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Master schedule at the high school

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There is an attitude (at least at the high school) that a day with a sub is a "free day." Subs are not treated with the respect that they should be, and students are not completing the work left for them as they should. Teachers don't have much recourse for punishing these students, either.

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The high school needs to have the schedule and classes ready on the first day of school. My son's schedule did not get fixed until the second week of school, and he had to sit in the cafeteria until it was ready. He also told me that several of the kids just in his grade level had the same issue.

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I think the specials need to be reconsidered at WES. The kids need more recess and PE times. I know other districts have double what our kids have each week.

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Great teachers who are leaving for other teaching positions outside our district. 

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Great teachers who are leaving for other teaching positions outside our district. 

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introducing home economics and a driving education program.

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introducing home economics and a driving education program.

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WiFi network seems to be a real issue and gets in the way of learning and instruction.

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WiFi network seems to be a real issue and gets in the way of learning and instruction.

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West ISD has a strong administrative stand and presence.

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West ISD has a strong administrative stand and presence.

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Has West considered adding a day care?

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I love the new elementary campus. It's beautiful. Also, kudos to West for adding the police officers. My kids just love their teachers. West has be wonderful for my kids.

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There is a need for STEM activities at all campuses whether it is coding, robotics, legos, STEM club, rockets, etc. My school in Connally even does e-sports.

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Getting behind on planning for growth and not paying attention to safety concerns

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Football does seem to get more recognition than other sports or student groups.

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Morale at the high school is low among staff and students alike. Students do not seem proud of the school or district, and teachers feel overworked and underappreciated.

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Often classes are combined to make up for the fact that there are not enough subs. That results in lost instruction and/or work time for everyone.

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Honors level math and science courses with teachers who can truly teach and explain the material

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Honors level math and science courses with teachers who can truly teach and explain the material

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Admin and teachers kids tend to get recognized and rewarded at a much higher rate than other students with equal gifts/abilities

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Bring back the MS/HS Twirlers and/or incorporate them with the Band Flags program. Also, including them with performances not just on the field but on the side lines  during the games.

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Bring back the MS/HS Twirlers and/or incorporate them with the Band Flags program. Also, including them with performances not just on the field but on the side lines  during the games.

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It has been discussed, but staff self-care/wellness opportunities. (yoga, fitness, etc)

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Dr. Truett mentioned a covered practice area. Is that an option for West?

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How about a STEM or computer special at WES?

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My student plays tennis. Can we get some courts at West high School?

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Taxes

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We need to consider adding classes about life that deal with banking, loans, credit, taxes, insurance, stocks, etc.

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Love the new choir and theater teachers!

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The high school transcript and scholarship plan needs to get fixed.

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Please bring Dr. Battle to the secondary campus.

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I like what I am seeing with the new safety plans. We need to keep this up. We can never stop ensuring our kids and teachers are safe.

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We have to be careful about looking at things through the lens of being a small, rural town. Times are changing.

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I would also like to add that the band program seems to be struggling right now. The number of kids marching at the games seems to be half what it was when my kids were in it.

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I would like to see the high school get back to the level it was at 4-5 years ago. Sharing information with parents has got to improve at the high school as well. I believe the emphasis on academics is slipping at the high school as well. I am not sure what happened to the engineering, computer, robotics, TSA, and nursing programs.

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Communication at the high school needs improvement. There are inconsistencies among teachers on how to support struggling learners. It was a mistake to move tutoring from in the morning at the high school. The kids are having to choose between athletics and getting help.

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Love the family atmosphere, high expectations, strong communication, sense of belonging, and strong extra-curricular activities!

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What will the next possible bond include?

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Does this district have someone doing public relations or branding for them? If not, this could help with our message and growth.

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Our family is new to West and this district is incredible. We need to share our accolades and good news more. More positive PR!

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How will vouchers hurt West?

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Yes to everyone who mentioned college advising and scholarship information

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More tech courses and training for the kids

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Need more help for the kids

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Strong anti-bullying program and more counselor help needed

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4-day school week

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Pep rallies and school spirit need work

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The governor's push for vouches, school funding not being raised, homeschooling, immigration, and 4-day school week.

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The governor's push for vouches, school funding not being raised, homeschooling, immigration, and 4-day school week.

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I would love to see a day care and a school just for the little kids.

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I would love to see a day care and a school just for the little kids.

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I just saw a really neat activities center in a post that could be used for the cheerleaders, dance team, band, and athletes. The heat is tough on the kids. 

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I just saw a really neat activities center in a post that could be used for the cheerleaders, dance team, band, and athletes. The heat is tough on the kids. 

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Can we offer more dual credit? I would love to see theater at the middle school. More college advice and help is needed at WHS. 

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Can we offer more dual credit? I would love to see theater at the middle school. More college advice and help is needed at WHS. 

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I love how rich our community is in tradition and so behind the schools. My daughter loves Ms. Stephanie and the new teacher classes. Communication at the elementary is great. Love my son's teachers!

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I love how rich our community is in tradition and so behind the schools. My daughter loves Ms. Stephanie and the new teacher classes. Communication at the elementary is great. Love my son's teachers!

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I agree with the people who mentioned scholarships, recruiting, and college counseling. The high school needs to get better in these areas. I had to call my friend at another school about these things for my other graduate. How about considering some internships with local businesses?

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I agree with the people who mentioned scholarships, recruiting, and college counseling. The high school needs to get better in these areas. I had to call my friend at another school about these things for my other graduate. How about considering some internships with local businesses?

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Let's be proactive about our planning and not wait until there is a problem. Don't let the negative folks in town or on social media keep us down. The district and town have so much to offer. 

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Let's be proactive about our planning and not wait until there is a problem. Don't let the negative folks in town or on social media keep us down. The district and town have so much to offer. 

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Let's try to grow the arts more and see what career opportunities we can help the students know about. I really like the new Grow Your Own Teacher program at the high school. I would also like to hear about the plan to help with all of the kids at the elementary. 

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Let's try to grow the arts more and see what career opportunities we can help the students know about. I really like the new Grow Your Own Teacher program at the high school. I would also like to hear about the plan to help with all of the kids at the elementary. 

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I agree with those who mentioned guidance for the graduating seniors. I am on my third student and I never hear anything or know what is going on. I also think there is too big of a focus on what is going on with sports. I would like to hear more about the academic programs and advanced classes. My child loves band and I don't hear much about it. 

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I agree with those who mentioned guidance for the graduating seniors. I am on my third student and I never hear anything or know what is going on. I also think there is too big of a focus on what is going on with sports. I would like to hear more about the academic programs and advanced classes. My child loves band and I don't hear much about it. 

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I agree with the others who have mentioned that communication is good across the district. I do wish I knew more about what is going on at the high school. I love that our district is an A now and know that the new elementary was really needed. 

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I agree with the others who have mentioned that communication is good across the district. I do wish I knew more about what is going on at the high school. I love that our district is an A now and know that the new elementary was really needed. 

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Drivers Education

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Student-athletes and parents could be given more guidance and support on how to achieve goals they’ve set to participate in college athletics (NCAA Clearinghouse, recruiting, college visits, camps and camp information, social media, gpa/class rank, etc).

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tell the story of West ISD to parents and others- TEA ratings, property updates etc- these are big news items to publicize and be proud of

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Parents access to see/hear daily announcements for their students campuses (post google mtgs or recordings in skyward) - share the good things!

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Work study partners for HS to allow students to work at local trades- business, technicians, construction, healthcare, etc

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student business organization to run concession stands ( - can they process credit cards without touching money?)

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Kindergarten option that includes naps- allow parents to select if their child needs or doesn’t need naps at that developmental stage( for younger 5 year olds place together even if just 1 of the 4 kinders is a nap class and other 3 arent)

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extra curricular group that provides opportunities for students to travel to see culture/history international and domestic- ie annual trip like a travel group to show students prague, paris, london, etc

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WiFi network is so slow. Teacher lose instruction time waiting on students to login and access the website/app they need to be on

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West ISD is seen as “clique-ish.” Where if you are an employee of the the district or run in the right circles, your kids will get special treatment. This is a real problem. Especially as we try to attract people from outside.

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My son came to West his senior year from Robinson and he said that academically West was way harder than Robinson. Big strength!!

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I believe that during football season and playoffs that Pep rally’s are vital for school spirit and support. I even urge that we do something for every sport so students can rally and support the athletes. Whether it be basketball, softball, track, volleyball or baseball etc. When I went to West many moons ago we had a pep rally for every game.. not just home games during football season. I feel it builds community and bonding. I’m really not sure that people know just how involved us parents are in supporting our kids especially on the sporting side of it.. I feel if we give our kids experiences like pep rally’s, it creates a bonding situation for everyone. SCHOOL SPIRIT!!

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Elementary kids need PE more than twice a week. Though they’re getting their needed minutes each week, 3 days a week they have no PE. When there’s bad weather and recess is inside, many kids get no physical activity that day.

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Many amazing educators live in West and commute to other districts- Connally, LaVega, Midway, Waco and more… why?

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Allow students including elementary to bring a small snack to eat mid morning or midafternoon. Depending students lunch times and extra curricular, there are long gaps for growing kids to go without a snack

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install Road on north side of HS that creates a loop back to cottonwood road. then utilize to Change morning routes and drops to include more right turns and reduce unprotected left turns into campuses

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Covered load in and out area for Elementary for drop off and pickup (keep kids/staff out of rain)

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Covered play area at elementary to provide shaded areas for recess play during Texas heat (and rain)

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Indoor recess options at elementary outside of screens and regular classroom

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unalignment with youth sports leagues reduces students that stay in extracurricular programs

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Multiple sports selling sponsorships and fundraising, conflicting for athletic booster club that supports all sports

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rotate elementary specials based on a A-E category day so when there is no school on a Monday, Tuesday becomes the A day. This allows all students equal specials rotations.

Current schedule if a student has library on Mondays and there isnt school Monday that set of students miss library. this month there were 3 mondays without school so no library for those groups. Rotating days would “fix”

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Specials time at elementary being utilized for the intended special

often students will report they watched a movie in art, skipped library to shop book fair or missed pe for music program.

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Too many fundraisers. It seems every sport now is doing their own. The school should already have the budget for these things.

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reduce screen time in elementary, especially younger grades- we were very surprised when we moved to this district the amount of time young students are in front of a screen

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air conditioning in athletic complex concession stand

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Strengthen Marching band by including 8th grade. Possibly re-implementing 5th band.

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A strength not going to a 4 day school week.

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Grading notification emails have been really helpful!

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Club/organization for our gaming students/maybe something with competitions for them to compete in

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More elective options in middle school

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Limited opportunities for parental involvement that is academic or community based

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Superintendent student advisory committee - meet twice a semester

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Limited options for high achieving students at the elementary school.

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More priority on social-emotional learning for all ages through grade 12

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A better working relationship with St. Mary’s. There have been great athletes and students from there. And we are all from West. It doesn’t need to be from adversarial. We’ll all love our community. Most of the folks that send their kids to st Marys intend for them to go to West for high school.

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All kids need to know what scholarships are out there and what they qualify for. This has always been a problem in West for years and years. Only the kids that are good at doing the paperwork get the scholarship money not necessarily the ones that need it

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Free lunch for teachers/staff like the students would be great

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Teachers need windows based computers

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Football video board!

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Pre k free for all students

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Swim team

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theatre as an elective for 6/7, possibly elementary

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Want Heat/AC in the bathrooms at the fields

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addition of district GT coordinator

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Sports broadcast and/or programming

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Parent communication from high school…like emails or newsletters or even just receive the emails our students receive.