To: Michael Green
From: Phillip Pearson
Date: October 22, 2021
RE: WHS Report
Aspirations and Options for All Students - Making it Work for our ELL Students
In collaboration with LCC, WHS is working on building a hybrid program with LCC - CEO (Career Education Options) to benefit our ELL students most at risk for dropping out. This program will allow our ELL students the ability to take college classes for free while building their English language skills and earning high school credit. Students will be enrolled in WHS classes and LCC classes while staying on our campus to maintain the connection with our school and our staff. Our students will have LCC staff members working with them the majority of the time for part of their school day.
Aspirations and Options for All Students - Times 10
Strong academic preparation in high school prepares students for all walks of life and creates options for the future. Two important metrics of the strength of a student’s academic preparation are the number of dual-enrolled credits a student earns while in high school and the number of AP exams he or she participates in. Through the combined efforts of many hands, WHS will be able to dramatically expand in both areas for the 2021 - 2022 school year. The comparisons over time are shown below in the tabular and graphic form. In rough terms, both programs expanded 10 fold this year.
Revisiting Some COVID procedures
In the interest of remaining cautious and vigilant, WHS administrators and teachers reviewed the placement of desks in classrooms and instructional practices especially with respect to small group work. Although these precautions have been continuously in place since last spring, keeping these procedures continuously in mind is important. Mask compliance among teenagers continues to be a challenge (go figure), but students continue to be universally compliant when asked directly by staff to wear masks correctly.
Current Quarantine & Isolation Status
Below is a graph of the number of students excluded from WHS over time. As of 10-22, four students were medically excluded.