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 February, the Hero Schools met or exceeded the targets below:
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 March, due to potential weather days and Spring Break we will adjust the targets:
The March Hero School Targets Big Schools – 225 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 150 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 80 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 40 PowerWalks Observations.
For the record, the schools in the LYS nation conducted a total of 6,928 PowerWalks observations this past month. But enough stalling, here are your twenty-eight PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of February 2015. Congratulations!!!
| Elementary Schools | Junior High & Middle Schools | Alternative Schools | Combined Campuses | High Schools |
| Marlin ES (MISD – very small school): 405 | Magnolia JH (MISD – midsized school): 234 | San Marcos School (JWPCS – very small school): 80 | Fairdale HS (JCPS – large school): 383 | |
| Veterans’ Hill ES (HISD – small school): 363 | Big Spring IS (BSISD – small school): 166 | Afton Oaks School (JWPCS – very small school): 65 | Morton Ranch HS (KISD – large school): 341 | |
| Rennell ES (CFISD – midsized school): 326 | Dublin IS (DISD – very small school): 140 | Weatherford 9th Grade Center (WISD – small school): 117 | ||
| Ray ES (HISD – small school): 210 | Winona MS (WISD – small school): 110 | Winona HS (WISD – small school): 104 | ||
| Dublin ES (DISD – very small school): 184 | Dublin HS (DISD – very small school): 89 | |||
| Raymond E. Curtis ES (WISD – small school): 158 | ||||
| Refugio ES (RISD – small school): 146 | ||||
| Washington ES (BSISD – small school): 142 | ||||
| Winona ES / IS (WISD – small school): 137 | ||||
| West Avenue ES (NEISD – small school): 131 | ||||
| Johnson ES (HISD – small school): 124 | ||||
| Hutto ES (HISD – small school): 110 | ||||
| Goliad ES (BSISD – small school): 109 | ||||
| Moss ES (BSISD – small school): 108 | ||||
| Cottonwood Creek ES (HISD – small school): 101 | ||||
| Bill W. Wright ES (WISD – small school): 101 | ||||
| Bose Ikard ES (WISD – small school): 101 |
Think. Work. Achieve. Your turn…
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