School Learning Plan

William Walker Elementary School

Our Story:

William Walker is a diverse community serving 571 students. Students and families come from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. William Walker is a Title 1 school with greater than 95% of students who qualify for free or reduced lunch. 62% of our students are Latino, 26% students are white, 5% of our students are Multi-Racial, 4% of our students are Asian students, 2% of our students are Black/African American, and 1% identify as Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. 54% of our students are english language learners and 16% are students with disabilities. There are 23 languages spoken here at William Walker. William Walker is a strong community of staff, students and families. We have heard this message from the staff and families about what a wonderful school William Walker is.

William Walker is built on a mission of “high levels of learning and success for ALL students.” In order to achieve this we are focusing on whole-child educational practices to ensure that behavioral, academic, and social-emotional needs of our students are met.

We are currently focusing on accountability measures as we adopt a “Whole-Child Learning” philosophy where we monitor academics, behavior, and SEL. Bi-weekly or monthly accountability meetings with the school leadership team are used to look at the data so we can make system changes to improve student learning.

Data is used by classroom teachers, grade-level teams, intervention teams, and the BH&W to drive instructional priorities and need-based services for students. It is an expectation that student needs will drive autonomous and collaborative adult learning for the purposes of greater understanding and professional skill development. We are currently in phase 1 of implementing these programs and having more frequent interim assessments (checks for understanding) will help us modify instruction to fit our students’ needs.

Equity

Equity Area of focus:

We will think of equity in three buckets: mindset, instructional, and systems

Equity goal:

Comparably high academic achievement in reading for all identifiable groups.

Key Strategies:

Multi-tiered system of supports where specifically designed instruction and interventions are given to all students.

Push-in small group core instruction provided by EL teachers for students.

We will support our emerging bilingual families by soliciting feedback and making changes to our instructional program as needed to improve outcomes.

Academic Excellence

Academic excellence area of focus:

Knowing our students as learners using multiple assessments for all academic areas.

Academic excellence Goal:

50% of more of our students reading at grade level by 3rd grade.

[We are currently at 28% and the state average is 43%]

Key Strategies:

Develop grade-level student learning goals.

Develop small group instruction at tier 1 and tier 2 level and cultures that validate different forms of student engagement.

Formative assessments will help create strategic grouping within the workshop model and identify key strategies for small group instruction.

Collaboration

Collaboration area of focus:

Teachers share responsibility for all students. Classroom teachers have a team of teachers to collaborate, plan, refine, and reflect on instructional practices.

collaboration Goal:

All teachers are working interdependently to grow and improve instruction through weekly team collaboration meetings.

Key Strategies:

Provide PD on strategies for increasing student learning and engagement in the classroom.

Provide time for teachers to collaborate on essential standards and formative assessments

Continuously improve school culture and learning outcomes via Wildcat collaboration committees, and the behavior health and wellness team.

Date of Last Revision: November 22, 2022

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success.

WE Expect Excellence

WE teach students knowledge and skills for our evolving world.

WE seek, support, and recognize world-class employees.

WE Innovate

WE engage students with a variety of relevant and challenging learning experiences.

WE create learning environments that promote student achievement.

WE Embrace Equity

WE build honest, safe, and inclusive relationships with our diverse students and their families.

WE provide needed support so that every student succeeds.

WE Collaborate

WE work and learn in teams to understand student needs and improve learning outcomes.

WE partner with our community to educate and serve students.

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District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success.

WE Expect Excellence

WE Innovate

WE Embrace Equity

WE Collaborate

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