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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-17-13 BOT Agenda PacketThe Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Board of Trustees Workshop but not prior to the posted start time. Mission Statement Westlake Academy is an IB World School whose mission is to provide students with an internationally minded education of the highest quality so they are well-balanced and respectful life-long learners. Page 1 of 2 WESTLAKE ACADEMY Vision Statement Westlake Academy inspires students to achieve their highest individual potential in a nurturing environment that fosters the traits found in the IB Learner Profile. Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-Minded, Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced and Reflective BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP AGENDA May 17, 2013 WESTLAKE TOWN HALL 3 VILLAGE CIRCLE – 2ND FLOOR WESTLAKE, TX 76262 COUNCIL CHAMBERS/MUNICIPAL COURT ROOM Workshop Session 12:00 p.m. Page 2 of 2 Workshop Session 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED ACADEMY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013-2014 AND STRATEGIC PLANNING. 3. ADJOURNMENT ANY ITEM ON THIS POSTED AGENDA COULD BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS LONG AS IT IS WITHIN ONE OF THE PERMITTED CATEGORIES UNDER SECTIONS 551.071 THROUGH 551.076 AND SECTION 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CERTIFICATION I certify that the above notice was posted at the Town Hall of the Town of Westlake, 3 Village Circle, on May 13, 2013, by 5:00 p.m. under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. Kelly Edwards, Town Secretary If you plan to attend this public meeting and have a disability that requires special needs, please advise the Town Secretary 48 hours in advance at 817-490-5710 and reasonable accommodations will be made to assist you. Friday, May 17th, 2013 i MEMORANDUM Date: May 17, 2013 TO: Honorable President and Board of Trustees Members FROM: Tom Brymer, Town Manager/Superintendent SUBJECT: Transmittal of Westlake Academy FY 2013-14 Proposed Budget Work Copy In an effort to provide the Board and Staff with the necessary time to submit and review the proposed expenditures and financial forecast for the coming school year, we will conduct our first budget retreat for the academic services department of the Town of Westlake on Friday, May 17, 2013. The purpose of the retreat is to provide the opportunity for the governing body to give Staff direction prior to the adoption of the proposed budget at our August board meeting. The fiscal year for the Academy begins on September 1st. We have prepared the statistical data and charts, contained in this notebook, in order to offer a view of the financial expenditures and the associated revenue for the school. In keeping with our tradition of utilizing an associated theme to assist us in focusing on the coming challenges or direction for the school year, the proposed theme for FY 2013/14 is Growing Together; One School, One Community. As many of you know, we are finishing the second year of reduced funding levels from the State. The past two years has resulted in an approximate 8% loss to our operating revenue. During these trying times, we have used the following themes: Continued Excellence in the Face of Change (FY 11/12) Holding to the Vision, Rising to the Challenge (FY 12/13) Growing Together; One School, One Community (Proposed FY 13/14) We are anticipating a slight increase in the funding levels for the coming year, and this coupled with an increased demand for services from Westlake residents, and the campus expansion projects - lends itself to this year’s proposed theme. Staff is aware that hard decisions still await public schools in Texas and we believe we are poised to offer a top-notch educational experience to our students and can meet the challenges ahead. ii This notebook is organized into the following sections: Tab 1 - Our Vision, Values, and Mission statements Tab 2 - Strategic Plan Tab 3 - Performance Measures Rubrics Tab 4 - Budget Data / Graphs Tab 5 - FY 2013/2014 Financial Budget Information o Operational Days and Service Level Analysis (SLA) o Service Level Summary Sheet o Five-Year Financial Forecast We hope the information provided in the workshop allows you to view the proposed budget allocations for the coming school year and we look forward to discussing the matter at the retreat. GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY Vision Westlake Academy inspires students to achieve their highest individual potential in a nurturing environment that fosters the traits found in the IB learner profile.” Inquirers,Knowledgeable,Thinkers,Communicators,Principled, Open minded,Caring,Risk takers,Balanced,and Reflective Values Maximizing Personal Development Academic Excellence Respect for Self and Others Personal Responsibility Compassion and Understanding Mission Westlake Academy is an IB World School whose mission is to provide students with an internationally minded education of the highest quality,so they are well balanced and respectful life long learners.” 1 Vision Westlake Academy inspires students to achieve their highest individual potential in a nurturing environment that fosters the traits found in the IB learner profile.” Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Thinkers, Communicators, Principled, Open-minded, Caring, Risk-takers, Balanced, and Reflective ~ Comments: 2 Values Maximizing Personal Development Academic Excellence Respect for Self and Others Personal Responsibility Compassion and Understanding Comments: 3 Mission Westlake Academy is an IB World School whose mission is to provide students with an internationally minded education of the highest quality, so they are well-balanced and respectful life-long learners.”VVM Comments: 4 GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN]May 31,2012 Westlake Academy Table of Contents 1 2012 2013 Westlake Academy Strategic Plan May 31,2012 WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN] 2 Table of Figures Westlake Academy This page left intentionally blank. WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN]May 31,2012 Westlake Academy Table of Contents 3 Table of Contents Westlake Academy Vision,Values,and Mission Statement 4 Vision 4 Values 4 Mission 4 How did we get here?5 The Village Blacksmith 5 Where are we going?6 Vision and Mission guide resources 6 Achieving our Vision and Mission 7 Creating a Balanced Scorecard System 8 Westlake Academy’s Desired Outcomes 9 Table of Figures Figure 1 Strategic Balanced Scorecard System Logic 7 Figure 2 Westlake Academy Strategy Map 10 May 31,2012 WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN] 4 Westlake Academy Vision,Values,and Mission Statement Westlake Academy Westlake Academy Vision,Values,and Mission Statement Vision Westlake Academy inspires students to achieve their highest individual potential in a nurturing environment that fosters the traits found in the IB learner profile.” Inquirers,Knowledgeable,Thinkers,Communicators,Principled, Open minded,Caring,Risk takers,Balanced,and Reflective Values Maximizing Personal Development Academic Excellence Respect for Self and Others Personal Responsibility Compassion and Understanding Mission Westlake Academy is an IB World School whose mission is to provide students with an internationally minded education of the highest quality,so they are well balanced and respectful life long learners.” WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN]May 31,2012 Westlake Academy Table of Contents 5 How did we get here? On September 2,2003 the vision of many was made a reality when the Academy doors opened to the first class of Westlake Academy students.Many obstacles had to be traversed just to reach this point,but as the students and teachers entered the Academy for the first time,their expectations high,we realized that this decision will change the lives of hundreds of students and their lives will make an impact felt around the world. The Village Blacksmith Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith,a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron bands. His hair is crisp,and black,and long, His face is like the tan; His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate'er he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man. Week in,week out,from morn till night, You can hear his bellows blow; You can hear him swing his heavy sledge, With measured beat and slow, Like a sexton ringing the village bell, When the evening sun is low. And children coming home from school Look in at the open door; They love to see the flaming forge, And hear the bellows roar, And catch the burning sparks that fly Like chaff from a threshing floor. He goes on Sunday to the church, And sits among his boys He hears the parson pray and preach, He hears his daughter's voice, Singing in the village choir, And it makes his heart rejoice. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise! He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard,rough hand he wipe A tear out of his eyes. Toiling,rejoicing,sorrowing, Onward through life he goes; Each morning sees some task begin, Each evening sees it close; Something attempted,something done, Has earned a night's repose. Thanks,thanks to thee,my worthy friend, For the lesson thou hast taught! Thus at the flaming forge of life Our fortunes must be wrought; Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought! Henry Wadsworth Longfellow May 31,2012 WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN] 6 Where are we going?Westlake Academy Where are we going? At Westlake Academy we spend our days with the future leaders of the world and provide a framework that allows each child to reach their potential.We help them to develop their natural curiosity and build skills that allow them to continue to learn as they grow.This natural inquiry leads to knowledge,a foundation on which they will be able to build thoughtful,reasoned and ethical decisions. As they grow we help them to better understand and express their ideas writing,verbally,in multiple languages,and in their ability to work collaboratively with others.Their understanding and appreciation of the world helps them to become open minded and caring,while having the courage to take risks, exploring new ideas and making a positive impact in the lives of others. Most important our future leaders must be well balanced and reflective,understanding the importance their strengths and limitations,and using them to their advantage as a life long learner. Vision and Mission guide resources The Academy’s vision and mission determine where resources are allocated and provide the basic road map to where we are going.If the vision and mission are not clear,then we may end up somewhere we never intended going.The Board of Trustees’provides a direction of where we are going.The Board provides the necessary resources to the Academy to ensure that the mission and vision are financially supported. Our administration supports the teachers in their never ending process of discovery in the classrooms.By providing adequate support to the teachers,they are able to focus on the students and their learning,and in the end what will ultimately accomplish our vision and mission. Using the framework of the International Baccalaureate programme,the administration and teachers are able to develop the If the vision and mission are not clear, then we may end up somewhere we never intended going. WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN]May 31,2012 Westlake Academy Table of Contents 7 systems and tools necessary to accomplish our mission and reach our vision.Our teachers are the frontline in this process,working with each student at their own level of understanding,helping each of them to reach their potential. Achieving our Vision and Mission In order to better achieve our mission and reach our vision of the future we are moving into a Balanced Scorecard system as a strategic and performance management tool.The Balanced Scorecard system provides a framework that aligns the work we do with our mission,vision,and strategy.It will help to communicate to internal and external stakeholders of the organization our strategic intent. Figure 1 Strategic Balanced Scorecard System Logic Balanced Scorecard Institute) The Balanced Scorecard forces us to ask these questions:What are we trying to accomplish?Are we doing the right things,and if so,are we doing things right?There are many advantages to creating an integrated system that aligns daily activities and financial and human resources with the mission and vision of the Academy. May 31,2012 WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN] 8 Creating a Balanced Scorecard System Westlake Academy Creating a Balanced Scorecard System There are two phases that contain nine steps to fully implement a Balanced Scorecard system. Phase one consists of six steps: 1. Organizational assessment to determine the pains,enablers,and values. 2. Strategy,customer and stakeholder value propositions are defined and used to create the organization’s strategy. 3. Strategic objectives are developed. 4. Strategy Maps are created to show causal relationships. 5. Performance measures and targets are used to create strategic measures and track execution. 6. Identification of new Strategic Initiatives to close performance gaps. Phase two consists of three steps: 7. Automation of performance data Dashboard Reporting) 8. Cascading the Balanced Scorecard throughout the organization 9. Evaluation Plan,Do,Study,Act) The final product of this process creates a strategy based Balanced Scorecard system that translates customer needs,mission,vision,and values into organization goals,strategy,objectives, performance measures,and new initiatives. WESTLAKE ACADEMY STRATEGIC PLAN]May 31,2012 Westlake Academy Table of Contents 9 Westlake Academy’s Desired Outcomes Westlake Academy’s strategic plan is the result of many hours of review and discussion with the Board of Trustees,and Westlake Academy staff,which spanned a multi year process where we gathered information,discussed our long range goals and developed comprehensive guidelines to ensure student success. The Board met,during a retreat,to develop the mission vision statement and identify the values that were important to the Academy.The plan was then expanded to include five desired outcomes or strategic themes: 1. High Student Achievement Develop inquiring,knowledgeable,caring and disciplined young people who use their unique talents to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. 2. Strong Parent Community Connections To involve all stakeholders in building a better Westlake Academy community. 3. Financial Stewardship Sustainability To ensure sufficient,well managed resources to support and advance the mission of Westlake Academy. 4. Student Engagement Extracurricular Activities To ensure that all athletics,community service and extracurricular activities are held to the same standard of excellence as the curricula programs to promote well balanced students. 5. Effective Educators Staff Recruit,develop and retrain a core faculty and staff with the personal qualities,skills and expertise to work effectively with the IB inquiry based,student centered curricula The Westlake Academy Leadership Team has taken the groundwork which has been developed over the years by the Board of Trustees and Westlake Academy’s faculty and staff.It has been placed in an actionable document that allows for better implementation,tracking,and monitoring of the strategic plan. 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p r o v i d e s e f f e c t i v e g o v e r n a n c e o f t i m e s p e n t o n p o l i c y i s s u e s 90 Ad m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f m e m b e r s a r e h i g h l y c o m p e t e n t 10 0 iv GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY St a n d a r d A: Ph i l o s o p h y Th e sc h o o l s ed u c a t i o n a l be l i e f s an d va l u e s re f l e c t IB ph i l o s o p h y 1 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Theschool’spublished statementsofmissionand philosophyalignwiththoseof theIB. No a r t i c u l a t e d v i s i o n c o m m u n i c a t e s w h a t is e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s W i d e l y d i v e r g e n t ex p e c t a t i o n s f o r s t u d e n t s a r e e v i d e n c e d Th e r e i s l i t t l e s y s t e m a l i g n m e n t w i t h i n t h e sc h o o l Li t t l e r e f e r e n c e t o a v i s i o n i s e v i d e n t i n t h e do c u m e n t s o r t h e p r a c t i c e s o f t h e s c h o o l Th e r e i s e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e s c h o o l i s wo r k i n g t o w a r d a c o h e r e n t v i s i o n o f w h a t is e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s a n d w h a t s y s t e m s th e s c h o o l m u s t p u t i n t o p l a c e t o s u p p o r t th e r e a l i z a t i o n o f t h e v i s i o n Th e s c h o o l s v i s i o n i s m a n i f e s t i n a l l do c u m e n t s h a n d b o o k s c u r r i c u l u m gu i d e s o r i e n t a t i o n m a t e r i a l e t c y e t i s on l y s p o r a d i c a l l y e v id e n t i n d e c i s i o n ma k i n g p o l i c y d e v e l o p m e n t i n s t r u c t i o n a l pr a c t i c e s s t r a t e g i c p l a n n i n g a n d o t h e r in t e r a c t i o n s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s c h o o l Th e r e i s a w e l l a r t i c u l a t e d v i s i o n st a t e m e n t t h a t c o m m u n i c a t e s w h a t st u d e n t s a r e e x p e c t e d t o a c h i e v e Ho w e v e r i t m a y n o t d e s c r i b e h o w t h e sy s t e m s o f t h e s c h o o l a r e a l i g n e d w i t h th e s e e x p e c t a t i o n s Th e v i s i o n i s m a n i f e s t i n a l l d o c u m e n t s h a n d b o o k s c u r r i c u l u m g u i d e s or i e n t a t i o n m a t e r i a l e t c a n d i s g e n e r a l l y in d e c i s i o n m a k i n g p o l i c y d e v e l o p m e n t in s t r u c t i o n a l p r a c t i c e s s t r a t e g i c p l a n n i n g an d o t h e r i n t e r a c t i o n s t h r o u g h t h e s c h o o l Th e st a t e st u d th e s th e e Th e h a n or i e n pr e s de v e st r a t th r o Thegoverningbody, administrativeandpedagogical leadershipandstaffdemonstrate understandingofIBPhilosophy. Fe w t e a c h e r s a n d s t a f f c a n d e s c r i b e i n th e i r o w n w o r d s g e n e r a l l y w h a t i s ex p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s a n d w h a t a n d h o w sc h o o l p r o g r a m s h e l p s t u d e n t s t o m e e t th o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s Th e r e i s l i t t l e e v i d e n c e o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of c l e a r s e n s e o f m i s s i o n o r a c o n n e c t i o n wi t h t h e n e e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t p o p u l a t i o n At l e a s t 5 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e t e a c h e r s a n d st a f f c a n d e s c r i b e i n t h e i r o w n w o r d s ge n e r a l l y w h a t i s e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s an d w h a t a n d h o w A c a d e m y p r o g r a m s he l p s t u d e n t s t o m e e t t h o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s Th e r e i s e v i d e n c e o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a cl e a r e r s e n s e o f m i s s i o n a n d i t s co n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e n e e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t po p u l a t i o n Th e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f t e a c h e r s a n d s t a f f ca n d e s c r i b e i n t h e i r o w n w o r d s ge n e r a l l y w h a t i s e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s an d w h a t a n d h o w s c h o o l p r o g r a m s h e l p st u d e n t s t o m e e t t h o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s T h e co n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e m i s s i o n a n d t h e ne e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t c o m m u n i t y n e e d s t o be s t r e n g t h e n e d Th e Le a d de s c wo r d st u d he l p is c l th e n Theschoolcommunity demonstratesanunderstanding of,andcommitmentto,the programmes. Fe w s t u d e n t s a n d p a r e n t s c a n d e s c r i b e in t h e i r o w n w o r d s g e n e r a l l y w h a t i s ex p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s a n d w h a t a n d h o w sc h o o l p r o g r a m s h e l p s t u d e n t s t o m e e t th o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s Th e r e i s l i t t l e e v i d e n c e o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of c l e a r s e n s e o f m i s s i o n o r a c o n n e c t i o n wi t h t h e n e e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t p o p u l a t i o n At l e a s t 5 0 p e r c e n t o f t h e s t u d e n t s a n d pa r e n t s c a n d e s c r i b e i n t h e i r o w n w o r d s ge n e r a l l y w h a t i s e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s an d w h a t a n d h o w A c a d e m y p r o g r a m s he l p s t u d e n t s t o m e e t t h o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s Th e r e i s e v i d e n c e o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a cl e a r e r s e n s e o f m i s s i o n a n d i t s co n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e n e e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t po p u l a t i o n Th e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f s t u d e n t s a n d p a r e n t s ca n d e s c r i b e i n t h e i r o w n w o r d s ge n e r a l l y w h a t i s e x p e c t e d o f s t u d e n t s an d w h a t a n d h o w s c h o o l p r o g r a m s h e l p st u d e n t s t o m e e t t h o s e e x p e c t a t i o n s T h e co n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n t h e m i s s i o n a n d t h e ne e d s o f t h e s t u d e n t c o m m u n i t y n e e d s t o be s t r e n g t h e n e d Th e th e s in c l u an d st u d cl e a ne e d St a n d a r d A: Ph i l o s o p h y Th e sc h o o l s ed u c a t i o n a l be l i e f s an d va l u e s re f l e c t IB ph i l o s o p h y 2 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Theschoolpromotesresponsibleaction withinandbeyondtheschoolcommunity. Th e s c h o o l s e l d o m p r o m o t e s a c t i v i t i e s o r se r v i c e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t r e p r e s e n t re s p o n s i b l e a c t i o n w i t h i n a n d b e y o n d t h e sc h o o l c o m m u n i t y Th e r e i s n o e v i d e n c e i n d o c u m e n t s ha n d o u t s c l a s s r o o m i n s t r u c t i o n a n d sc h o o l w i d e a s s e m b l i e s GJ a n d R O Th e r e i s s o m e e v i d e n c e t h a t a t t e n t i o n i s gi v e n t o t h e n e c e s s i t y o f l i n k i n g t h e cu r r i c u l u m t o a c t i v i t i e s a n d p r o m o t e d ev e n t s t h a t i m p a c t s e r v i c e o r g a n i z a t i o n s or i n d i v i d u a l s w i t h i n a n d b e y o n d t h e sc h o o l c o m m u n i t y Th e r e i s l i m i t e d e v i d e n c e i n d o c u m e n t s ha n d o u t s c l a s s r o o m i n s t r u c t i o n a n d sc h o o l w i d e a s s e m b l i e s Ev i d e n c e e x i s t s f a i r l y c o n s i s t e n t l y t h a t th e r e a r e i d e n t i f i a b l e l i n k s b e t w e e n t h e cu r r i c u l u m a n d a r e a s o f s e r v i c e op p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h i n t h e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y an d o r g a n i z a t i o n s a n d i n d i v i d u a l s b e y o n d th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y Ev i d e n c e e x i s t s i n s o m e c l a s s r o o m s do c u m e n t s h a n d o u t s c l a s s r o o m in s t r u c t i o n n e w s l e t t e r s t o t h e c o m m u n i t y an d o r g a n i z a t i o n s b e y o n d t h e s c h o o l co m m u n i t y Th e co l l a cu r r op p o in d i v sc h o ap p r th e c ac t i o Co n cl a s cl a s co m sc h o Theschoolpromotesopencommunicationbasedon understandingandrespect. Th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y s e l d o m p r o m o t e s op e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n a n d i n f o r m a t i o n i s of t e n i n a c c u r a t e Th e r e a r e l i m i t e d p r o g r a m s i n p l a c e t o pr o m o t e o p e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o l e r a n c e un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d r e s p e c t f o r t h e s c h o o l co m m u n i t y JK G J Th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y p r o m o t e s de v e l o p i n g s e n s i t i v i t y t o w a r d s o p e n co m m u n i c a t i o n a n d r e s p e c t f u l a c c e p t a n c e of o t h e r s Th e r e a r e f e w p r o g r a m s i n p l a c e t o pr o m o t e o p e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o l e r a n c e un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d r e s p e c t f o r t h e s c h o o l co m m u n i t y Th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y p r o m o t e s a n em e r g i n g d e v e l o p m e n t o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n be t w e e n i t s m e m b e r s b a s e d o n m u t u a l re s p e c t a n d u n d e r s t a n d i n g Th e r e a r e s o m e p r o g r a m s i n p l a c e t o pr o m o t e o p e n c o m m u n i c a t i o n t o l e r a n c e un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d r e s p e c t f o r t h e s c h o o l co m m u n i t y Th e le v e in f o r me m Th e in p l op e n un d e co m St a n d a r d A: Ph i l o s o p h y Th e sc h o o l s ed u c a t i o n a l be l i e f s an d va l u e s re f l e c t IB ph i l o s o p h y 3 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Theschoolplacesimportanceonlanguagelearning, includingmothertongue,hostcountrylanguageand otherlanguages. Th e A c a d e m y p l a c e s l i t t l e v a l u e a n d ma k e s l i t t l e u s e o f t h e d i v e r s i t y o f m u l t i p l e la n g u a g e s t h a t e x i s t i n t h e c o m m u n i t y an d d o e s n t f o s t e r a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e va l u e o f l e a r n i n g d i f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s a s a ve h i c l e o f l e a r n i n g a b o u t d i f f e r e n t cu l t u r e s St u d e n t s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h l i t t l e op p o r t u n i t i e s t o l e a r n m o t h e r t o n g u e h o s t co u n t r y l a n g u a g e a n d o t h e r l a n g u a g e s i n a s a f e s e c u r e a n d s t i m u l a t i n g en v i r o n m e n t b a s e d o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d re s p e c t St u d e n t s l a c k a n u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e va l u e o f l a n g u a g e s i n g e n e r a l AM S H Th e A c a d e m y p l a c e s s o m e v a l u e a n d ma k e s s o m e u s e o f t h e d i v e r s i t y o f mu l t i p l e l a n g u a g e s t h a t e x i s t i n t h e co m m u n i t y a n d o c c a s i o n a l l y f o s t e r a n un d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e v a l u e o f l e a r n i n g di f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s a s a v e h i c l e o f le a r n i n g a b o u t d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s St u d e n t s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h s o m e op p o r t u n i t i e s t o l e a r n m o t h e r t o n g u e h o s t co u n t r y l a n g u a g e a n d o t h e r l a n g u a g e s i n a s a f e s e c u r e a n d s t i m u l a t i n g en v i r o n m e n t b a s e d o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d re s p e c t St u d e n t s h a v e l i t t l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e va l u e o f l a n g u a g e s i n g e n e r a l Th e A c a d e m y m o s t l y p l a c e s v a l u e a n d ma k e s s o m e u s e o f t h e d i v e r s i t y o f mu l t i p l e l a n g u a g e s t h a t e x i s t i n t h e co m m u n i t y a n d o f t e n f o s t e r s a n un d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e v a l u e o f l e a r n i n g di f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s a s a v e h i c l e o f le a r n i n g a b o u t d i f f e r e n t c u l t u r e s St u d e n t s a r e p r o v i d e d w i t h o p p o r t u n i t i e s to l e a r n m o t h e r t o n g u e h o s t c o u n t r y la n g u a g e a n d o t h e r l a n g u a g e s i n a s a f e se c u r e a n d s t i m u l a t i n g e n v i r o n m e n t ba s e d o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d r e s p e c t St u d e n t s h a v e a b r o a d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f th e v a l u e o f l a n g u a g e s i n g e n e r a l Th e th e d ex i s st u d un d e di f f e le a r n St u d to l e la n g se c u ba s e St u d la n g ab o u th e i r Theschoolparticipatesinthe IBworldcommunity. Th e s t u d e n t s s t a f f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d sc h o o l c o m m u n i t y n e v e r h a v e op p o r t u n i t i e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n I B pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t t o i n t e r a c t w i t h ot h e r w o r l d s c h o o l s t o u t i l i z e t h e O C C an d I B V i r t u a l C o m m u n i t y a n d t o b e in v o l v e d i n w o r l d i s s u e s t h r o u g h hu m a n i t a r i a n e f f o r t s NA S S Th e s t u d e n t s s t a f f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d sc h o o l c o m m u n i t y h a v e s o m e op p o r t u n i t i e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n I B pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t t o i n t e r a c t w i t h ot h e r w o r l d s c h o o l s t o u t i l i z e t h e O C C an d I B V i r t u a l C o m m u n i t y a n d t o b e in v o l v e d i n w o r l d i s s u e s t h r o u g h hu m a n i t a r i a n e f f o r t s Th e s t u d e n t s s t a f f a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d sc h o o l c o m m u n i t y h a v e f r e q u e n t op p o r t u n i t i e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n I B pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t t o i n t e r a c t w i t h ot h e r w o r l d s c h o o l s t o u t i l i z e t h e O C C an d I B V i r t u a l C o m m u n i t y a n d t o b e in v o l v e d i n w o r l d i s s u e s t h r o u g h hu m a n i t a r i a n e f f o r t s Th e sc h o op p o pr o f ot h e an d in v o hu m St a n d a r d A: Ph i l o s o p h y Th e sc h o o l s ed u c a t i o n a l be l i e f s an d va l u e s re f l e c t IB ph i l o s o p h y 4 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c TheschoolsupportsaccessforstudentstotheIB programmesandphilosophy. Th e I B O s t a n d a r d s a n d p r a c t i c e s a r e n o t po s t e d o n t h e s c h o o l s w e b s i t e Vi s u a l m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s t h e W A mi s s i o n v i s i o n s t a t e m e n t s t h e L e a r n e r Pr o f i l e u n i t s o f i n q u i r y g u i d i n g q u e s t i o n s pr o g r a m m e o f i n q u i r y a r e n o t p o s t e d Te a c h e r s n e v e r e n g a g e s t u d e n t s i n di s c u s s i o n a n d r e f l e c t i o n o f t h e co m p o n e n t s o f t h e t h r e e I B p r o g r a m m e s KC T O Th e I B O s t a n d a r d s a n d p r a c t i c e s a r e po s t e d b u t a r e n o t e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e o n th e s c h o o l s w e b s i t e Vi s u a l m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s t h e W A mi s s i o n v i s i o n s t a t e m e n t t h e L e a r n e r Pr o f i l e u n i t s o f i n q u i r y g u i d i n g q u e s t i o n s pr o g r a m m e o f i n q u i r y a r e p o s t e d i n s o m e cl a s s r o o m s a n d c o m m o n a r e a s Te a c h e r s s o m e t i m e s e n g a g e s t u d e n t s i n di s c u s s i o n a n d r e f l e c t i o n o f t h e co m p o n e n t s o f t h e t h r e e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e I B O s t a n d a r d s a n d p r a c t i c e s a r e po s t e d b u t a r e n o t e a s i l y a c c e s s i b l e o n th e s c h o o l s w e b s i t e Vi s u a l m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s t h e W A mi s s i o n v i s i o n s t a t e m e n t t h e L e a r n e r Pr o f i l e u n i t s o f i n q u i r y g u i d i n g q u e s t i o n s pr o g r a m m e o f i n q u i r y a r e p o s t e d i n m o s t cl a s s r o o m s a n d c o m m o n a r e a s Te a c h e r s o f t e n e n g a g e s t u d e n t s i n di s c u s s i o n a n d r e f l e c t i o n o f t h e co m p o n e n t s o f t h e t h r e e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e IB O WA Th r o ar e ar e a th e L qu e s pr o m Te a en g a re f l e IB p St a n d a r d B1 Le a d e r s h i p an d St r u c t u r e Th e sc h o o l s le a d e r s h i p an d ad m i n i s t r a t i v e st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 5 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Theschoolhasdevelopedsystemsto keepthegoverningbodyinformed abouttheongoingimplementationand developmentoftheprogrammes. Mi n i m a l o r m i s s i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i s co m m u n i c a t e d t o t h e S c h o o l B o a r d re g a r d i n g p r o g r a m m e d e v e l o p m e n t T h e on l y s y s t e m o f s h a r e d i n f o r m a t i o n i s v i a th e s c h o o l b o a r d m e e t i n g s CH C T Th e S c h o o l B o a r d i s gen e r a l l y i n f o r m e d o f ma j o r i t e m s a f f e c t i n g t h e p r o g r e s s o f a l l pr o g r a m m e s S o m e i n f o r m a t i o n i s pr o v i d e d b e y o n d t h e re g u l a r l y sc h e d u l e d Sc h o o l B o a r d m e e t i n g s Th e Sc h o o l B o a r d i s m a d e a w a r e o f a l l si g n i f i c a n t i s s u e s a n d p r o g r e s s of t h e pr o g r a m m e s S u p p l e m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n be y o n d S c h o o l B o a r d m e e t i n g s i s pr o v i d e d a s n e e d e d Th e pr o g af f e c co m me t h me e co n v Thegoverningbody, administrativeandpedagogical leadershipandstaffdemonstrate understandingofIBphilosophy. Th e s t a f f a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e a b a s i c un d e r s t a n d i n g o f I B p h i l o s o p h y GP J E Mo s t s t a f f a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e a g o o d un d e r s t a n d i n g o f I B p h i l o s o p h y a n d t h i s i s de m o n s t r a t e d s o m e w h a t i n b u d g e t i n g pl a n n i n g a n d d e c i s i o n m a k i n g GP J E Th e g o v e r n i n g b o d y a d m i n i s t r a t i v e a n d pe d a g o g i c a l l e a d e r s h i p a n d s t a f f h a v e a st r o n g u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f I B p h i l o s o p h y Th i s i s d e m o n s t r a t e d r e g u l a r l y i n bu d g e t i n g p l a n n i n g a n d d e c i s i o n m a k i n g GP J E Th e pe d a de m IB p co n s de c i im p l GP St a n d a r d B1 Le a d e r s h i p an d St r u c t u r e Th e sc h o o l s le a d e r s h i p an d ad m i n i s t r a t i v e st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 6 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolcommunity demonstratesanunderstanding of,andcommitmentto,the programmes. Th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y i s i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e co n c e p t s o f t h e I B b u t d o n o t y e t h a v e a cl e a r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e I B p r o g r a m m e Th e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e p r o g r a m m e s i s pa s s i v e MD E V Th e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y i s a b l e t o ac c u r a t e l y d e s c r i b e t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f t h e IB p r o g r a m m e S o m e p a r e n t s a r e a c t i v e l y co m m i t t e d t o t h e p r o g r a m A m a j o r i t y o f t h e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y h a s a go o d u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d i s a c t i v e l y co m m i t t e d t o t h e p h i l o s o p h y o f t h e I B pr o g r a m m e M o s to a c pr o g sc h o th a t IB p to t h Theschoolhasappointedaprogramme coordinatorwithajobdescription,release time,supportandresourcestocarryout theresponsibilitiesoftheposition. Th e s c h o o l h a s a p p o i n t e d a p r o g r a m m e co o r d i n a t o r t h a t d o e s n o t h a v e a j o b de s c r i p t i o n h a s f u l l t e a c h i n g re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w i t h l i t t l e s u p p o r t a n d f e w re s o u r c e s t o c a r r y o u t t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e p o s i t i o n KD V N A R Th e s c h o o l h a s a p p o i n t e d a p r o g r a m m e co o r d i n a t o r t h a t h a s a n i n f o r m a l j o b de s c r i p t i o n s p e n d s m a j o r i t y o f t i m e te a c h i n g w i t h s o m e s u p p o r t a n d r e s o u r c e s to c a r r y o u t t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e po s i t i o n Th e s c h o o l h a s a p p o i n t e d a p r o g r a m m e co o r d i n a t o r t h a t h a s a n u n o f f i c i a l j o b de s c r i p t i o n s p e n d s 5 0 p e r c e n t o f t i m e te a c h i n g a n d h a s s u f f i c i e n t s u p p o r t a n d re s o u r c e s t o c a r r y o u t t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e p o s i t i o n Th e co o r de s c re s p re s o of t h St a n d a r d B1 Le a d e r s h i p an d St r u c t u r e Th e sc h o o l s le a d e r s h i p an d ad m i n i s t r a t i v e st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 7 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschooldevelopsandimplementspoliciesandproceduresthat supporttheprogrammes. Th e s c h o o l l e a d e r s h i p h a s f e w t o n o po l i c i e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s i n p l a c e t o su p p o r t t h e t h r e e I B p r o g r a m m e s i n t h e fo l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s hi r i n g h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d a n d p r e f e r a b l y IB e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r s de v e l o p i n g a s c h o o l w i d e b u d g e t t h a t su p p o r t s t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a l l th r e e p r o g r a m m e s pr o v i d i n g c o m m o n p l a n n i n g t i m e s f o r gr a d e l e v e l t e a m s a n d d e p a r t m e n t s as w e l l a s v e r t i c a l p l a n n i n g t i m e s pr o v i d i n g I B p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s b o t h o n an d o f f c a m p u s in f o r m i n g a n d e d u c a t i n g st a k e h o l d e r s a b o u t t h e c o n t e n t de l i v e r y a n d a s s e s s m e n t o f t h e t h r e e pr o g r a m m e s en s u r i n g t h a t t h e P Y P M Y P D P co o r d i n a t o r s a r e a b l e t o f u l f i l l t h e re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e i r j o b KC M B F Th e s c h o o l l e a d e r s h i p h a s s o m e p o l i c i e s in p l a c e t o s u p p o r t t h e t h r e e I B pr o g r a m m e s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s hi r i n g h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d a n d p r e f e r a b l y IB e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r s de v e l o p i n g a s c h o o l w i d e b u d g e t t h a t su p p o r t s t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a l l th r e e p r o g r a m m e s pr o v i d i n g c o m m o n p l a n n i n g t i m e s f o r gr a d e l e v e l t e a m s a n d d e p a r t m e n t s as w e l l a s v e r t i c a l p l a n n i n g t i m e s pr o v i d i n g I B p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s b o t h o n an d o f f c a m p u s in f o r m i n g a n d e d u c a t i n g st a k e h o l d e r s a b o u t t h e c o n t e n t de l i v e r y a n d a s s e s s m e n t o f t h e t h r e e pr o g r a m m e s en s u r i n g t h a t t h e P Y P M Y P D P co o r d i n a t o r s a r e a b l e t o f u l f i l l t h e re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e i r j o b Th e s c h o o l l e a d e r s h i p h a s d e v e l o p e d po l i c i e s t o s u p p o r t t h e t h r e e I B pr o g r a m m e s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g c a t e g o r i e s hi r i n g h i g h l y q u a l i f i e d a n d p r e f e r a b l y IB e x p e r i e n c e d t e a c h e r s de v e l o p i n g a s c h o o l w i d e b u d g e t t h a t su p p o r t s t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f a l l th r e e p r o g r a m m e s pr o v i d i n g c o m m o n p l a n n i n g t i m e s f o r gr a d e l e v e l t e a m s a n d d e p a r t m e n t s as w e l l a s v e r t i c a l p l a n n i n g t i m e s pr o v i d i n g I B p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t o p p o r t u n i t i e s b o t h o n an d o f f c a m p u s in f o r m i n g a n d e d u c a t i n g st a k e h o l d e r s a b o u t t h e c o n t e n t de l i v e r y a n d a s s e s s m e n t o f t h e t h r e e pr o g r a m m e s en s u r i n g t h a t t h e P Y P M Y P D P co o r d i n a t o r s a r e a b l e t o f u l f i l l t h e re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s o f t h e i r j o b Th e in t e g su p p in c l u Theschoolhassystemsinplace forthecontinuityandongoing developmentofthe programmes. Th e s c h o o l d o e s n o t h a v e a s c h o o l w i d e de v e l o p m e n t p l a n Th e s c h o o l i m p l e m e n t s t h e t h r e e pr o g r a m m e s a s s t a n d a l o n e p r o g r a m m e s Su b j e c t a r e a s w o r k t o g e t h e r o n l y w i t h i n pr o g r a m m e s SA S t a c k Th e s c h o o l h a s a s c h o o l w i d e de v e l o p m e n t p l a n Th e s c h o o l l e a d e r s h i p i s a w a r e o f i s s u e s co n f r o n t e d b y t h e s t a f f a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n wh e n i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e t h r e e p r o g r a m m e s Su b j e c t a r e a s w o r k t o g e t h e r w i t h i n pr o g r a m m e s t o a l i g n c u r r i c u l a Th e s c h o o l r e g u l a r l y r e v i e w s t h e s c h o o l wi d e d e v e l o p m e n t p l a n Th e s c h o o l l e a d e r s h i p a t t e m p t s t o ov e r c o m e i s s u e s c o n f r o n t e d b y t h e s t a f f an d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n w h e n i m p l e m e n t i n g t h e th r e e p r o g r a m m e s Su b j e c t a r e a s w o r k t o g e t h e r a c r o s s pr o g r a m m e s t o im p r o v e c u r r i c u l a Th e th e in p u Th e co n f wh e pr o g Su b pr o g cu r r St a n d a r d B1 Le a d e r s h i p an d St r u c t u r e Th e sc h o o l s le a d e r s h i p an d ad m i n i s t r a t i v e st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 8 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolcarriesoutprogramme evaluationinvolvingallstakeholders. Th e e v a l u a t i o n s y s t e m i s u n c l e a r t o t h e Bo a r d o f t r u s t e e s t e a c h e r s a n d p a r e n t s Th e r e h a s b e e n n o c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f a n y st a k e h o l d e r s i n t h e e v a l u a t i o n p r o c e s s o f al l o f t h e I B P r o g r a m m e s LR Th e e v a l u a t i o n s y s t e m i s d o n e o n a n ad ho c ba s i s Th e r e h a v e b e e n l i m i t e d a t t e m p t s t o w o r k to g e t h e r a m o n g t h e S c h o o l B o a r d t h e te a c h e r s a n d t h e p a r e n t s i n t h e e v a l u a t i o n pr o c e s s o f t h e I B P r o g r a m m e s T h e r e i s a n e v a l u a t i o n s y s t e m t h a t s e e k s fr e q u e n t c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d f e e d b a c k f r o m st a k e h o l d e r s i n t h e e v a l u a t i o n p r o c e s s Th e st a k an d su c c pr o g al l s wi t h St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 9 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Thegoverningbodyallocates fundingfortheimplementation andongoingdevelopmentofthe programmes. Th e B o a r d a n d W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e n o k n o w l e d g e o f t h e fu n d i n g r e q u i r e d t o s u p p o r t t h e im p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d o n g o i n g d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e p r o g r a m m e s T h e a n n u a l b u d g e t im p l e m e n t e d b y t h e B o a r d a n d W e s t l a k e Ac a d e m y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n i s n o t a d e q u a t e to c o v e r a l l n e c e s s a r y c o s t s a n d e x p e n s e s of t h e p r o g r a m m e s TW V K Th e B o a r d a n d W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n a r e s o m e w h a t a w a r e o f t h e fu n d i n g r e q u i r e d t o s u p p o r t t h e im p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d o n g o i n g d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e p r o g r a m m e s i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t li m i t e d t o f e e s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t c o s t s T h e B o a r d a n d We s t l a k e A c a d e m y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n im p l e m e n t a y e a r l y b u d g e t w h i c h mi n i m a l l y m e e t s t h e n e c e s s a r y c o s t s a n d ex p e n s e s o f t h e p r o g r a m m e s Th e B o a r d a n d W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n a r e f u l l y a w a r e o f t h e fu n d i n g r e q u i r e d t o s u p p o r t t h e im p l e m e n t a t i o n a n d o n g o i n g d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e p r o g r a m m e s i n c l u d i n g b u t n o t li m i t e d t o f e e s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t c o s t s T h e B o a r d a n d We s t l a k e A c a d e m y A d m i n i s t r a t i o n im p l e m e n t a y e a r l y b u d g e t a d e q u a t e t o co v e r t h e n e c e s s a r y c o s t s a n d e x p e n s e s of t h e p r o g r a m m e s Th e Ad m fu n d im p l de v e in c l u pr o f on t h We s im p l su p p ex p e Theschoolprovidesqualifiedstaffto implementtheprogrammes. Th e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s s t a f f w h o m a y o r m a y no t h a v e r e l a t e d e x p e r i e n c e C H a n d J E T h e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s c e r t i f i e d s t a f f w h o ha v e r e l a t e d e x p e r i e n c e T h o s e w i t h o u t ex p e r i e n c e a r e a s s i g n e d a m e n t o r a n d a l l te a c h e r s a r e p r o v i d e d o c c a s i o n a l pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t T h e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s q u a l i f i e d s t a f f a n d a l l te a c h e r s h a v e s u p p o r t f o r o n g o i n g g r o w t h th r o u g h p e e r s I B t r a i n i n g a n d pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t a n d o r cu r r i c u l u m c o o r d i n a t o r T h e on g o co n t a s t r te a c A v a he l p pr o g A c u ve r s co a c re g a St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 10 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolensuresthat teachersandadministrators receiveIBrecognized professionaldevelopment. Th e s c h o o l d o e s n o t e n s u r e t h a t a l l te a c h e r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n l e s s t h a n 25 h a v e r e c e i v e d I B r e c o g n i z e d pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t JR E G H Th e s c h o o l e n s u r e s t h a t f e w a t l e a s t 50 o f t e a c h e r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e re c e i v e d I B r e c o g n i z e d p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t Th e s c h o o l e n s u r e s t h a t m o s t a t l e a s t 75 o f t e a c h e r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e re c e i v e d I B r e c o g n i z e d p r o f e s s i o n a l de v e l o p m e n t Th e te a c IB r e Theschoolprovidesdedicatedtime forteachers’collaborative planningandreflection. L i t t l e t o n o d e d i c a t e d t i m e i s p r o v i d e d f o r co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g T e a c h e r s a r e ex p e c t e d t o m a k e t h e i r o w n a r r a n g e m e n t s fo r c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d r e f l e c t i o n M B F a n d J E D e d i c a t e d t i m e i s s c h e d u l e d f o r oc c a s i o n a l c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g T h e sc h e d u l e d t i m e o f t e n d o e s n o t i n c l u d e sp e c i a l i s t s D e d i c a t e d t i m e i s s c h e d u l e d f o r co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n Sp e c i a l i s t s m a y b e i n v o l v e d d u r i n g t h i s ti m e a s w e l l S o m e r e s o u r c e s a r e av a i l a b l e t o a s s i s t w i t h p l a n n i n g D e d co l l a te a c av a i Thephysicalandvirtuallearning environments,facilities,resourcesand specializedequipmentsupportthe implementationoftheprogrammes. Ou t d a t e d a n d n o n f u n c t i o n i n g e q u i p m e n t do n o t m e e t r e q u i r e m e n t s t o s u p p o r t cu r r i c u l u m DS L V So m e a d e q u a t e p h ysi c a l a n d v i r t u a l ma t e r i a l s a r e a v a i l a b l e b u t d o e s n o t f u l l y su s t a i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f th e cu r r i c u l u m Mo s t f a c u l t y a n d s u p p o r t s t a f f h a v e ac c e s s t o c a r e f u l l y s e l e c t e d p h y s i c a l an d vi r t u a l m a t e r i a l s t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e cu r r i c u l u m All s of t h an d St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 11 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thelibrary,multimedia,resourcesplaya centralroleintheimplementationofthe programmes. Th e l i b r a r y m u l t i m e d i a r e s o u r c e s d o n o t pl a y a n y r o l e i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e pr o g r a m m e s a n d u s e i s i n e f f e c t i v e Th e r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e d o n o t s e r v e t h e ne e d s o f a l l p r o g r a m m e s JR a n d K E Th e l i b r a r y m u l t i m e d i a r e s o u r c e s so m e w h a t p l a y a r o l e i n t h e im p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e p r o g r a m m e s b u t is n o t c o n s i s t e n t o r e f f e c t i v e Th e r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e a r e l i m i t e d f o r so m e p r o g r a m m e s Th e l i b r a r y m u l t i m e d i a r e s o u r c e s p l a y a cl e a r r o l e i n t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e pr o g r a m m e a n d i s e f f e c t i v e Th e r e s o u r c e s a v a i l a b l e s e r v e t h e n e e d s of m o s t o f t h e p r o g r a m m e s Th e de f i n im p l ex t re Theschoolensuresaccessto informationonglobalissuesand diverseperspectives. We s t l a k e A c a d e m y d o e s n o t o f f e r a c c e s s to t r a i n i n g o r r e s o u r c e s f o r i n f o r m a t i o n ab o u t g l o b a l i s s u e s D i v e r s e p e r s p e c t i v e s ar e n o t e v i d e n t i n c l a s s r o o m s DP a n d E G H We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y of f e r s l i m i t e d t r a i n i n g to t e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s a b o u t g l o b a l is s u e s S t a f f a n d s t u d e n t s 5 0 h a v e ac c e s s t o g l o b a l i n f o r m a t i o n We s t l a k e A c a d e m y of f e r s e x t e n s i v e tr a i n i n g i n g l o b a l i s s u e s S t a f f a n d st u d e n t s 7 0 h a v e a c c e s s t o g l o b a l in f o r m a t i o n We s gl o b ha v e St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 12 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolprovidessupportforits studentswithlearningand/orspecial educationalneedsandsupportfor theirteachers. Th e s c h o o l r a r e l y p r o v i d e s s u p p o r t f o r i t s st u d e n t s w i t h l e a r n i n g a n d o r s p e c i a l st u d e n t s e d u c a t i o n a l n e e d s a n d s u p p o r t fo r t h e i r t e a c h e r s i s s e l d o m p r o v i d e d C N R O Th e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s s o m e s u p p o r t f o r i t s st u d e n t s w i t h l e a r n i n g a n d o r s p e c i a l st u d e n t s e d u c a t i o n a l n e e d s a n d p r o v i d e s li m i t e d s u p p o r t f o r t h e i r t e a c h e r s C N R O T h e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s s u p p o r t f o r i t s st u d e n t s w i t h l e a r n i n g a n d o r s p e c i a l st u d e n t s e d u c a t i o n a l n e e d s a n d p r o v i d e s on g o i n g s u p p o r t f o r t h e i r t e a c h e r s C N R O T h e su p p o r s an d te a c C N Theschoolhassystemsinplaceto guideandcounselstudentsthrough theprogrammes. Th e r e a r e f e w s y s t e m s i n p l a c e t o g u i d e an d c o u n s e l s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h t h e pr o g r a m m e s SM a n d K J Pr o g r a m m e c o o r d i n a t o r s g u i d e a n d co u n s e l s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h t h e pr o g r a m m e s Pr o g r a m m e c o o r d i n a t o r s a n d f a c u l t y gu i d e a n d c o u n s e l s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h t h e pr o g r a m m e s St a f f m e m b e r s p a r e n t s a n d s t u d e n t s a r e pr o v i d e d o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o c o n t r i b u t e t o re f l e c t a n d t o g i v e f e e d b a c k a b o u t h o w th e s y s t e m s c a n b e i m p r o v e d Pr o g in c o st u d S t a ro u t on g o sy s t co n s St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 13 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thestudentscheduleortimetable allowsfortherequirementsofthe programmestobemet. Th e s t u d e n t s t i m e t a b l e d o e s n o t m e e t t h e re q u i r e d h o u r s a n d p r o g r a m m e im p l e m e n t a t i o n i s i n s u f f i c i e n t AB T O Th e s t u d e n t s t i m e t a b l e a n d s c h e d u l e me e t s t h e m i n i m u m r e q u i r e d h o u r s a n d im p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e p r o g r a m m e s i s ch a l l e n g e d Th e s t u d e n t s t i m e t a b l e a n d s c h e d u l e ex c e e d s t h e m i n i m u m r e q u i r e d h o u r s a n d th e p r o g r a m m e s a r e w e l l i m p l e m e n t e d Th e ex c e an d im p r im p l Theschoolutilizestheresourcesand expertiseofthecommunityto enhancelearningwithinthe programmes. Ex s i s t i n g c o m m u n i t y r e s o u r c e s a n d ex p e r t i s e h a v e n o t b e e n i d e n t i f i e d SB V N Ex s i s t i n g c o m m u n i t y r e s o u r c e s a n d ex p e r t i s e h a v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d s o m e ar e u t i l i z e d Ex s i s t i n g c o m m u n i t y r e s o u r c e s a n d ex p e r t i s e h a v e b e e n i d e n t i f i e d a n d a r e ut i l i z e d t o e n h a n c e t h e p r o g r a m m e s E x s ex p e ut i l i z Th e co m St a n d a r d B2 Re s o u r c e s an d Su p p o r t Th e sc h o o l s re s o u r c e s an d su p p o r t st r u c t u r e s en s u r e th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 14 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolallocatesresourcesto implementthePYPexhibition,the MYPpersonalproject,andtheDP extendedessayforallstudents. Th e r e a r e n o r e s o u r c e s a l l o c a t e d t o ef f e c t i v e l y i m p l e m e n t P Y P e x h i b i t i o n MY P p e r s o n a l p r o j e c t a n d D P e x t e n d e d es s a y S B V N Th e r e a r e s o m e r e s o u r c e s a l l o c a t e d t o ef f e c t i v e l y i m p l e m e n t P Y P e x h i b i t i o n MY P p e r s o n a l p r o j e c t a n d D P e x t e n d e d es s a y Su f f i e c i e n t r e s o u r c e s a r e a l l o c a t e d t o ef f e c t i v e l y i m p l e m e n t P Y P e x h i b i t i o n MY P p e r s o n a l p r o j e c t a n d D P e x t e n d e d es s a y Am p ef f e c MY P es s a St a n d a r d C1 Co l l a b o r a t i v e Pl a n n i n g Co l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g an d re f l e c t i o n su p p o r t s th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 15 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating PCollaborativeplanningand reflectionaddressesthe requirementsofthe programmes. Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f e c t i o n i s in c o n s i s t e n t a n d a d d r e s s e s f e w o f t h e pr o g r a m m e r e q u i r e m e n t s CJ a n d J E Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n i s re g u l a r l y c o n d u c t e d b u t d o e s n o t a d d r e s s th e p r o g r a m m e r e q u i r e m e n t s Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n i s re g u l a r l y c o n d u c t e d a n d a d d r e s s e s t h e pr o g r a m m e r e q u i r e m e n t s Co l l co n d ad d r Collaborativeplanningand reflectiontakesplaceregularly andsystematically. Th e r e i s n o c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g b u i l t i n th e s c h e d u l e T e a c h e r s n e v e r u s e e a c h ot h e r a s a r e s o u r c e f o r p l a n n i n g N o re f l e c t i o n o f p r o f e s s i o n a l p r a c t i c e i s d o n e be t w e e n t e a c h e r s T h e r e i s n o c l e a r ex p e c t a t i o n a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n o f co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n JR Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g t i m e i s b u i l t i n t o t h e sc h e d u l e b u t t e a c h e r s r a r e l y u s e t h e t i m e to w o r k t o g e t h e r R e f l e c t i o n o f pr o f e s s i o n a l p r a c t i c e i s r a r e l y d o n e be t w e e n t e a c h e r s T h e e x p e c t a t i o n a n d or g a n i z a t i o n o f c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d re f l e c t i o n i s s o m e w h a t c o m m u n i c a t e d Te a c h e r s u s e t h e i r c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g ti m e t o w o r k i n g r o u p s a n d p l a n Re f l e c t i o n o f p r o f e s s i o n a l p r a c t i c e be t w e e n t e a c h e r s i s c o n d u c t e d r e g u l a r l y Th e e x p e c t a t i o n a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n o f co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n i s co m m u n i c a t e d a n d u t i l i z e d m o s t o f t h e ti m e Th e pl a n ef f e c pr o f co m or g a cl e a co n s Collaborativeplanningand reflectionaddressesvertical andhorizontalarticulation. Th e r e i s t i m e d e d i c a t e d t o v e r t i c a l a n d ho r i z o n t a l c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g TT C J L M Ti m e d e d i c a t e d t o h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g i s p r o g r a m m e d b u t te a c h e r s d o n o t u s e t h e t i m e e f f e c t i v e l y Ti m e d e d i c a t e d t o h o r i z o n t a l a n d v e r t i c a l co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g i s p r o g r a m m e d a n d te a c h e r s u s e t h e t i m e e f f e c t i v e l y Ti m e co l l a te a c im p r St a n d a r d C1 Co l l a b o r a t i v e Pl a n n i n g Co l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g an d re f l e c t i o n su p p o r t s th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 16 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Collaborativeplanningandreflection ensuresthatallteachershavean overviewofstudents’learning experience. Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n d o e s no t t a k e p l a c e T e a c h e r s a r e u n a w a r e o f st u d e n t l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s t h r o u g h o u t th e s c h o o l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s o f r e s u l t s ar e m i n i m a l i n c o n s i s t e n t o r n o n e x i s t e n t JS A B Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n i s in c o n s i s t e n t W h e n a c c o m p l i s h e d i t i s ty p i c a l l y t h r o u g h d e p a r t m e n t s O v e r a l l kn o w l e d g e o f t h e s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g ex p e r i e n c e i s l i m i t e d t o o t h e r p r o g r a m s o r sc h o o l JS A B Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n ta k e s p l a c e i n a c o n s i s t e n t m a n n e r w i t h i n pr o g r a m s S t u d e n t l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s ar e s h a r e d o n a c o n s i s t e n t b a s i s t o a l l o w al l t e a c h e r s w i t h i n t h e p r o g r a m t h e op p o r t u n i t y t o u n d e r s t a n d w h a t s t u d e n t s ar e l e a r n i n g JS A B Co l l sh a r an d MY P st u d th e o of e v JS Collaborativeplanningandreflection isbasedonagreedexpectationsfor studentslearning. Th e r e a r e n o a g r e e d u p o n e x p e c t a t i o n s fo r s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g Th e r e a r e s o m e i n f o r m a l a g r e e d u p o n ex p e c t a t i o n s f o r s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g a n d t h e y ar e o c c a s i o n a l l y u s e d f o r c o l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n Th e r e a r e e s t a b li s h e d a g r e e d u p o n ex p e c t a t i o n s f o r s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g a n d t h e y ar e c o n s i s t e n t l y u s e d f o r c o l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n Th e up o n wh i c co n s pl a n St a n d a r d C1 Co l l a b o r a t i v e Pl a n n i n g Co l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g an d re f l e c t i o n su p p o r t s th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 17 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Collaborativeplanningandreflection incorporatesdifferentiationfor students’learningneedsandstyles. Di f f e r e n t i a t i o n f o r s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g n e e d s an d s t y l e s a r e n o t u s e d f o r c o l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n GP V K Di f f e r e n t i a t i o n f o r s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g n e e d s an d s t y l e s a r e o c c a s i o n a l l y u s e d f o r co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n GP V K Di f f e r e n t i a t i o n f o r s t u d e n t s l e a r n i n g n e e d s an d s t y l e s a r e c o n s i s t e n t l y u s e d f o r co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n w h i c h po s i t i v e l y a f f e c t s s t u d e n t a c a d e m i c pr o g r e s s GP V K Di f f e an d co l l a di r e c pr o g GP Collaborativeplanningandreflection isinformedbyassessmentofstudent workandlearning. PY P P r i n c i p a l k n o w s t h a t a s s e s s m e n t in f o r m s s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g b u t d o e s n o t pr o v i d e i n s t r u c t i o n a l l e a d e r s h i p t o im p l e m e n t p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n Be g i n n i n g Re v i s e d b y R H LV a n d L R PY P c o o r d i n a t o r a n d g r a d e l e v e l t e a c h e r s me e t o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s h o w e v e r t h e l i n k be t w e e n a s s e s s m e n t a n d s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g is n o t a l w a y s c o n s i s t e n t Em e r g e n t Th r o u g h r e g u l a r c o l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g t h e PY P C o o r d i n a t o r a n d t e a c h e r s d i s c u s s an d r e v i e w h o w a s s e s s m e n t i s u s e d t o in f o r m i n s t r u c t i o n Th e r e a r e d i s t i n c t e x a m p l e s g i v e n i n t h e PY P P l a n n e r a n d t h e S t a n d a l o n e cu r r i c u l u m t h a t t h e c o l l a b o r a t i v e g r o u p re c o g n i z e a n d d o c u m e n t c h a n g e s ne e d e d Op e r a t i o n a l Th e Co o pl a n an d en a c en v i Th i s te r m pl a n De m St a n d a r d C1 Co l l a b o r a t i v e Pl a n n i n g Co l l a b o r a t i v e pl a n n i n g an d re f l e c t i o n su p p o r t s th e im p l e m e n t a t i o n of th e IB pr o g r a m m e s 18 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Collaborativeplanningandreflection recognizesthatallteachersare responsibleforlanguagedevelopment ofstudents. Th e r e i s n o c l e a r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f la n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t a n d t h e W A la n g u a g e p o l i c y i s n o t u s e d i n co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n s o n st u d e n t s l e a r n i n g Th e W A l a n g u a g e p o l i c y i s k n o w n a n d un d e r s t o o d h o w e v e r i m p l e m e n t a t i o n i s no t c o n s i s t e n t Re v i s e d b y R H LV a n d L R Th e r e i s a c o n s i s t e n t a p p r o a c h t o la n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t t h a t i s r e f l e c t e d i n th e l a n g u a g e p o l i c y Th e h o s t s c h o o l s l a n g u a g e p r o g r a m i n Sp a n i s h i s n o t t r a n s f e r r e d f r o m t h e Sp a n i s h t e a c h e r s t o t h e g e n e r a l cl a s s r o o m s e t t i n g Th e h o s t s c h o o l s l a n g u a g e p r o g r a m i n Sp a n i s h i s t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e g e n e r a l te a c h i n g e n v i r o n m e n t Th e r e i s e v i d e n c e d b y t h e S p a n i s h w o r d s se n t e n c e s a n d o r a l s k i l l s i n t h e e v e r y d a y en v i r o n m e n t o f t h e c l a s s r o o m Al l t e pl a n op p o ac q u di f f e wi t h li t e r a la n g Mo r th e s ev e n Collaborativeplanningandreflection addressestheIBlearnerprofileattributes. PY P c o o r d i n a t o r a n d g r a d e l e v e l t e a c h e r s kn o w a n d u n d e r s t a n d t h e a t t r i b u t e s o f t h e IB L e a r n e r P r o f i l e Th e r e i s n o e v i d e n c e t h a t u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e a t t r i b u t e s o f t h e I B L e a r n e r P r o f i l e tr a n s f e r s t o t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f t h e I B PY P P l a n n e r Re v i s e d b y R H E. A M B F Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g a n d r e f l e c t i o n re c o g n i z e t h a t t h e I B L e a r n e r P r o f i l e at t r i b u t e s a r e i m p l e m e n t e d b y t h e t e a c h e r an d s t u d e n t s Op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s t u d e n t s t o l e a r n a b o u t an d d e v e l o p t h e L e a r n e r P r o f i l e a t t r i b u t e s ar e t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e c l a s s r o o m s e t t i n g o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s Al l s fu l l y st u d Le a r th e m ex p e ev e r Th i s sc h o re f l e Tr a n sp o n ou t s si t u a St a n d a r d C2 Wr i t t e n Cu r r i c u l u m Th e sc h o o l s wr i t t e n cu r r i c u l u m re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 19 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Thewrittencurriculumis comprehensiveandalignswith therequirementsofthe programmes. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t r e f l e c t an y o f t h e e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t s o f t h e I B pr o g r a m m e s Th e c u r r i c u l u m h a s n o t b e e n b e e n ex a m i n e d v e r t i c a l l y o r h o r i z o n t a l l y Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m r e f l e c t s s t u d e n t le a r n i n g t h r o u g h t h e i n c l u s i o n o f s o m e o f th e e s s e n t i a l e l e m e n t s Al i g n m e n t h a s c o m m e n c e d a n d i s b e i n g re v i e w e d i n c o l l a b o r a t i v e t e a m s w i t h i n ea c h I B p r o g r a m m e Th e a l i g n m e n t o f t h e c u r r i c u l u m i s co n t i n u i n g a c r o s s a l l t h r e e I B p r o g r a m m e s an d t e a c h e r s r e g u l a r l y m e e t t o r e f i n e t h i s Th e le a rn kn o w ac t i o ot h e of t h Ar t i c re v i e Thewrittencurriculumisavailabletothe schoolcommunity. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i s o n l y a v a i l a b l e t o th e i n s t r u c t i o n a l s t a f f a n d n o t t o t h e s c h o o l co m m u n i t y Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i s m a d e a v a i l a b l e at d i f f e r e n t s e c t i o n s o f t h e s c h o o l t h r o u g h th e W A w e b s i t e h o w e v e r i t i s n o t f u l l y co m p l e t e d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i s m a d e a v a i l a b l e to t h e c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h t h e W A w e b s i t e an d i t i s f u l l y d e v e l o p e d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i s p a r t i a l l y co m p l e t e d i n o t h e r f o r m s o f co m m u n i c a t i o n t o t h e s c h o o l c o m m u n i t y Th e cu r r th r o br o c me e Pa r e in v o St a n d a r d C2 Wr i t t e n Cu r r i c u l u m Th e sc h o o l s wr i t t e n cu r r i c u l u m re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 20 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thewrittencurriculumbuildson students’previouslearningexperiences. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t i n d i c a t e ag r e e m e n t s o f h o w t e a c h e r s d e t e r m i n e st u d e n t s p r i o r l e a n i n g l e a r n i n g ex p e r i e n c e s AS Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s t a t e s t h a t p r i o r le a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s s h o u l d b e b u i l t o n bu t i t d o e s n o t a r t i c u l a t e h o w t e a c h e r s a r e ab l e t o d e t e r m i n e w h e r e t h e y a r e a t Th e r e i s r e c o g n i t i o n a n d d a t a f o r l e a r n i n g st y l e s i s a v a i l a b l e h o w e v e r t h i s in f o r m a t i o n i s n o t u s e d e f f e c t i v e l y t o b u i l d up o n p r e v i o u s l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s Do c u m e n t e d c l a s s r o o m s t r a t e g i e s a r e n o t fu l l y i m p l e m e n t e d t o d e t e r m i n e h o w a st u d e n t s n e e d s a r e m e t Th e r e i s l i m i t e d e v i d e n c e o f t h e tr a n s f e r e n c e o f s t u d e n t s p r i o r l e a r n i n g t o co n n e c t a n d a p p l y n e w l e a r n i n g Da t a st r a t pr e v St r a th r o of m on p ne w Th e em b on p st u d Thewrittencurriculumidentifiesthe knowledge,concepts,skillsandattitudes tobedevelopedovertime. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t i d e n t i f y a co n t i n u a t i o n o f k n o w l e d g e c o n c e p t s sk i l l s a n d a t t i t u d e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e I B pr o g r a m m e s KD Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s t a t e s t h e kn o w l e d g e c o n c e p t s s k i l l s a n d a t t i t u d e s th r o u g h o u t t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e s e s t a t e m e n t s a r e n o t b u i l t o n th r o u g h o u t t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d e v e l o p s t h e kn o w l e d g e c o n c e p t s s k i l l s a n d a t t i t u d e s th r o u g h o u t t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e k n o w l e d g e c o n c e p t s s k i l l s a n d at t i t u d e s a r e n o t r e g u l a r l y s h a r e d w i t h ot h e r t e a c h e r s i n c o l l a b o r a t i v e t e a m me e t i n g s Th e at t i t u sh a r te a m St a n d a r d C2 Wr i t t e n Cu r r i c u l u m Th e sc h o o l s wr i t t e n cu r r i c u l u m re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 21 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thewrittencurriculumallows formeaningfulstudentaction inresponsetostudents’own needsandtheneedsofothers. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m f a i l s t o a c t i v a t e pr i o r k n o w l e d g e i n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e en g a g i n g a n d r e l e v a n t a c t i v i t i e s i n re s p o n s e t o s t u d e n t s n e e d s a n d t h e ne e d s o f o t h e r s a n d i t d o e s n o t in c o r p o r a t e s u m m a t i v e a n d f o r m a t i v e as s e s s m e n t f o r f u r t h e r s t u d e n t de v e l o p m e n t a n d g r o w t h VC R R Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s o m e t i m e s ac t i v a t e s p r i o r k n o w l e d g e i n o r d e r t o fa c i l i t a t e e n g a g i n g a n d r e l e v a n t a c t i v i t i e s in r e s p o n s e t o s t u d e n t s n e e d s a n d t h e ne e d s o f o t h e r s h o w e v e r i t d o e s n o t in c o r p o r a t e s u m m a t i v e a n d f o r m a t i v e as s e s s m e n t f o r f u r t h e r s t u d e n t de v e l o p m e n t a n d g r o w t h Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m o f t e n a c t i v a t e s pr i o r k n o w l e d g e i n o r d e r t o f a c i l i t a t e en g a g i n g a n d r e l e v a n t a c t i v i t i e s i n re s p o n s e t o s t u d e n t s n e e d s a n d t h e ne e d s o f o t h e r s h o w e v e r i t r a r e l y in c o r p o r a t e s s u m m a t i v e a n d f o r m a t i v e as s e s s m e n t f o r f u r t h e r s t u d e n t de v e l o p m e n t a n d g r o w t h Th e kn o w an d st u d th e r as s e de v e Thewrittencurriculumincorporates relevantexperiencesforstudents. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t i d e n t i f y re l e v a n t e x p e r i e n c e s f o r s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h pr a c t i c a l e x a m p l e s t h a t m e e t t h e l e a r n i n g ou t c o m e s a n d I B p r o g r a m m e s TT C J L M Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i d e n t i f i e s t h e re l e v a n t e x p e r i e n c e s h o w e v e r t h e s e ex p e r i e n c e s d o n o t t r a n s f e r i n t o t h e cl a s s r o o m s Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i d e n t i f i e s t h e re l e v a n t e x p e r i e n c e s a n d t h e y a r e en g a g i n g a n d s i g n i f i c a n t f o r s t u d e n t s Co l l a b o r a t i v e p l a n n i n g t i m e s p r o v i d e s op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r t e a c h e r s t o q u e s t i o n a n d cl a r i f y w h a t m a k e s a r e l e v a n t c h a l l e n g i n g an d e n g a g i n g e x p e r i e n c e C o l te a c th e y Thewrittencurriculumpromotes students’awarenessofindividual, local,nationalandworldissues. Th e r e i s n o a p p a r e n t c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m a n d a p l a n t o de v e l o p s t u d e n t s a w a r e n e s s o f i s s u e s i n th e b r o a d e r c o m m u n i t y R e v i e w e d b y R o d DH Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s o m e t i m e s s h o w s a c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f b r o a d e r i s s u e s i n t h e co m m u n i t y n o t a l w a y s s h o w i n g op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s t u d e n t i n q u i r y i n t o th e s e i s s u e s DH Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m o f t e n de m o n s t r a t e s c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f b r o a d e r is s u e s i n t h e c o m m u n i t y r e f l e c t i n g de t a i l e d s t u d e n t i n q u i r y i n t o t h e s e i s s u e s DH Th e re f l e un d e co n c na t i o DH St a n d a r d C2 Wr i t t e n Cu r r i c u l u m Th e sc h o o l s wr i t t e n cu r r i c u l u m re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 22 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thewrittencurriculumprovides opportunitiesforreflectiononhuman commonality,diversityandmultiple perspectives. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s e l d o m a l l o w s f o r re f l e c t i o n o n h u m a n c o m m o n a l i t y a n d di v e r s i t y a n d r a r e l y p r o m o t e s i n t e r c u l t u r a l un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d a w a r e n e s s Th e p l a n n e r s s e l d o m pr o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e x p l o r e v a r i e t y o f vi e w p o i n t KM M T R e v i e w e d b y R o d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m s o m e t i m e s a l l o w s fo r r e f l e c t i o n o n h u m a n c o m m o n a l i t y a n d di v e r s i t y Th e p l a n n e r s o c c a s i o n a l l y pr o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o e x p l o r e v a r i e t y o f vi e w p o i n t s Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m u s u a l l y a l l o w s f o r st u d e n t r e f l e c t i o n o n h u m a n c o m m o n a l i t y an d d i v e r s i t y b y p r o m o t i n g i n t e r c u l t u r a l un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d a w a r e n e s s Th e p l a n n e r s g e n e r a l l y p r o v i d e m u l t i p l e op p o r t u n i t i e s t o e x p l o r e v a r i e t y o f vi e w p o i n t s Th e fo r s co m in t e r aw a Th e op p o vi e w ThewrittencurriculumisinformedbycurrentIB publicationsandisreviewedregularlyto incorporatedevelopmentsintheprogrammes. Th e r e i s n o c o n s i s t e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n b y th e I B c o o r d i n a t o r s o f c u r r e n t c h a n g e s t o th e I B c u r r i c u l u m a n d r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s t o ke e p s t a f f u p d a t e d o n c u r r i c u l u m de v e l o p m e n t s Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e r e i s c o n s i s t e n t c o m m u n i c a t i o n b y t h e IB c o o r d i n a t o r s o f c u r r e n t c h a n g e s t o t h e IB c u r r i c u l u m a n d r e g u l a r m e e t i n g s t o ke e p s t a f f u p d a t e d o n c u r r i c u l u m de v e l o p m e n t s IB C o o r d i n a t o r s a n d p r i n c i p a l s m e e t o n a re g u l a r b a s i s t o k e e p u p t o d a t e w i t h cu r r i c u l u m i m p r o v e m e n t s Co m m u n i c a t i o n b y t h e I B c o o r d i n a t o r s o f cu r r e n t c h a n g e s t o t h e I B c u r r i c u l u m a n d re g u l a r m e e t i n g s t o k e e p s t a f f u p d a t e d o n cu r r i c u l u m d e v e l o p m e n t s a r e s c h e d u l e d in t o m o n t h l y m e e t i n g s a c r o s s a l l l e v e l s IB C o o r d i n a t o r s a n d p r i n c i p a l s m e e t o n a re g u l a r b a s i s t o e n s u r e t h e a r t i c u l a t i o n o f IB p r o g r a m m e s Al l s de v e me e IB C re g u IB p Ef f e an d St a n d a r d C2 Wr i t t e n Cu r r i c u l u m Th e sc h o o l s wr i t t e n cu r r i c u l u m re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 23 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Thewrittencurriculumintegratesthe policiesdevelopedbytheschoolto supporttheprogrammes. Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t s h o w ev i d e n c e o f t h e p o l i c i e s d e v e l o p e d b y th e s c h o o l t o s u p p o r t t h e I B pr o g r a m m e s CJ a n d J E Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i n c o n s i s t e n t l y in t e g r a t e s t h e p o l i c i e s d e v e l o p e d b y th e s c h o o l t o s u p p o r t t h e I B pr o g r a m m e s Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m i s c o n s i s t e n t wi t h t h e p o l i c i e s d e v e l o p e d b y t h e sc h o o l t o s u p p o r t t h e p r o g r a m m e s In t e by t th e Thewrittencurriculumfosters developmentoftheIBlearnerprofile attributes. Th e I B l e a r n e r p r o f i l e i s n o t d o c u m e n t e d in t h e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m Th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m d o e s n o t e x p l a i n ho w t h e I B L e a r n e r p r o f i l e i s e x p l i c i t l y ta u g h t a n d d e m o n s t r a t e d SS Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e I B l e a r n e r p r o f i l e i s d o c u m e n t e d i n th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m b u t i t i s n o t re v i e w e d o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s Th e r e i s n o s e q u e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e IB L e a r n e r P r o f i l e i n e a c h s e c t i o n Th e I B l e a r n e r p r o f i l e i s d o c u m e n t e d i n th e w r i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m a n d r e v i e w e d o n a re g u l a r b a s i s Th e r e i s a s e q u e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e IB L e a r n e r P r o f i l e i n e a c h s e c t i o n a n d ac r o s s t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e th e w re g u wi t h St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 24 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Teachingandlearningalignswith therequirementsofthe programmes. Th e I B p h i l o s o p h y o f a n i n q u i r y b a s e d ap p r o a c h t o t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g i s n o t ap p a r e n t i n c l a s s r o o m s a c r o s s a l l t h r e e I B pr o g r a m m e s CT A S Re v i s e d b y R o d Th e m a j o r i t y o f t e a c he r s a r e c o n v e r s a n t wi t h o r t r a i n e d i n i n q u i r y b a s e d t e a c h i n g an d l e a r n i n g h o w e v e r t h e a p p r o a c h e s t o te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g n o t a l w a y s a l i g n th e m s e l v e s w i t h t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Th e m a j o r i t y o f t e a c h e r s a r e t r a i n e d i n in q u i r y b a s e d t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g a n d ap p r o a c h e s t o t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g a l i g n th e m s e l v e s w i t h t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s Al l s in q u ap p r th e m Teachingandlearningengages studentsasinquirersandthinkers. Th e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g a p p r o a c h e s ar e c o n t e n t a n d t e x t b o o k d r i v e n a n d t h e r e is l i t t l e e v i d e n c e t h a t s t u d e n t s a r e pr o v i d e d w i t h g o r f a c i l i t a t e d i n l e a r n i n g th a t e n c o u r a g e s i n q u i r e r s a n d t h i n k e r s Re v i s e d b y R o d Th e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g a p p r o a c h e s d o in v o l v e a m i x t u r e o f t e x t b o o k t e a c h i n g a n d in q u i r y p r a c t i c e b u t d o e s n o t e n g a g e t h e ma j o r i t y o f s t u d e n t s a s i n q u i r e r s a n d th i n k e r s Th e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g a p p r o a c h e s en g a g e t h e m a j o r i t y o f s t u d e n t s b y pr o v i d i n g o r f a c i l i t a t i n g l e a r n i n g t h a t en c o u r a g e s i n q u i r e r s a n d t h i n k e r s Th e us e wi t h an d in q u Th e ac t i v su p p St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 25 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningbuildson whatstudentsknowandcando. Pr e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e n o t u s e d o r n o t ef f e c t i v e l y u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e s t u d e n t s pr i o r k n o w l e d g e i n o r d e r t o s c a f f o l d a n d di f f e r e n t i a t e i n s t r u c t i o n Fo r m a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e n o t u s e d ef f e c t i v e l y t o g a u g e u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d mo d i f y i n s t r u c t i o n a s n e e d e d AB C C Re v i e w e d b y R o d Pr e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e st u d e n t s p r i o r k n o w l e d g e i n o r d e r t o sc a f f o l d a n d d i f f e r e n t i a t e i n s t r u c t i o n Fo r m a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e u s e d t o ga u g e u n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d m o d i f y in s t r u c t i o n a s n e e d e d Pr e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e c o n s i s t e n t l y u s e d t o de t e r m i n e s t u d e n t s p r i o r k n o w l e d g e i n or d e r t o e f f e c t i v e l y s c a f f o l d a n d di f f e r e n t i a t e i n s t r u c t i o n Fo r m a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e c o n s i s t e n t l y us e d t o e f f e c t i v e l y g a u g e u n d e r s t a n d i n g an d m o d i f y i n s t r u c t i o n a s n e e d e d Pr e de t e or d e di f f e Fo r m to e f mo d Teachingandlearningpromotesthe understandingandpracticeofacademic honesty. St u d e n t s a r e u n c l e a r o n d e f i n i t i o n s a n d po l i c i e s o f a c a d e m i c h o n e s t y A c a d e m i c h o n e s t y i s i n c o n s i s t e n t l y pr a c t i c e d o r e n f o r c e d P o l i c i e s a n d pr o c e d u r e s f o r e n f o r c e m e n t a r e in a d e q u a t e o r m i s s i n g AH C H Re v i e w e d b y R o d So m e u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f a c a d e m i c h o n e s t y is e v i d e n t Ac a d e m i c h o n e s t y i s s o m e w h a t co n s i s t e n t l y p r a c t i c e d a n d e n f o r c e d Po l i c i e s a n d p r o c e d u r e s a r e p r e s e n t b u t ma y n o t b e c l e a r i n a l l s i t u a t i o n s Po l i c i e s a r e c l e a r l y d e f i n e d a n d a r e co n s i s t e n t l y e n f o r c e d a n d m o s t s t u d e n t s ar e a w a r e o f t h e d e f i n i t i o n s r e q u i r e m e n t s an d c o n s e q u e n c e s o f n o t a b i d i n g b y t h e re q u i r e m e n t s Te a c h e r s c o v e r t h e b a s i c s o f a c a d e m i c ho n e s t y w i t h s t u d e n t s A d m i n i s t r a t i o n co n s i s t e n t l y e n f o r c e s a c a d e m i c h o n e s t y po l i c i e s w h e n r e p o r t e d Ac a de f i n in c l u ha n d as i n Te a re g a co n s ac a d mo n bi b l i an d St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 26 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningsupportsstudentsto becomeactivelyresponsiblefortheirown learning. In s t r u c t i o n i s t e a c h e r d r i v e n r a t h e r t h a n in q u i r y b a s e d Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g d o e s n o t p r o v i d e op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s t u d e n t s t o d e m o n s t r a t e se l f d i r e c t e d l e a r n i n g a n d o w n e r s h i p o f th e i r o w n l e a r n i n g AH C H Re v i e w e d b y R o d So m e l e a r n i n g i s i n q u i r y b a s e d a n d s o m e li n k s a r e m a d e t o t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e a n d re s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r l e a r n i n g Te a c h e r s e n c o u r a g e s e l f d i r e c t i o n a n d ow n e r s h i p h o w e v e r t h e r e i s n o co n s i s t e n c y f o r s t u d e n t o w n e r s h i p Re s p o n s i b i l i t y i s n o t e v i d e n t i n s t u d e n t s fo l l o w i n g t h r o u g h o n t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f pr o j e c t s o r r e p o r t i n g o n t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s an d a r e a s o f i m p r o v e m e n t Mo s t l e a r n i n g i s i n q u i r y b a s e d a n d te a c h i n g o f t e n s u p p o r t s t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e an d t a k i n g r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r l e a r n i n g Te a c h e r s e n c o u r a g e a n d f o l l o w t h r o u g h se l f d i r e c t i o n a n d o w n e r s h i p o f s t u d e n t le a r n i n g b y c o m m u n i c a t i n g t o p a r e n t s a n d st u d e n t s i n a p r o a c t i v e m a n n e r Re s p o n s i b i l i t y i s e v i d e n t i n t h e m a j o r i t y I B pr o g r a m m e s o f s t u d e n t s f o l l o w i n g t h r o u g h on t h e c o m p l e t i o n o f p r o j e c t s o r r e p o r t i n g on t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s a n d a r e a s o f im p r o v e m e n t Le a r co n s an d Te a pl a n di r e c le a rn st u d Re s pr o g on t h on t h im p r Teachingandlearningaddresses humancommonality,diversityand multipleperspectives. Hu m a n c o m m o n a l i t y d i v e r s i t y a n d mu l t i p l e p e r s p e c t i v e s a r e n o t c o n s i s t e n t l y ad d r e s s e d i n t h e w r i t t e n a n d t a u g h t cu r r i c u l u m Cl a s s r o o m e n v i r o n m e n t d o e s n o t s u p p o r t op e n d i s c u s s i o n A H CH Re v i e w e d b y R o d Hu m a n c o m m o n a l i t y d i v e r s i t y a n d mu l t i p l e p e r s p e c t i v e s a r e e v i d e n t i n t h e wr i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m h o w e v e r t h e y a r e sp a s m o d i c a l l y t r a n s f e r r e d i n t o c l a s s r o o m te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g Te a c h e r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s u s u a l l y cr e a t e a n o n t h r e a t e n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h ac t i v e s t u d e n t d i s c u s s i o n Ac c e s s i s p r o v i d e d t o m u l t i p l e c u l t u r e s an d p e r s p e c t i v e s Hu m a n c o m m o n a l i t y d i v e r s i t y a n d mu l t i p l e p e r s p e c t i v e s a r e e v i d e n t i n t h e wr i t t e n c u r r i c u l u m a n d a r e e v i d e n t i n s o m e cl a s s e s i n r e g a r d t o t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g Te a c h e r s a n d a d m i n i s t r a t o r s c r e a t e a no n t h r e a t e n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t w i t h a c t i v e st u d e n t d i s c u s s i o n St u d e n t s ar e ex p o s e d t o m u l t i p l e c u l t u r e s a n d pe r s p e c t i v e s Te a op e n en v i pa r t St u d cu l t u vi e w pr o v Un i t hu m mu l t St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 27 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningaddressesthediversityof studentlanguageneeds,includingthosefor studentslearninginalanguageotherthan mothertongue. Fe w t e a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s a c k n o w l e d g e an d v a l u e t h e n e e d t o a c t i v a t e p r i o r un d e r s t a n d i n g a n d b u i l d b a c k g r o u n d kn o w l e d g e t o s c a f f o l d m e a n i n g e x t e n d la n g u a g e a n d a f f i r m i d e n t i t y w i t h o t h e r la n g u a g e s Th e r e i s n o e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e s c h o o l pr o v i d e s l a n g u a g e i n s t r u c t i o n o t h e r t h a n th e h o s t c o u n t r i e s c h o s e n l a n g u a g e Ot h e r l a n g u a g e s a r e n o t t a u g h t w i t h i n t h e in s t r u c t i o n a l d a y o r a t a n a f t e r s c h o o l ac t i v i t y l e v e l ML S M R e v i s e d b y R o d Th e r e h a s b e e n s o m e d i r e c t i o n b y t h e ad m i n i s t r a t i o n o r t e a c h e r s t o s e e k p a r e n t an d s t u d e n t i n t e r e s t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e la n g u a g e n e e d s a n d h o w t o p r o m o t e t h e te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g o f a d d i t i o n a l la n g u a g e s Th e r e i s s o m e e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e s c h o o l pr o v i d e s l a n g u a g e i n s t r u c t i o n o t h e r t h a n th e h o s t c o u n t r i e s c h o s e n l a n g u a g e On e o r t w o o t h e r l a n g u a g e s a r e t a u g h t wi t h i n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n a l d a y o r a t a n a f t e r sc h o o l a c t i v i t y l e v e l Th e r e h a s b e e n d i r e c t i o n b y t h e ad m i n i s t r a t i o n o r t e a c h e r s t o s e e k p a r e n t an d s t u d e n t i n t e r e s t t o d e t e r m i n e t h e la n g u a g e n e e d s a n d h o w t o p r o m o t e t h e te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g o f a d d i t i o n a l la n g u a g e s T h i s h a s n o t b e e n f o l l o w e d th r o u g h Th e r e i s e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s la n g u a g e i n s t r u c t i o n o t h e r t h a n t h e h o s t co u n t r i e s c h o s e n l a n g u a g e Tw o o r m o r e o t h e r l a n g u a g e s a r e t a u g h t wi t h i n t h e i n s t r u c t i o n a l d a y o r a t a n a f t e r sc h o o l a c t i v i t y l e v e l Th e co n c st u d la n g te a c la n g Ot h e in s t r ac t i v na t i o Teachingandlearningdemonstratesthatallteachersare responsibleforlanguagedevelopmentofstudents. Te a c h e r s d o n o t s e e t h e m s e l v e s a s b e i n g re s p o n s i b l e f o r l a n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t an d s e e t h e s p e c i a l i s t l a n g u a g e t e a c h e r as h a v i n g t h e o n l y r e s p o n s i b i l i t y JR E G H Re v i e w e d b y R o d Te a c h e r s h a v e n o t b e e n p r o v i d e d w i t h pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m s t h a t su p p o r t t h a t a l l t e a c h e r s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e fo r s u p p o r t i n g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g t h e h o s t co u n t r i e s l a n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t Te a c h e r s d o n o t f o l l o w u p o n t h e co n n e c t i o n s t h a t t h e l a n g u a g e t e a c h e r ma k e s i n t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g ex p e r i e n c e s Te a c h e r p l a n n i n g d o e s n o t s u p p o r t t h e in t e g r a t i o n o f t h e h o s t c o u n t r y s l a n g u a g e Te a c h e r s h a v e b e e n p r o v i d e d w i t h pr o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t p r o g r a m s t h a t su p p o r t t h a t a l l t e a c h e r s a r e r e s p o n s i b l e fo r s u p p o r t i n g a n d e n c o u r a g i n g t h e h o s t co u n t r i e s l a n g u a g e d e v e l o p m e n t So m e t e a c h e r s f o l l o w u p o n t h e co n n e c t i o n s t h a t t h e l a n g u a g e t e a c h e r ma k e s i n t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g ex p e r i e n c e s So m e t e a c h e r p l a n n i n g s u p p o r t s t h e in t e g r a t i o n o f t h e h o s t c o u n t r y s l a n g u a g e Te a pr o f su p p fo r s co u n Te a co n n ma k ex p e Te a Tr a n un i t s co u n St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 28 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningusesarange andvarietyofstrategies. Te a c h e r s d o n o t d i f f e r e n t i a t e i n s t r u c t i o n fo r s t u d e n t s T e a c h e r s a r e n o t t r a i n e d i n in s t r u c t i o n a l s t r a t e g i e s MD D P Re v i e w e d b y R o d 30 o f t h e t e a c h e r s u t i l i z e d i f f e r e n t i a t e d in s t r u c t i o n i n t h e c l a s s r o o m S c h o o l o f f e r s mi n i m a l t r a i n i n g i n a l t e r n a t e t e a c h i n g st r a t e g i e s 70 o f t h e t e a c h e r s u t i l i z e d i f f e r e n t i a t e d in s t r u c t i o n i n t h e c l a s s r o o m M o s t te a c h e r s a r e t r a i n e d i n a l t e r n a t e t e a c h i n g me t h o d s a n d d i f f e r e n t i a t e d i n s t r u c t i o n 10 0 in s t r ar e th a t Teachingandlearningdifferentiates instructiontomeetstudents’learning needsandstyles. Di f f e r e n t i a t i o n s t r a t e g i e s a r e n o t co n s i s t e n t l y e v i d e n t a c r o s s t h e c u r r i c u l u m as t e a c h e r s a i m t o i n s t r u c t a g e n e r a l au d i e n c e i n s t e a d o f m e e t i n g v a r i o u s le a r n i n g n e e d s a n d s t y l e s AS M B F Re v i e w e d b y R o d S o m e d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n i s e v i d e n t a c r o s s t h e cu r r i c u l u m h o w e v e r t e a c h e r s d o n o t pr o a c t i v e l y p l a n f o r e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t m e e t th e v a r i o u s n e e d s a n d s t y l e s o f e a c h st u d e n t V a r i o u s b u t n o t a l w a y s e f f e c t i v e di f f e r e n t i a t i o n s t r a t e g i e s a r e u t i l i z e d o n oc c a s i o n a s t e a c h e r s s t r i v e t o m e e t t h e va r i o u s l e a r n i n g n e e d s a n d s t y l e s o f e a c h st u d e n t E f f e ut i l i z cu r r va r i o st u d St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 29 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningincorporatesa rangeofresources,includinginformation technologies. Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t d o e s no t p r o v i d e a r a n g e o f r e s o u r c e s a n d in f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s Th e r e i s n o p r o g r a m b u d g e t t o o l in p l a c e fo r t e a c h e r s t o p u r c h a s e r e s o u r c e s t h a t pr o v i d e a b a l a n c e f o r e f f e c t i v e t e a c h i n g an d l e a r n i n g t o t a k e p l a c e Ro d Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t d o e s pr o v i d e a l i m i t e d r a n g e o f r e s o u r c e s a n d in f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s Th e r e i s a s y s t e m t o p r o v i d e a p r o g r a m bu d g e t t o o l i n f o r t e a c h e r s t o p u r c h a s e re s o u r c e s h o w e v e r t h e r e i s n o co n s i s t e n c y a c r o s s t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s t o en s u r e a b a l a n c e o f e f f e c t i v e t e a c h i n g an d l e a r n i n g Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t pr o v i d e s a r a n g e o f r e s o u r c e s a n d in f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g i e s Th e r e i s a sy s t e m t o p r o v i d e a p r o g r a m bu d g e t t o o l i n f o r t e a c h e r s t o p u r c h a s e re s o u r c e s a c r o s s t h e I B p r o g r a m m e s t o en s u r e a b a l a n c e o f e f f e c t i v e t e a c h i n g an d l e a r n i n g Te a in t h te c h Th e re v i e in f o th e r pr o g ef f e c Teachingandlearningdevelopsstudent attitudesandskillsthatallowformeaningful studentactioninresponsetostudents’own needsandtheneedsofothers. Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g r a r e l y d e v e l o p s st u d e n t a t t i t u d e s a n d s k i l l s a n d d o e s n o t al l o w f o r m e a n i n g f u l s t u d e n t a c t i o n EV C J L R T T L M Re v i e w e d b y R o d Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g i n c o n s i s t e n t l y de v e l o p s t h e s t u d e n t a t t i t u d e s a n d s k i l l s ne e d e d t o p r o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r me a n i n g f u l s t u d e n t a c t i o n Te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g c o n s i s t e n t l y de v e l o p s t h e s t u d e n t a t t i t u d e s a n d s k i l l s ne e d e d t o p r o v i d e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r me a n i n g f u l s t u d e n t a c t i o n Ac t i o n i s e v i d e n t i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e st u d e n t s o w n n e e d s Te a de v e ne e d me a Th r o ne e d st u d St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 30 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningengages studentsinreflectingonhow, whatandwhytheyare learning. St u d e n t s s h o w l a c k o f e n g a g e m e n t a n d th e r e i s l i t t l e e v i d e n c e o f r e f l e c t i o n TT S H C J E V L R R e v i e w e d b y R o d St u d e n t s a r e s o m e w h a t e n g a g e d i n le a r n i n g b u t d o n o t c o n s i s t e n t l y r e f l e c t o n ho w w h a t a n d w h y t h e y a r e l e a r n i n g St u d e n t s a r e e n g a g e d i n l e a r n i n g a n d op p o r t u n i t i e s f o r r e f l e c t i o n a r e p r o v i d e d bu t t h e s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r e n o t u s e d ef f e c t i v e l y St u d ef f i c ti m e th e y Teachingandlearningfostersastimulating learningenvironmentbasedon understandingandrespect. Th e c l a s s r o o m e n v i r o n m e n t i s un c o m f o r t a b l e f o r s t u d e n t s a n d h i n d e r s qu e s t i o n i n g a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n Le s s o n s a r e u s u a l l y t e a c h e r d i r e c t e d a n d se l d o m u s e i n q u i r y o r c o m m u n i c a t i o n Le s s o n s a r e m o r e f o c u s e d o n r o t e le a r n i n g t h a n s t u d e n t s g r o w t h o f to l e r a n c e a n d i n t e r c u l t u r a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g KM K E Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e c l a s s r o o m e n v i r o n m e n t s o m e t i m e s ma k e s i t p o s s i b l e f o r t e a c h e r s a n d st u d e n t s t o e n g a g e i n s t u d e n t c e n t e r e d le s s o n s In q u i r y a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n a r e s o m e t i m e s us e d t o f o s t e r s t u d e n t s g r o w t h o f to l e r a n c e a n d i n t e r c u l t u r a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g A g e n e r a l l y r e s p e c t f u l c l a s s r o o m en v i r o n m e n t m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e f o r te a c h e r s a n d s t u d e n t s t o e n g a g e i n st u d e n t c e n t e r e d l e s s o n s In q u i r y a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n f o s t e r st u d e n t s g r o w t h o f t o l e r a n c e a n d i n t e r cu l t u r a l u n d e r s t a n d i n g A c o en v i te a c st u d in q u st u d cu l t u St a n d a r d C3 Te a c h i n g an d Le a r n i n g Te a c h i n g an d le a r n i n g re f l e c t s IB ph i l o s o p h y 31 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Teachingandlearningencourage studentstodemonstratetheirlearning inavarietyofways. St u d e n t s d e m o n s t r a t e m i n i m u m w a y s t o pr e s e n t t h e i r l e a r n i n g Ro d Te a c h e r s p r o v i d e r e s o u r c e s a n d o t h e r te c h n o l o g y f o r s t u d e n t s t o p r e s e n t t h e i r le a r n i n g h o w e v e r t h e y d o n o t s h o w ex e m p l a r y m o d e l s f o r s t u d e n t s t o s e e t h a t th e r e a r e d i f f e r e n t w a y s t o d e m o n s t r a t e th e r e l e a r n i n g Te a c h e r s p r o v i d e a v a r i e t y r e s o u r c e s a n d ot h e r t e c h n o l o g y a n d s h o w e x e m p l a r y mo d e l s f o r s t u d e n t s t o s e e t h a t t h e r e a r e di f f e r e n t w a y s t o d e m o n s t r a t e t h e r e le a r n i n g Th e s e r e s o u r c e s a r e n o t f o l l o w e d u p th r o u g h t e a c h e r e x p e c t a t i o n c r i t e r i a a n d ru b r i c s Te a ot h e mo d di f f e le a rn Th e th r o ru b r TeachingandlearningdevelopstheIB learnerprofileattributes. Un i t s a r e p l a n n e d a n d d e l i v e r e d w i t h n o co n s i d e r a t i o n t o t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e SA N A L V Re v i e w e d b y R o d So m e u n i t s a r e p l a n n e d a n d d e l i v e r e d wi t h t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e i n m i n d St u d e n t s o c c a s i o n a l l y d e m o n s t r a t e t h e at t r i b u t e s o f t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e Mo s t u n i t s a r e p l a n n e d a n d d e l i v e r e d w i t h th e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e i n m i n d St u d e n t s f r e q u e n t l y d e m o n s t r a t e t h e at t r i b u t e s o f t h e l e a r n e r p r o f i l e Un i t le a rn St u d de m pr o f St a n d a r d C4 As s e s s m e n t As s e s s m e n t at th e sc h o o l re f l e c t s IB as s e s s m e n t ph i l o s o p h y 32 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Sc o r e 1 Re a d i n e s s Sc o r e 2 Em e r g i n g Sc o r e 3 Op e r a t i o n a l Demonstrating Assessmentattheschool alignswiththe requirementsofthe programmes. As s e s s m e n t o n l y f o c u s e s o n a m i n i m u m of s t r a t e g i e s i n f o r m a t i v e a n d s u m m a t i v e as s e s s m e n t As s e s s m e n t t a s k s a r e n o t l i n k e d t o re q u i r e d o b j e c t i v e s JR L R Re v i e w e d b y R o d As s e s s m e n t a t t e m p t s t o f o c u s o n m o r e th a n o n e s t r a t e g y o f f o r m a t i v e a n d su m m a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t Li t t l e e v i d e n c e o f a v a r i e t y o f a s s e s s m e n t to o l s a n d s t r a t e g i e s c a n b e s e e n At t e m p t s t o l i n k a c h i e v e m e n t t o r e q u i r e d ob j e c t i v e s a r e p r e s e n t Va r i e d a n d v a l i d a s s e s s m e n t t a s k s a r e of t e n u s e d t h a t a l l o w s t u d e n t s t o de m o n s t r a t e a c h i e v e m e n t a c c o r d i n g t o th e r e q u i r e d o b j e c t i v e s So m e v a r i e t y o f q u a l i t a t i v e a n d qu a n t i t a t i v e a s s e s s m e n t t o o l s a n d st r a t e g i e s a r e u s e d Va r i us e d de m th e r A v a as s e re c o st r a t Theschoolcommunicatesits assessmentphilosophy,policy andprocedurestotheschool community. As s e s s m e n t c r i t e r i a a r e u n p u b l i s h e d a n d va r y a c r o s s t h e s c h o o l St a c k C C Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e s c h o o l h a s c r i t e r i a f o r a s s e s s i n g st u d e n t w o r k b u t i s w o r k i n g t o m a k e i t a wr i t t e n c o n s i s t e n t a n d p u b l i c d o c u m e n t an d t o i m p r o v e t h e i n c o n s i s t e n c y a n d qu a l i t y o f r e p o r t s o f s t u d e n t p r o g r e s s Cr i t e r i a f o r a s s e s s i n g s t u d e n t s w o r k a r e wr i t t e n a n d c o n s i s t e n t s c h o o l w i d e b u t n o t co m m u n i c a t e d e f f e c t i v e l y t o a l l p a r e n t s an d s t u d e n t s Cr i t e wr i t t an d an d Theschoolusesarange ofstrategiesandtoolsto assessstudentlearning. St u d e n t l e a r n i n g i s i n f r e q u e n t l y a s s e s s e d Th e r e i s l i t t l e o r n o a n a l y s i s o f e x i s t i n g da t a J K K M Re v i e w e d b y R o d St u d e n t l e a r n i n g i s r e g u l a r l y a s s e s s e d bu t f e w m e a s u r e s a r e u s e d L i t t l e o r g a n i z e d e f f o r t i s m a d e t o a n a l y z e th e r e s u l t s i n o r d e r t o i d e n t i f y s t u d e n t ne e d s o r i m p r o v e t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g St u d e n t l e a r n i n g i s r e g u l a r l y a s s e s s e d bu t f e w m e a s u r e s a r e u s e d Re s u l t s a r e a n a l y z e d t o s o m e d e g r e e t o id e n t i f y s t u d e n t n e e d s a n d t o i m p r o v e te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g St u d us i n re s u of i n to i m St a n d a r d C4 As s e s s m e n t As s e s s m e n t at th e sc h o o l re f l e c t s IB as s e s s m e n t ph i l o s o p h y 33 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolprovidesstudentswithfeedback toinformandimprovetheirlearning. Th e s c h o o l d o e s n o t p r o v i d e f e e d b a c k b y is s u i n g r e p o r t s a n d g i v i n g a s s e s s m e n t s t o st u d e n t s Th e s c h o o l d o e s n o t h a v e a w r i t t e n as s e s s m e n t p o l i c y TD V K Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s f e e d b a c k b y i s s u i n g fo r m a l a n d i n f o r m a l r e p o r t s a n d ge n e r a t i n g s t u d e n t a s s e s s m e n t s f o r st u d e n t l e a r n i n g Th e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e m o d i f i e d t o s u i t t h e st u d e n t s n e e d s Th e s c h o o l h a s a w r i t t e n a s s e s s m e n t po l i c y t h a t c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e l e a r n i n g pr o c e s s o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y Th e s c h o o l p r o v i d e s e f f e c t i v e f e e d b a c k b y is s u i n g f o r m a l a n d i n f o r m a l r e p o r t s ho l d i n g s t u d e n t l e d c o n f e r e n c e s a n d de s i g n i n g s t u d e n t a s s e s s m e n t s t h a t im p r o v e s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g Th e a s s e s s m e n t s a r e m o d i f i e d t o s u i t t h e in d i v i d u a l s t u d e n t s n e e d s Th e s c h o o l h a s d e v e l o p e d i t s o w n w r i t t e n as s e s s m e n t p o l i c y t h a t i s u p d a t e d a n d im p r o v e d b y t h e s c h o o l a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d pr o g r a m c o o r d i n a t o r s t o m a x i m i z e t h e le a r n i n g p r o c e s s o f t h e s t u d e n t b o d y Th e fe e d re p o an d im p r Th e in d i v Th e as s e up d a ad m to m st u d Theschoolhassystemsfor recordingstudentprogress alignedwiththeassessment philosophyoftheprogrammes. Th e s c h o o l r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s p r o g r e s s in l i n e w i t h l o c a l r e g u l a t i o n s o n l y SA L R Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e s c h o o l r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s p r o g r e s s in l i n e w i t h l o c a l r e g u l a t i o n s w i t h ad a p t a t i o n s m a d e t o r e f l e c t t h e I B as s e s s m e n t c r i t e r i a Th e s c h o o l e f f e c t i v e l y r e c o r d s a n d r e p o r t s st u d e n t p r o g r e s s i n t e r m s o f I B c r i t e r i a an d p h i l o s o p h y a s w e l l a s l o c a l re q u i r e m e n t s Th e sy s t ef f e c te r m pr o g re q u St a n d a r d C4 As s e s s m e n t As s e s s m e n t at th e sc h o o l re f l e c t s IB as s e s s m e n t ph i l o s o p h y 34 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c Theschoolanalysesassessment datatoinformteachingand learning. Th e s c h o o l d o e s n o t h a v e a f o r m a l s y s t e m fo r a n a l y z i n g a n d r e v i e w i n g s t u d e n t as s e s s m e n t d a t a t o i n f o r m t e a c h i n g a n d le a r n i n g JS A B Re v i e w e d b y R o d Th e s c h o o l h a s l i m i t e d p r o c e s s e s f o r an a l y z i n g a s s e s s m e n t d a t a t o i n f o r m te a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g JS A B Th e s c h o o l s t r i v e s t o m a i n t a i n a f o r m a l pr o c e s s f o r a n a l y z i n g a s s e s s m e n t d a t a t o in f o r m t e a c h i n g a n d l e a r n i n g JS A B Th e an a l te a c JS Theschoolprovidesopportunities forstudentstoparticipatein,and reflecton,theassessmentoftheir work. St u d e n t s a r e n o t g i v e n o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o pa r t i c i p a t e i n o r r e f l e c t o n t h e a s s e s s m e n t of t h e i r w o r k t h r o u g h o b s e r v a t i o n a n d s e l f as s e s s m e n t DH M T Re v i e w e d b y R o d St u d e n t s h a v e s o m e o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r s e l f as s e s s m e n t t h r o u g h t e a c h e r d i r e c t e d us e o f s t a n d a r d i z e d c h e c k l i s t s a b a s e l i n e te s t St u d e n t s a r e r e g u l a r l y g i v e n o p p o r t u n i t i e s to u s e a v a r i e t y o f a s s e s s m e n t t o o l s in c l u d i n g p r o g r e s s i v e a s s i g n m e n t c h e c k li s t s g o a l o r i e n t e d n a r r a t i v e d e s c r i p t i o n s pe r i o d i c q u i z z e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e g r a d i n g pe r i o d w i t h c u l m i n a t i n g t e s t s f o r un d e r s t a n d i n g St u d in v o as s e re f l e Th e co n t pr o g or i e n qu i z wi t h an d r e a l St a n d a r d C4 As s e s s m e n t As s e s s m e n t at th e sc h o o l re f l e c t s IB as s e s s m e n t ph i l o s o p h y 35 We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y St a n d a r d s an d Pr a c t i c e s Ru b r i c GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY Table of Contents Total Cost Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Average State Funding per Student .............................................................................................................. 1 Blacksmith Annual Program Contributions ................................................................................................... 2 Revenues by Dollar ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Revenues by Percentage ............................................................................................................................... 3 WA Program Growth ..................................................................................................................................... 3 WA Student Enrollment ................................................................................................................................ 4 Student Body Population by Boundary ......................................................................................................... 4 2013-14 WA Student Census ........................................................................................................................ 5 Student Population by ISD ............................................................................................................................ 6 Lottery Waiting List ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Position Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 7 WA FY 13/14 Median & Average Salary Comparison ................................................................................... 9 Expenditures per Student ........................................................................................................................... 10 1 Total Cost Summary Overall Cost Summary Estimated FY 2012/13 Proposed FY 2013/14 Proposed Operating Expenditures $ 5,633,210 $ 5,879,730 Town-Transfer to WA Operating Budget - 90,000 Sub-Total 5,633,210 5,969,730 Annual Debt Service Payment (paid from Municipal budget) 1,498,528 1,428,369 Phase 1 Expansion Debt-Service - 453,774 Sub-Total 1,498,528 1,882,143 In-direct Operating Costs - 325,000 Sub-Total - 325,000 Grand Total All Costs $ 7,131,738 $ 8,176,873 Average State Funding per Student In Figure 1, the historical data regarding the average funding received by the Academy through the Foundation School Program (FSP). When comparing the inflation adjusted numbers the Academy has realized an approximate $1,800 per student decrease in funding from the FY 09/10 school year. Based upon legislation that is currently in conference committee, some educational funding will be restored, but it will be far less than the decrease seen in the previous biennium (approximately 10%). Figure 1 - Average State Funding per Student 5 6 2 4 6 5 3 0 6 6 2 3 7 0 5 7 7 2 7 9 7 0 7 3 6 7 3 6 6 2 2 8 6 6 7 5 6, 8 1 8 7, 8 0 9 7, 6 1 9 7, 6 9 0 8, 0 7 4 7, 5 6 1 6, 9 1 1 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed Average State Funding per Student Average State Funding / Student Adjusted for Inflation (MCI) 2 Blacksmith Annual Program Contributions The Annual Blacksmith fundraiser has become increasingly more important as the percentage of operating dollars received from the state has declined. In the draft 2013/14 annual budget, Blacksmith revenues will represent approximately 18% of the Academy’s total revenue. These dollars are spent on faculty and staff salaries and benefits, which represent 76.6% of the total operating budget. Figure 2 - Blacksmith Annual Program Contributions Revenues by Dollar Funding sources for the Academy are generated by two primary sources which represent approximately 96% of total operating revenues. The FSP represents 76.4% of total operating dollars and 19.5% are generated through the Westlake Academy Foundation (WAF). The WAF provides general operating dollars through the Blacksmith program, as well as reimbursement of expenditures through grants. Figure 3 - Revenues by Dollar 336 $388 $407 $394 $431 $ 524 680 800 1,079 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed Th o u s a n d s Blacksmith Annual Program Contributions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed Mi l l i o n s Revenues by Dollar WAF Contribution Interest Earned Food Services Transportation/Parking Other Local Revenue WAF Fund-an-Item WAF Salary Reimbursement 3 Revenues by Percentage Revenues generated through the FSP have declined from over 85% in FY 09/10 to 76% in FY 13/14. The decline represents a significant decrease in state education funding, as well as a significant increase in the total amount of dollars raised through WAF fundraising activities. In short, the funding decreases have been markedly blunted due to offsetting increases in the Blacksmith and other fundraising activities. Figure 4 - Revenues by Percentage WA Program Growth As can be seen in Figure 6, expenditures have exceeded revenues in FY 11/12 and FY 12/13. The FY 13/14 draft budget shows a slight increase in fund balance due to additional revenue support from the Town of Westlake and as well as an increase in the Blacksmith Annual fundraiser. If the Blacksmith Annual fundraiser does not meet the proposed amount, the Academy’s expenditures may exceed revenues in the FY 13/14 school year. Figure 5 - WA Program Growth 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed WAF Contribution Interest Earned Food Services Transportation/Parking Other Local Revenue WAF Fund-an-Item FY 09/10 Actual FY 10/11 Actual FY 11/12 Actual FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed FY 14/15 Estimated FY 15/16 Estimated FY 16/17 Estimated Revenues $4,280,723 $4,608,573 $5,244,109 $5,503,670 $6,068,076 $7,333,347 $7,459,853 $7,548,146 Expenditures $3,917,886 $4,518,107 $5,287,696 $5,633,210 $5,969,730 $6,952,343 $7,144,293 $7,341,992 Fund Balance $767,491 $914,660 $814,487 $672,107 $770,453 $1,136,620 $1,452,180 $1,658,334 1 $ 2 $ 3 $ 4 $ 5 $ 6 $ 7 $ 8 Mi l l i o n s WA Program Growth 4 WA Student Enrollment Westlake Academy student enrollment is anticipated to remain relatively flat in the FY 13/14 school year. Any increases will be related to Westlake residents enrolling their children and new Westlake residents currently purchasing or building in the Town. Figure 6 - WA Student Enrollment Student Body Population by Boundary Strong enrollment in the last two-years in the Kindergarten class, as well as increasing enrollment in other PYP grades, has increased the overall percentage of Westlake residents to approximately 38% of the students projected to attend the Academy next year. Figure 7 - Projected % of Students Residing in Westlake 195 264 324 346 379 417 491 530 610 658 658 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 FY 03/04 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed WA Student Enrollment 69% 68% 70% 73% 70% 62% 31% 32% 30% 27% 30% 38% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed Projected % of Students Residing in Westlake Secondary Boundary Westlake Residents 5 2013-14 WA Student Census Stage-Estates Paige- Grade Total No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of No. of % of coach of Mahoteabrook Level Students Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Stud.Glenwyck Vaquero Hills Westlake Boone Farms Other K 342882%1132%1750%2 6%4 12%1029%5 15%1 3%0 9820009 G1 503264%1122%2754%3 6%9 18%1 2%3 6%0 0%0 693200 12 G2 412356%8 20%2356%6 15%4 10%3 7%4 10%0 0%0 6911105 G3 451738%7 16%2862%5 11%5 11%3 7%3 7%1 2%4 4803002 G4 512345%1122%2549%8 16%7 14%1427%6 12%1 2%0 11 530211 G5 542037%7 13%3361%5 9%9 17%8 15%7 13%2 4%2 3 11 02004 G6 441330%7 16%2864%5 11%4 9%1227%8 18%1 2%1 5411002 G7 632235%1117%3657%9 14%7 11%0 0%6 10%0 0%1 8701213 G8 622032%9 15%4268%7 11%4 6%1118%8 13%1 2%2 4 10 11202 G9 581831%8 14%3764%9 16%4 7%0 0%1 2%0 0%1 4811301 G10591729%1017%4169%4 7%4 7%2 3%0 0%1 2%0 5820200 G11591119%1220%4169%2 3%4 7%0 0%3 5%0 0%0 6200003 G12571018%7 12%3867%8 14%4 7%0 0%2 4%0 0%1 2511001 Totals 67725438%11918%41661%7311%6910%649%568%8 1%12 7394151312 2 45 Residents ISD ISD ISD PROJECTED WESTLAKE ACADEMY STUDENT CENSUS - FY 2013-2014 Primary Secondary Boundaries Westlake Carroll Keller Northwest Other Siblings Due to School Westlake Residents by neighborhood Districts Employee Sec. Boundary Due to Town WR moved to on Wait List Employee 6 Student Population by ISD The Westlake Academy student population by ISD has remained fairly consistent over the years. Keller which includes students living in Vaquero) continues to deliver over 60% of the students attending Westlake Academy. Carroll (which includes Glenwyck Farms) has will climb slightly to a projected 18% in the FY 13/14 school year. Figure 8 - Projected FY 13/14 WA Students by ISD Lottery Waiting List Demand for services from the secondary boundary remains strong as we have over 2,000 students on the lottery waiting list. The recent rankings and continued academic performance has increased the number of families participating for admissions to the Academy. Figure 9 - Lottery Waiting List 61% 18% 11% 10% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Projected FY 13/14 WA Students by ISD Keller Carroll Northwest Other 746 845 1021 1241 1265 844 705 1027 2128 2194 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 FY 04-05 FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 FY 09-10 FY 10-11 FY 11-12 FY 12-13 FY 13-14 Lottery Waiting List 7 Position Summary Table will be distributed during meeting. 8 Table 1 - Median Salary Comparison Y e a r s E x r e r i e n c e W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y 1 2 1 3 Me d i a n o f I S D s 1 2 1 3 W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y c u r r e n t 12 1 3 M e d i a n Es t M e d i a n o f I S D s 1 3 1 4 WA c u r r e n t t o E s t M e d i a n of I S D s 1 3 1 4 W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y 1 3 1 4 1 s c a l e i n c r e a s e WA t o E s t 1 3 1 4 M e d i a n Sc a l e A d j u s t m e n t W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y 1 3 1 4 1 5 s c a l e i n c r e a s e WA t o E s t 1 3 1 4 M e d i a n Sc a l e A d j u s t m e n t W e s t l a k e A c a d e m y 1 3 1 4 2 s c a l e i n c r e a s e WA t o E s t 1 3 1 4 M e d i a n Sc a l e A d j u s t m e n t 045,494 47,000 -3.2%47,940 -5.1%45,722 -4.63%227 46,177 -3.68%682 46,404 -3.20%910 145,945 46,800 -1.8%47,736 -3.8%46,404 -2.79%459 46,634 -2.31%689 46,863 -1.83%919 246,630 47,069 -0.9%48,010 -2.9%47,097 -1.90%466 47,330 -1.42%699 47,563 -0.93%933 346,946 47,735 -1.7%48,690 -3.6%47,416 -2.62%469 47,650 -2.13%704 47,885 -1.65%939 447,558 47,975 -0.9%48,935 -2.8%48,033 -1.84%476 48,271 -1.36%713 48,509 -0.87%951 547,756 48,841 -2.2%49,818 -4.1%48,233 -3.18%478 48,472 -2.70%716 48,711 -2.22%955 648,554 48,890 -0.7%49,868 -2.6%49,039 -1.66%486 49,282 -1.17%728 49,525 -0.69%971 748,967 49,347 -0.8%50,334 -2.7%49,457 -1.74%490 49,702 -1.26%735 49,947 -0.77%979 849,330 49,883 -1.1%50,881 -3.0%49,823 -2.08%493 50,070 -1.59%740 50,316 -1.11%987 949,635 50,217 -1.2%51,221 -3.1%50,131 -2.13%496 50,379 -1.64%745 50,627 -1.16%993 1049,799 50,543 -1.5%51,554 -3.4%50,297 -2.44%498 50,546 -1.96%747 50,795 -1.47%996 1150,179 50,869 -1.4%51,886 -3.3%50,681 -2.32%502 50,931 -1.84%753 51,182 -1.36%1,004 1250,594 51,193 -1.2%52,217 -3.1%51,100 -2.14%506 51,353 -1.65%759 51,606 -1.17%1,012 1350,853 51,519 -1.3%52,549 -3.2%51,362 -2.26%509 51,616 -1.78%763 51,870 -1.29%1,017 1451,038 52,015 -1.9%53,055 -3.8%51,548 -2.84%510 51,804 -2.36%766 52,059 -1.88%1,021 1551,270 53,133 -3.5%54,196 -5.4%51,782 -4.45%513 52,039 -3.98%769 52,295 -3.51%1,025 1651,990 53,058 -2.0%54,119 -3.9%52,510 -2.97%520 52,770 -2.49%780 53,030 -2.01%1,040 1752,158 53,577 -2.6%54,649 -4.6%52,680 -3.60%522 52,940 -3.13%782 53,201 -2.65%1,043 1852,440 54,099 -3.1%55,181 -5.0%52,964 -4.02%524 53,226 -3.54%787 53,489 -3.07%1,049 1953,418 54,845 -2.6%55,942 -4.5%53,952 -3.56%534 54,219 -3.08%801 54,486 -2.60%1,068 2054,418 55,480 -1.9%56,590 -3.8%54,963 -2.88%544 55,235 -2.39%816 55,507 -1.91%1,088 2155,641 56,240 -1.1%57,365 -3.0%56,198 -2.03%556 56,476 -1.55%835 56,754 -1.06%1,113 2256,560 57,115 -1.0%58,257 -2.9%57,126 -1.94%566 57,408 -1.46%848 57,691 -0.97%1,131 23 57,251 57,897 -1.1%59,055 -3.1%57,824 -2.08%573 58,110 -1.60%859 58,396 -1.12%1,145 2457,686 58,413 -1.2%59,581 -3.2%58,263 -2.21%577 58,551 -1.73%865 58,840 -1.24%1,154 2558,190 59,191 -1.7%60,375 -3.6%58,772 -2.65%582 59,063 -2.17%873 59,354 -1.69%1,164 2659,985 60,090 -0.2%61,291 -2.1%60,585 -1.15%600 60,885 -0.66%900 61,184 -0.17%1,200 2760,881 60,852 0.0%62,069 -1.9%61,490 -0.93%609 61,794 -0.44%913 62,098 0.05%1,218 2861,515 61,440 0.1%62,669 -1.8%62,130 -0.86%615 62,438 -0.37%923 62,746 0.12%1,230 2962,165 62,090 0.1%63,331 -1.8%62,787 -0.86%622 63,097 -0.37%932 63,408 0.12%1,243 3062,268 63,820 -2.4%65,096 -4.3%62,891 -3.39%623 63,202 -2.91%934 63,514 -2.43%1,245 52,810 53,588 -1.48%54,660 -3.41%53,331 -2.46%521 53,602 -1.96%792 53,866 -1.48%1,056 51,270 53,058 -1.29%54,119 -3.23%51,782 -2.26%513 52,039 -1.78%769 52,295 -1.29%1,025 Average Median Recommended 9 WA FY 13/14 Median & Average Salary Comparison Board Policy states a desire to maintain the median salary within three percent (3%) of the districts surveyed for market comparison purposes. In FY 12/13 the Academy was a little over three percent (-3.23%) below the market mid-point. Based upon the desire to stay within this range, the proposed budget reflects a one and one- half percent (1.5%) scale adjustment. Figure 10 - WA FY 13/14 Median Salary Comparison Figure 11 shows the average salary of the surveyed districts in comparison with the average salary at Westlake Academy. Due to the fact that we have a number of teachers that are paid higher on the teacher scale (based upon years of experience) the average salary is closer to the surrounding districts than the mid-point. Figure 11 - WA FY 13/14 Average Salary Comparison 51.270 53.058 52.039 54.119 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 WA ISDs WA ISDs FY 12/13 FY 13/14 Th o u s a n d s WA FY 13/14 Median Salary Comparison 52.810 53.588 $53.602 54.660 52 52 53 53 54 54 55 55 WA ISDs WA ISDs FY 12/13 FY 13/14 Th o u s a n d s WA FY 13/14 Average Salary Comparison 10 Expenditures per Student Expenditures per student have seen a continued decline starting the FY 09/10 school year. This was primarily driven by increasing numbers of students in each classroom (averaging approximately 20 students per class), as well as increased efficiency in the teaching load in the secondary program. The sharp increase in the proposed FY 13/14 school year is primarily due to the debt service payment for the Phase 1 expansion of campus facilities. The ratio will decline as the school completes the facilities and adds students in the PYP, MYP, and DP programmes. Figure 12 - Expenditures per Student 1 1 9 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 1 2 3 0 5 1 3 0 1 2 1 3 8 6 5 1 2 9 3 3 1 1 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 5 1 0 9 7 2 1 2 5 8 0 1 5 3 1 3 1 4 5 6 5 1 4 7 1 6 1 4 9 6 9 1 5 1 0 9 1 4 3 4 6 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 FY 04/05 FY 05/06 FY 06/07 FY 07/08 FY 08/09 FY 09/10 FY 10/11 FY 11/12 FY 12/13 Estimated FY 13/14 Proposed Th o u s a n d s Expenditures per Student including debt service & in-direct operating costs) Expenditures per Student Adjusted for Inflation (MCI) GROWING TOGETHER; ONE SCHOOL ONE COMMUNITY Revenues4WAFSalaryReimbursement 35,377 54,594 54,594 55,959 1,365 5 Other Local Revenue 44,971 28,000 28,000 45,000 17,000 6 WAF Blacksmith (Includes $800K Blacksmith & $279K WAF Contribution) 674,604 720,000 804,000 1,079,000 275,000 7 WAF Contribution 303,700 217,700 - (217,700) 8 WAF Fund-an-Item (Technology)- - - 50,000 50,000 9 Interest Earned 2,417 2,500 2,500 2,500 - 10 Food Services 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 - 11 Town Contribution (Technology $50K/Building $40K)4,743 - - 90,000 90,000 12 Athletic Activities 49,821 33,500 33,500 67,350 33,850 13 Transportation/Parking 49,855 35,000 35,000 40,000 5,000 14 Total Local Revenues 881,188 1,180,294 1,178,294 1,432,809 254,515 15 State Revenue 16 TEA - FSP Funds 4,129,084 4,260,809 4,097,924 4,392,409 294,485 17 TRS On-behalf/Medicare Part B 233,836 227,452 227,452 242,858 15,406 18 Total State Revenues 4,362,921 4,488,261 4,325,376 4,635,267 309,891 19 TOTAL REVENUES 5,244,109 5,668,555 5,503,670 6,068,076 564,406 20 EXPENDITURES by FUNCTION 21 Function 11 - Instructional 2,825,466 3,262,468 3,262,468 3,261,919 (549) 22 Function 12 - Resources & Media 74,628 140,756 140,756 140,756 - 23 Function 13 - Curriculum & Staff Development 9,732 80,600 80,600 75,170 (5,430) 24 Function 21 - Instructional Leadership 134,839 127,812 127,812 127,812 - 25 Function 23 - School Leadership 341,469 353,683 353,683 353,683 - 26 Function 31 - Guidance & Counseling 229,067 234,011 234,011 229,011 (5,000) 27 Function 33 - Health Services 60,917 58,324 58,324 58,324 - 28 Function 35 - Food Services 11,517 9,544 9,544 9,544 - 29 Function 36 - Co/Extracurricular Activities 103,130 156,036 156,036 156,036 - 30 Function 41 - Administrative 655,150 314,263 314,263 314,263 - 31 Function 51 - Maintenance & Operations 584,892 607,211 607,211 607,211 - 32 Function 53 - Data Processing 164,049 166,686 166,686 166,686 - 33 Function 61 - Community Services 76,880 91,890 91,890 91,890 - 34 Function 71 - Debt Service - - - - - 35 Function 81 - Facility Acquisition/Construction 15,960 23,940 29,925 - (29,925) 36 TOTAL EXPENDITURES (BASE BUDGET)5,287,696 5,627,225 5,633,210 5,592,305 (40,904) 37 OTHER RESOURCES (USES) 38 Other Resources - Local 26,124 44,823 44,823 45,944 1,121 40 Other Resources - Lawsuit 67,760 - - - 41 Other Uses - Local (26,124) (57,663) (57,663) (45,944) 11,719 42 Other Uses - Water Damage (56,704) - - - 43 Other uses - Insurance (67,642) - - - 44 Net -Other Resources (Uses)(56,587) (12,840) (12,840) - 12,840 45 Excess Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures (100,173) 28,490 (142,380) 475,771 618,150 38 GENERAL FUND ENDING BALANCE 814,487 842,977 672,107 1,147,878 475,771 39 Assigned - Technology/FFE - - - - 40 Assigned - Uniform/Equipment Replacement 5,665 - - - 41 Assigned - Insurance 56,704 - - - 42 Assigned - Prepaid 31,596 - - - 43 ENDING FUND BALANCE (Unassigned) (BASE BUDGET)808,822 842,977 672,107 1,147,878 475,771 44 # of Operating Days (365)56 55 44 75 45 46 MANDATES 37,402 Daily Rate 39 Total Expenditures w/ Base Expenditures/Mandates 5,629,707 40 Fund Balance - Including Base/Mandates 1,110,476 41 # of Operating Days - Including Base/Mandates 72 15,424$ 42 43 FACILITIES & FF&E 113,100 44 Total Expenditures - including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E 5,742,807 45 Fund Balance - Including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E 997,376 46 # of Operating Days - Including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E 63 15,734$ 47 40 WHOLE SCHOOL GOALS (WSG)226,923 41 Total Expenditures - including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG 5,969,730 42 Fund Balance - including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG 770,453 43 # of Operating Days - Including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG 47 16,355$ 44 45 STRATEGIC INITIATIVES (SI)103,954 46 Total Expenditure - including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG/SI 6,073,684 47 Fund Balance - including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG/SI 666,499 48 # of Operating Days - Including Base/Mandates/Facilities & FF&E/WSG/SI 40 16,640$ 41 42 Students Enrolled 43 Primary 300 320 309 309 44 Secondary 330 330 349 349 45 Total Students Enrolled 630 650 658 658 46 TEA Funding/Student 6,555$ 6,228$ 6,675$ 1 2 34 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T Ex p e n s e Re c u r r in g Ex p e n s e On e Ti m e Pa y r o l l Re la t e d Ex p e n s e Re c u r r in g Ex p e n s e On e Ti m e In c r e a s e d Re v e n u e s Ex p e n s e Re d u c t i o n s 19 7 1 1 6 2 6 9 0 P a r k i n g L o t R e n t a l 1 2 8 4 0 1 2 8 4 0 1 2 8 4 0 19 9 1 1 6 1 1 9 0 I n t l T e a c h e r S t ip e n d 9 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 19 9 1 1 6 1 2 9 0 P Y P S p e c ia l E d u c a t i o n A i d e 4 4 1 2 4 4 1 2 19 9 1 1 6 3 3 9 0 I B E x a m R e g i s t r a t io n F e e s 9 0 6 0 9 0 6 0 19 9 3 1 6 2 1 9 0 I S A E x a m s 6 8 0 0 6 8 0 0 19 9 3 6 6 4 2 9 0 P r o p e r t y L i a b i l it y I n s u r a n c e 4 9 2 4 9 2 19 9 4 1 6 2 3 9 0 E S C 1 1 C o n t r a c t 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 9 4 1 6 4 2 9 0 P r o p e r t y L i a b i l it y I n s u r a n c e 9 5 4 9 5 4 19 9 5 1 6 4 2 9 0 P r o p e r t y L i a b i l it y I n s u r a n c e 2 6 8 4 2 6 8 4 Ma n d a t e T o t a l 3 4 3 8 2 3 4 3 8 2 1 5 8 6 0 1 5 8 6 0 1 2 8 4 0 19 9 3 1 6 3 9 9 0 S P E D S u p p li e s 5 0 0 0 19 9 1 3 6 4 9 5 0 I B A n n u a l D u e s 5 4 3 0 19 7 3 6 6 2 4 9 0 B u s M a in t e n a n c e 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 19 7 3 6 6 3 1 1 0 B u s F u e l 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 8 3 6 6 3 9 9 0 A t h l e t i c s E x t r a C u r r ic u la r A c t iv it i e s 2 6 2 7 8 2 6 2 7 8 2 6 2 7 8 19 9 8 1 6 2 6 9 0 P o r t a b l e B u i l d i n g P a y m e n t s 2 3 9 4 0 Se l f F u n d e d T o t a l 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 6 2 7 8 2 6 2 7 8 2 9 4 7 8 3 4 3 7 0 1 1 9 9 5 1 6 2 4 9 0 A u d i o V i s u a l R M 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 9 5 1 6 2 4 9 0 F i r e S p r i n k l e r 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 9 9 5 1 6 2 4 9 0 F i r e L i f e R M D o o r s 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 9 9 5 1 6 2 4 9 0 G y m F l o o r M a i n t e n a n c e 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 1 9 9 1 1 6 3 9 8 0 C l a s s r o o m F u r n i t u r e 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 14 1 9 9 5 3 6 3 9 9 0 I T C a p i t a l E q u i p m e n t 7 5 0 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 To w n T r a n s f e r T o t a l 9 8 1 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 9 9 1 1 6 1 1 9 0 D P T O K C l a s s r o o m T e a c h e r 4 5 7 2 8 4 5 7 2 8 2 1 9 9 1 1 6 1 1 9 0 D P S p a n is h T e a c h e r a b i n it io 1 7 9 0 5 1 7 9 0 5 2 1 9 9 1 1 6 1 1 9 0 D P S c i e n c e T e a c h e r 1 0 7 2 8 1 0 7 2 8 3 1 9 9 1 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t 7 2 2 1 3 7 2 2 1 3 3 1 9 9 1 2 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t 2 5 1 3 2 5 1 3 3 1 9 9 2 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 2 3 5 1 2 3 5 1 3 1 9 9 2 3 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 1 2 8 2 0 1 2 8 2 0 3 1 9 9 3 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 3 5 8 1 3 5 8 1 3 1 9 9 3 3 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 1 2 5 3 1 2 5 3 3 1 9 9 3 5 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 1 5 3 1 5 3 3 1 9 9 3 6 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 4 4 2 4 4 2 3 1 9 9 4 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t s 2 2 9 1 2 2 9 1 3 1 9 9 5 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t 6 5 9 9 6 5 9 9 3 1 9 9 5 3 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t 5 0 3 7 5 0 3 7 3 1 9 9 6 1 6 1 X X 0 S a la r y A d j u s t m e n t 1 3 9 9 1 3 9 9 6 1 9 9 1 1 6 1 1 9 0 M Y P S p a n i s h T e a c h e r 4 0 7 1 0 4 0 7 1 0 12 1 9 9 5 3 6 4 1 1 0 I T E m p l o y e e T r a v e l T r a in in g 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 Wh o l e S c h o o l G o a l s T o t a l 1 6 7 1 0 8 1 6 7 1 0 8 5 8 6 1 5 1 2 0 0 5 9 8 1 5 7 1 9 9 1 1 6 3 9 9 0 P Y P U n i t E n r i c h m e n t 4 7 2 6 4 7 2 6 8 1 9 9 1 1 6 3 9 9 0 P Y P M a t h N o t e b o o k s 2 6 0 0 2 6 0 0 9 1 9 9 2 3 6 1 2 9 0 A d m i n A s s i s t a n t I 2 9 4 1 1 2 9 4 1 1 10 1 9 9 2 3 6 1 2 9 0 A d m i n A s s i s t a n t I I 2 9 4 1 1 2 9 4 1 1 11 1 9 9 5 3 6 3 9 9 0 I T G e n e r a l S u p p li e s E q u i p 3 5 0 0 3 5 0 0 13 1 9 9 1 1 6 3 9 9 0 G e n e r a l C la s s r o o m S u p p l i e s 3 9 5 0 3 9 5 0 19 9 5 1 6 2 4 9 0 J a n i t o r i a l N e w P o s i t i o n s 3 0 3 5 7 3 0 3 5 7 St r a t e g y P l a n T o t a l 3 2 9 1 1 3 2 9 1 1 5 9 7 6 8 6 5 5 0 4 7 2 6 7 1 0 4 4 33 5 7 0 0 33 5 7 0 0 11 8 3 8 3 64 8 8 8 4, 7 2 6 18 7 9 9 7 2 9 4 7 8 4 7 2 1 0 Ma n d a t e d o r R e q u i r e d E x p e n d it u r e s Se lf F u n d e d o r R e d u c t io n i n E x p e n d i t u r e s GR A N D TO T A L We s t l a k e Ac a d e m y Pr o p o s e d 13 1 4 Ac a d e m i c Se r v i c e s Bu d g e t Se r v i c e Le v e l Ad j u s t m e n t s Su m m a r y Ranking Fund Function Object Program Sub SL A De s c r ip t i o n MA I N T A I N CU R R E N T TO T A L NE W OR EX P A N D E D TO T A L SA V I N G S 2 Audited EstimatedProposed PY Estimated vs Proposed FY 13/14 ProjectedProjectedProjectedProjected FY 11/12 FY 12/13FY 13/14VarianceFY 14/15FY 15/16FY 16/17FY 17/18 1 GENERAL FUND BEG.BALANCE 914,660 814,487$814,487$672,107 142,380)770,453 1,151,458 1,467,018 1,673,172 2 REVENUES 3 Local Revenues 4 WAF Salary Reimbursement 35,377 54,594 54,594 55,959 1,365 57,358 57,358 58,792 58,792 5 Other Local Revenue 44,971 28,000 28,000 45,000 17,000 46,350 47,741 49,173 50,648 6 WAF Blacksmith 674,604 720,000 804,000 1,079,000 275,000 1,302,015 1,324,973 1,339,731 1,339,731 7 WAF Contribution 303,700 217,700 217,700) 8 WAF Fund an Item 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 9 Interest Earned 2,417 2,500 2,500 2,500 1,344 1,541 2,303 2,934 10 Food Services 4,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,090 3,183 3,278 3,377 11 Town Contribution 4,743 90,000 90,000 12 Town Contribution Westlake Reserve 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 13 Athletic Activities 49,821 33,500 33,500 67,350 33,850 67,350 69,034 70,760 72,529 14 Transportation/Parking 49,855 35,000 35,000 40,000 5,000 40,800 41,616 42,448 43,297 15 Total Local Revenues 881,188 1,180,294 1,178,294 1,432,809 254,515 1,868,307 1,895,444 1,916,484 1,921,307 16 State Revenue 17 TEA FSP Funds 4,129,084 4,260,809 4,097,924 4,392,409 294,485 5,141,255 5,231,907 5,290,183 5,290,183 18 TRS On behalf/Medicare Part B 233,836 227,452 227,452 242,858 15,406 323,786 332,502 341,479 350,699 19 Total State Revenues 4,362,921 4,488,261 4,325,376 4,635,267 309,891 5,465,040 5,564,408 5,631,662 5,640,882 20 TOTAL REVENUES 5,244,109 5,668,555 5,503,670 6,068,076 564,406 7,333,347 7,459,853 7,548,146 7,562,189 21 EXPENDITURES by FUNCTION 22 Function 11 Instructional 2,825,466 3,262,468 3,262,468 3,489,971 227,502 23 Function 12 Resources Media 74,628 140,756 140,756 143,519 2,763 24 Function 13 Curriculum Staff Development 9,732 80,600 80,600 75,170 5,430) 25 Function 21 Instructional Leadership 134,839 127,812 127,812 130,164 2,352 26 Function 23 School Leadership 341,469 353,683 353,683 303,683 50,000) 27 Function 31 Guidance Counseling 229,067 234,011 234,011 242,952 8,941 28 Function 33 Health Services 60,917 58,324 58,324 59,395 1,071 29 Function 35 Food Services 11,517 9,544 9,544 9,697 153 30 Function 36 Co/Extracurricular Activities 103,130 156,036 156,036 219,558 63,522 31 Function 41 Administrative 655,150 314,263 314,263 318,549 4,286 32 Function 51 Maintenance Operations 584,892 607,211 607,211 639,593 32,382 33 Function 53 Data Processing 164,049 166,686 166,686 243,723 77,037 34 Function 61 Community Services 76,880 91,890 91,890 93,755 1,865 35 Function 71 Debt Service 36 Function 81 Facility Acquisition/Construction 15,960 23,940 29,925 29,925) 37 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 5,287,696 5,627,225 5,633,210 5,969,730 336,520 38 EXPENDITURES by OBJECT 39 Object Code 61XX Salaries 3,875,390 4,387,525 4,387,525 4,576,368 188,843 5,396,426 5,541,699 5,691,320 5,844,981 40 Object Code 62XX Prof.Contracted Services 1,033,028 719,490 725,475 770,840 45,365 1,013,501 1,043,906 1,075,224 1,107,482 41 Object Code 63XX Supplies Materials 194,327 240,936 240,936 355,088 114,152 251,887 259,443 267,226 275,242 42 Object Code 64XX Other Operating Costs 184,952 279,274 279,274 267,434 11,840)290,529 299,245 308,222 317,468 43 Object Code 65XX Debt Service 45 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 5,287,696 5,627,225 5,633,210 5,969,730 336,520 6,952,343 7,144,293 7,341,992 7,545,173 46 OTHER RESOURCES USES) 47 Other Resources Local 26,124 44,823 44,823 45,944 1,121 45,944 45,944 45,944 45,944 48 Other Resources Lawsuit 67,760 49 Other Uses Local (26,124)57,663)57,663)45,944)11,719 45,944)45,944)45,944)45,944) 50 Other Uses Water Damage (56,704) 51 Other uses Insurance (67,642) 52 Net Other Resources Uses)(56,587)12,840)12,840)12,840 53 Excess Revenues Over Under)Expenditures (100,173)28,490 142,380)98,346 240,726 381,004 315,560 206,154 17,016 54 GENERAL FUND ENDING BALANCE 814,487 842,977 672,107 770,453 98,346 1,151,458 1,467,018 1,673,172 1,690,188 55 Assigned Technology/FFE 56 Assigned Uniform/Equipment Replacement 5,665 14,838 14,838 14,838 14,838 59 ENDING FUND BALANCE Unassigned)808,822 842,977 672,107 770,453 98,346 1,136,620 1,452,180 1,658,334 1,675,350 60 #of Operating Days 365)56 55 44 47 60 74 82 81 61 Students Enrolled 62 Primary 300 320 309 309 324 324 324 324 63 Secondary 330 330 349 349 470 484 493 493 64 Total Students Enrolled 630 650 658 658 794 808 817 817 65 TEA Funding/Student 6,555$6,228$6,675$6,675$6,675$6,675$6,675$ Westlake Academy General Fund Five Year Financial Forecast FY 2012 13 thru FY 2016 17 Adopted FY 12/13 3