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 April, the Hero Schools met or exceeded the targets below:
The April Hero School Targets Big Schools – 215 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 140 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 75 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 35 PowerWalks Observations.
For May, due to state testing and end of the year activities we will adjust the targets:
The May Hero School Targets Big Schools – 200 PowerWalks Observations Medium Sized Schools – 130 PowerWalks Observations Small Schools – 65 PowerWalks Observations Very Small Schools – 30 PowerWalks Observations.
For the record, the schools in the LYS nation conducted a total of 6,724 PowerWalks observations this past month. But enough stalling, here are your twenty-two PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of April 2015. Congratulations!!!
| Elementary Schools | Junior High & Middle Schools | Alternative Schools | Combined Campuses | High Schools |
| Southside Primary School (CISD – small school): 717 | Cleveland MS (CISD – midsized school): 500 | San Marcos School (JWPCS – very small school): 50 | Cleveland HS (CISD – midsized school): 575 | |
| Eastside ES (CISD – small school): 508 | Big Spring JH (BSISD – midsized school): 195 | Fairdale HS (JCPS – large school): 259 | ||
| Northside ES (CISD – small school): 504 | Big Spring IS (BSISD – small school): 123 | |||
| Veterans’ Hill ES (HISD – small school): 258 | Dublin IS (DISD – very small school): 90 | |||
| West ES (NEISD – small school): 251 | ||||
| Rennell ES (CFISD – midsized school): 163 | ||||
| Winona ES / IS (WISD – small school): 138 | ||||
| Dublin ES (DISD – very small school): 126 | ||||
| Goliad ES (BSISD – small school): 126 | ||||
| Johnson ES (HISD – small school): 122 | ||||
| Ray ES (HISD – small school): 121 | ||||
| Hutto ES (HISD – small school): 91 | ||||
| Raymond E. Curtis ES (WISD – small school): 90 | ||||
| Cottonwood Creek ES (HISD – small school): 75 | ||||
| Marlin ES (MISD – very small school): 74 |
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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