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.  For the month of February the PowerWalks Hero School Targets were as follows:

February Hero School Targets High Schools – 135 PowerWalks Observations Middle Schools / Junior High Schools – 105 PowerWalks Observations Elementary / Intermediate / Combined Campuses – 90 PowerWalks Observations Alternative Schools – 45 PowerWalks Observations

This month, due to the fact that the LYS Nation is taking part in the March For A Cure PowerWalks Challenge, the more PowerWalks you do the bigger the donation to the American Cancer Society! So let’s break a sweat!!

March For A Cure – Cancer Fightin’ Hero School Targets High Schools – 325 PowerWalks Observations Middle Schools / Junior High Schools – 275 PowerWalks Observations Elementary / Intermediate / Combined Campuses – 225 PowerWalks Observations Alternative Schools – 100 PowerWalks Observations

In February, all of the schools using the PowerWalks Instructional Observation System conducted a total of 16,382 classroom observations. A commendable job, LYS Nation! But now, without further ado, here are your FORTY-NINE PowerWalks Hero Schools for the month of February 2016.  Congratulations!!!

Elementary Schools & Combined Campuses (24 Heroes) Middle Schools & Junior High Schools (10 Heroes) Alternative Schools (2 Heroes) High Schools (13 Heroes)
Southside PS (CISD) – 725 Cleveland MS (CISD) – 405 Afton Oaks School (JWPCS) – 51 Cleveland HS (CISD) – 1,141
Duryea ES (CFISD) – 558 Marlin MS (MISD) – 325 Frederick Douglas Learning Center (CISD) – 51 Permian HS (ECISD) – 976
Eastside ES (CISD) – 528 Rockport-Fulton MS (ACISD) – 282 Kermit HS (KISD) – 523
Live Oak Learning Center (ACISD) – 482 Ector MS (ECISD) – 275 Odessa HS (ECISD) – 394
Colonial Hills ES (NEISD) – 470 Vernon MS (VISD) – 259 Fairdale HS (JCPS) – 360
Northside ES (CISD) – 445 Poteet JH (PISD) – 220 Dublin HS (DISD) – 320
McFee ES (CFISD) – 369 Borger MS (BISD) – 199 Rockport-Fulton HS (ACISD) – 297
Poteet ES/IS (PISD) – 343 Magnolia JS (MISD) – 178 Poteet HS (PISD) – 240
Fulton Learning Center (ACISD) – 274 Farley MS (HISD) – 168 Vernon HS (VISD) – 233
Dublin ES (DISD) – 270 Wilson & Young MS (ECISD) – 168 Morton Ranch HS (KISD) – 197
Marlin ES (MISD) – 263 Marlin MS (MISD) – 164
Rennell ES (CFISD) – 251 Mayde Creek HS (KISD) – 164
Little Bay Primary School (ACISD) – 249 Borger HS (BISD) – 163
Kermit ES (KISD) – 244
Portland ES (JCPS) – 209
Kirbyville ES (KCISD) – 205
Dublin IS (DISD) – 198
Veterans Hill ES (HISD) – 185
Ray ES (HISD) – 135
Raymond E. Curtis ES (WISD) – 134
Gateway ES (BISD) – 126
Johnson ES (HISD) – 100
Hutto ES (HISD) – 93
Cottonwood Creek ES (HISD) – 91


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