School Learning Plan

Westview High School

Our Story:

Westview High School welcomes approximately 2400 students from diverse backgrounds and experiences, guided by 187 certified and classified staff members. We celebrate our diversity and the 49 different home languages that enter our building daily. We seek to understand our numbers and not rely on percentages. We are motivated by the 92% of our seniors who graduated on time last year. However, we are driven to dive into the stories of the 8% (approximately 50 students) who did not graduate and work to find solutions. Simply put, much of Westview’s data looks great on paper and we are proud of it, but we constantly need to keep the numbers in front of us to be sure we don't miss any of our students. At a school as large as Westview, 5% of our student body equals 120 of our students.

Westview’s teacher leadership team worked together to establish a framework we expect all students to experience in each of our classrooms, we call this The Westview Experience.

1. At Westview, I can expect a safe and supportive learning environment where all voices are valued, classroom culture is built on clear expectations, and community is created intentionally.

2. At Westview, I can expect to be challenged, encouraged, and supported by educators who know what I need to do my best.

3. At Westview, I can expect educators to connect with students about personal and academic successes and challenges.

4. At Westview, I can expect to contribute to everyone’s success through interaction and collaboration. (student talk)

5. At Westview, I can expect to have my own curiosity honored and supported through choice in my inquiry, and learning.

As we build collective efficacy around these experiences in our classrooms, we are also working to provide a consistency around academic expectations and experiences for all students. Westview’s staff is dedicated to the continued learning and growth in our ABAR work and it will be intentionally included in our PD time together. We understand this is ever-going and will remain at the top of our priorities.

Equity

Equity Area of Focus

Equal Access to Advanced Courses

Equity Goal

During the 22-23 school year, the Westview staff, guided by teacher leadership, will focus on our ABAR work. This will include PD for all staff and our partnership with Equal Opportunity Schools (EOS) working to increase the number of historically underserved students accessing rigorous (AP, Dual Credit, and CTE capstone) courses during our 2022-23 forecasting process.

Key Strategies

Continued review of our forecasting process
Identify possible pre-requisite barriers
EOS Partnership
- Surveys
- ID Cards
- Trusted adult conversations
- Intentional outreach
- Staff ABAR PD
- 9th / 10th Teaming
- Equity Accountability Team
- AVID
- Student Leadership discussions helping guide our work
- Intentionally build supports for students

Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence Area of Focus

9th to 12th Grade Success

Academic Excellence Goal

Working with 9th grade success teams and partnering with NWRESD has proven to be beneficial to the success of our students. Studies have shown a direct correlation to the 9th grade on track percentage and that class's graduate rate. We are determined to interrupt that trend.

Last year’s 9th grade class (Class of 2025), finished with 93.8% of their class on track to graduate. This year’s 11th graders (Class of 2024) finished their freshman year indicating 82% were on track.

We will strategically work alongside our BH&W team, grad mentors, and support staff to reduce the number of students off track by 30% at each grade level by the end of the 2022-23 school year.

Class of 2025 from 36 down to 24.

Class of 2024 from 90 down to 60.

*On track data was not recorded for the Class of 2023.

Key Strategies:

Restorative Practices
Combined AGS I/II Course
Empathy Interviews
Culturally Relevant Teaching Practice

Collaboration

Collaboration Area of focus:

Social Emotional Wellness for Staff, Students & Families

Returning to in-person school following the Covid pandemic requires us to create time and space for our students and staff to build connections and support mental wellness. We will provide opportunities for social emotional learning (SEL) for staff and students throughout the year.

We will work to create a culture grounded in restorative practices that permeates throughout systems of classroom interventions, discipline, student-to-student, staff-to-student and staff-to-staff interactions.

Key Strategies:

School Support Specialist
Character Strong Sessions
Wellness Room
Additional Social Worker
School-wide Restorative Practices
Student voice in discipline process
Safe Schools survey results (adult who cares)
EOS survey
Discipline Data
Staff PD - Restorative Practice (Check-ins, circles, etc.)

Weekly communication
Feedback from students and families
Consistently gathering feedback and questions from staff and students
BHW meetings

Date of Last Revision: October 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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