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RESOLUTION NO. 12-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE WESTLAKE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES LEARNING
COMMUNITY COMMITMENT STATEMENT 3.13, CHANGING THE STATEMENTS
TO DIRECTLY ALIGN WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to amend the Westlake Academy Learning
Community Commitment Statement No. 3.13, approved and adopted on August 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the Westlake Academy Board of Trustees finds that the passage of this
Resolution is in the best interests of the Academy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
WESTLAKE ACADEMY:
SECTION 1: That, all matters stated in the recitals hereinabove are found to be true and
correct and are incorporated herein by reference as if copied in their entirety.
SECTION 2: The Board hereby adopts the amendment to the policy known as the
Board of Trustees Learning Community Commitment Statement, 3.12 attached to this resolution
as Exhibit "A':
SECTION 3: If any portion of this Resolution shall, for any reason, be declared invalid
by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions
hereof and the Board hereby determines that it would have adopted this Resolution without the
invalid provision.
SECTION 4: That this resolution shall become effective from and after its date of
passage.
Resolution 12-08
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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES POLICY
Policy No. 3.13:
Date Board Adopted: August 16, 2010
Date Board Amended: May 07, 2012
Effective Date: August 16, 2010
Policy Category: Parent, Student and Faculty Relations and Expectations
Policy Name: IB Learner Profile Statements
Policy Goal: To pursue shared commitment between faculty, students and parents to
build and nurture a flourishing International Baccalaureate (IB) learning community at
Westlake centered on the philosophy of the IB.
Policy Description:
For quality education to occur, a partnership between parents, students, and faculty
must unite towards a common vision and goals. As such, the Board of Trustees has
established vision, mission, and values statements for Westlake Academy all grounded
in Westlake Academy's strong roots in the International Baccalaureate (IB).
In order to bring this vision into the daily school life of our students, tools must be in
place to connect the vision by emphasizing and cultivating the development of a
learning community. This commitment is contained in the ten attributes of the IB Learner
Profile. There is much written in educational literature about schools as "learning
communities", centered on the faculty/staff, student and parents creating a learning
community, which is often characterized as having these attributes:
• supportive and shared leadership
• collective creativity
• shared values and vision
• supportive conditions
• shared personal practice
The Academy's IB Learner Profile Statements
Are intended to help chart, reinforce and communicate to the parents, students, and
faculty, not only the clear path necessary toward achieving a student's successful
graduation, but the behaviors and ideals necessary to achieve that end. As such, the
WA Resolution 12-08
Board has developed statements toward establishing of the IB Learner Profile for
faculty, students and parents.
The student portion of the IB Learner Profile, taken directly from the IB, is an--the
students' overall development and achievement during the course of their educational
career.
The faculty and staff section of the IB Learner Profile identifies and reinforces the
professional conduct required to support our students while they are enrolled in our
learning environment at Westlake Academy.
The parent statement portion of the IB Learner Profile affirms the importance of the
parent's role in attaining a quality education for their child and supporting their student,
as well as the staff, in achieving the long -term goal of creating a high quality learning
environment. Parents are strongly encouraged to read and discuss these attributes with
their children.
Dates Amended:
05/07/12
WA Resolution 12-08
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WESTLAKE
ACADEMY, A CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, ON THE 7th DAY OF
MAY 2012.
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Laura Wheat, President
ATTEST:
Kelly Edwa , Board Secretary Thomas E. Brymer, S erintendent
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School Attorney
Resolution 12-08
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