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Superintendent
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Pat
Garrett
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Principal
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Michele
Garza
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Walnut
Springs ISD History
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The Walnut
Springs School was organized about 1900 in a two-story brick
college building on land donated by Texas Ranger Buck Barry.
Around 1920 the building burned and bonds were voted to build
a new two-story brick building. In the late 1930s a gym was
built from materials salvaged from the abandoned Texas-Central
Roundhouse. Enrollment declined during the 1950s. When the nuclear
power plant in Glen Rose began construction enrollment began
to increase. Bonds were voted and a new classroom building was
built in 1976. More bonds were voted in 1985. A new classroom
building and a new gym were constructed and the original structures
were demolished. Later a new vocational building was built.
In 1996 an instructional facility grant allowed for remodeling
existing structures, adding classrooms and connecting the existing classroom building to the gymnasium. The D.E. and Donnie Edwards Sports and Educational Center has been in use since 2003. It is a Physical
Education Facility / Fine Arts facility with a gymnasium as well as stage and
auditorium.
Academics have always been a priority in Walnut Springs with
graduates successful in all areas of society. Changing demographics
with student population growing and no longer being just farm,
ranch, and small-town kids has made the task more challenging.
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| Mission
Statement |
| The mission
of Walnut Springs Independent School District is to build confidence,
pride, and self esteem in each student, to teach realistic goal
setting values, the motivation to reach goals, success and respect
for others. The economic and human resources of this district
are committed to the goals of excellence and equity, and we
believe the goals can be achieved. |
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| Campus
Goals |
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The Site Based Committee
has determined the 5 goals of Walnut Springs I.S.D. will be
to. . .
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. . . enhance student
achievement.
. . . increase Parent / Community Involvement.
. . . provide safe, productive learning environment.
. . . provide the highest qualified, productive staff .
and
. . . enhance communication between school and community.
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| Narrative |
The Site Based Committee
meets at scheduled times throughout the year. In addition to
this the Planning Teams meet on an as needed basis to determine
the needs of Walnut Springs I.S.D. as well as plan for the accomplishment
of these needs. Team members are encouraged to provide input
during the committee meetings and share with other committees
their findings.
In order to determine the needs of the school, planning teams
use a variety of sources. Test results are one method of assessing
needs. Scores from both state mandated test and locally given
standardized tests are used. Reports are also used as a tool
for assessing needs in Walnut Springs I.S.D. Another method
of assessing needs includes local surveys of both students and
parents. Input from parents, teachers, and community members
is taken into consideration also. Site based committee planning
teams compile data from each of these sources to determine needs.
After the needs have been determined, planning teams meet to
determine the best course of action to see that the needs are
being met. It important that strengths are determined in order
to facilitate the meeting of the needs in the most efficient
and productive manner possible. After studying both the needs
and the strengths at Walnut Springs, they set up objectives
and methods by which these objectives will be accomplished that
are in keeping with the five goals established for Walnut Springs
I.S.D. How these objectives will be met include who is responsible,
how much it will cost, a time line, a method of evaluating whether
it has been accomplished and a sign-off by the person responsible.
These will be incorporated into the Campus Improvement Plan.
After each team has provided input into the objectives for the
district, these objectives are meshed together to form the Campus
Improvement Plan. This plan is then approved by the Site Based
Committee and local administrators and finally by the Board
of Trustees.
After approval the plan is then taken by all faculty members
and all involved persons work together to see that the objectives
are met. These successful accomplishment of these objectives
will enhance student achievement which will ultimately result
in more successful adults as these students graduate. |
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The Walnut Springs ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs, activities,
or hiring practices. Inquiries regarding the Title IX policies should
be directed to the Director of Human Resources at Walnut Springs School,
PO Box 63, Walnut Springs, TX 76690 or (254) 797-2133.
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