 | Winona HS (WISD – small school): 221 | |||
| Marlin ES (MISD – very small school): 183 | Weatherford 9th Grade Center (WISD – small school): 159 | |||
| West Avenue ES (NEISD – small school): 123 | ||||
| Hutto ES (HISD – small school): 115 | ||||
| Stephen F. Austin ES (WISD – small school): 106 | ||||
| Cottonwood Creek ES (HISD – small school): 102 |
Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…
- Call Jo at (832) 477-LEAD to order your campus set of “The Fundamental 5: The Formula for Quality Instruction.” Individual copies available on Amazon.com! http://tinyurl.com/Fundamental5
- Now at the Apple App Store: Fun 5 Timer (Fundamental 5 Delivery Tool); PowerWalks CLC (Networked Formative Observation Tool)
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