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DESCRIPTION
WestSide YelmTRANSCRIPT
District Overview
Yelm Community SchoolsOrientation
February 26,2010
Andy Wolf, Superintendent
About Our District
Stretches from Lacey suburbs to Roy Skookumchuck Reservoir to Fort Lewis 23,000+ residents; 5400+ students Covers 192 square miles Growth: 150 students per year average
since 2000
Governance
Five-member School Board Four-year terms Develop policy Hire and direct the Superintendent Make major decisions (financial) Serve as a Court of Appeals
District Staff
340 Certificated 350 Classified Four Unions
• YEA (certificated)• PSE (classified)• YAEOP/PSE (office professionals)• Yelm Extracurricular (YECA – coaching)
24 Administrators – Meet twice monthly
Cooperatives with Other Agencies
ESD 113 (films, substitute services, workers’ comp)
New Market Skills Center Public Schools Personnel Coop Washington School Information
Processing Cooperative – Skyward
Mission-Vision
Mission Communities Dedicated to Learning and Achievement
Vision Yelm Community Schools is a welcoming, safe, student-centered, and collaborative learning environment. In partnership with parents, students, and community leaders, YCS staff members are dedicated to helping all students meet performance expectations and achieve their full learning potential.
Board Objectives1. Learning and Achievement – Our schools will create and support environments that ensure
each student can meet performance expectations and achieve their full learning potential.
2. Collaboration and Communication – Our schools will create and support environments that are collaborative among staff, students, and their families.
3. Respect for Diversity – Our schools will create and support learning environments that recognize
and honor the diversity that exists within our community. 4. School Climate – Our schools will create and support environments that ensure both physical and
social-emotional safety.
5. Community Partnerships – Our schools will create and support environments that provide opportunities for partnerships between schools, families, and the Yelm community.
6. Building Maintenance – Our schools will maintain grounds and buildings at current levels, prioritize a list of major and minor improvement projects for consideration, and prepare for student growth
Transportation
58 regular drivers – 100+ daily routes 3,735 miles daily – 673,000 per year 5,900 students transported daily 26 new buses purchased in 2004-05 2 new buses purchased in 2007-08 2 new special needs buses purchased for 2008-
09 2 new buses purchased in 2009-10
Future Plans
Depending on growth, submit a construction bond to voters - sometime between 2010-2014
Meet goals of Strategic Plan, Board Objectives
Continue to develop and implement our PLC’s to impact Learning and Achievement