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Really like the idea of bringing STEM back

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Out door walking track around the schools

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Wi-Fi routers to fill dead spots

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How is it working? Are threats being reported? Do students know how to report properly??

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Are students with mental health needs connected to counseling (in community or telemedicine)

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Elementary and middle school have parent groups who often treat them with lunches and snacks. High school doesn’t have anything like this.

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Do we do GT testing for students who come to us after elementary? What about St. Mary’s (or other private school) kids who aren’t tested in elementary?

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Weird extension tabs that open up when students log in like speechify and lockdown browser.

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Weird extension tabs that open up when students log in like speechify and lockdown browser.

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Many websites that are unnecessarily blocked 

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Many websites that are unnecessarily blocked 

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Help with things like college applications and where to find scholarships.

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Since we don’t use the collaboration spaces at middle/high school as much, we might consider converting them into classrooms or expanding the ones we already have.

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The phone rule should be teacher discretion, If you have completed the work that has have been assigned.

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The phone rule should be teacher discretion, If you have completed the work that has have been assigned.

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Concession stand on east side of football stadium

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Concession stand on east side of football stadium

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Student West ISD Podcast or West ISD News station? 

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Student West ISD Podcast or West ISD News station? 

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Have kids create news content on programs at West ISD and share with students, staff, parents & community.

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I feel like 5th grade would be too young to be possibly moved to the middle school campus

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Better restroom facilities and concessions at football 

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Better restroom facilities and concessions at football 

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Student activity center sounds wonderful. Could also have gym for staff to help with well being/health

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Excellent idea for the technical programs with TSTC

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Excellent idea for the technical programs with TSTC

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Not all kids will go the college track. Important to help out kids interested in the trades.

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Computer technology needs to continue to next step to keep up w technology 

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Computer technology needs to continue to next step to keep up w technology 

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Having an activity center would be very beneficial for all our kids to utilize.

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Temperatures in classrooms are all over the place. If a class period is larger, it gets very hot and the air conditioner sometimes won’t even turn on until after that class is gone. The next class then freezes because the teacher was trying to cool off the room an hour prior.

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Personal Finance education? Especially considering the demographics of the school district.

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Especially around the baseball and football fields. Parking is very confusing for events.

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Bring back the Trojan Tattler newspaper. 

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Bring back the Trojan Tattler newspaper. 

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Look into the post-secondary success of students. Are we teaching kids to be productive members of society. Do they have the tools to cope and succeed in society when they leave. Homework in elementary school so that the parents can be involved with their children's education.

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Make sure there is a uniform curriculum in high school in the subjects. 

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Make sure there is a uniform curriculum in high school in the subjects. 

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In high school it seems to depend on what teacher the kids get. The ones who get the good teachers learn more. The ones who draw the bad teachers have to learn on their own. There needs to be a uniform curriculum

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iPad/Technology Access for outside of West Law Enforcement

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iPad/Technology Access for outside of West Law Enforcement

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Use SAFE grant funds to have access to security cameras for Sheriff, PD & FBI access of ever needed. (Cloud-based access)

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How about offering a health savings account to staff. Doesn’t cost district. Gives the staff a way to save pretax for health care. And possibly a short term and long term disability plan. Those should be low cost to the district.

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Have we discussed vape detectors at the elementary campus?

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Switch from Google chrome to Microsoft Windows, also come with Microsoft office which most colleges use.

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One slide said there were stop the bleed kits in each classroom. That isn’t the case at the elementary.

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Run SWAT drills in the buildings over the summer 

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Run SWAT drills in the buildings over the summer 

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This trains them and lets admin. see how they operate if they ever had to enter a school building.

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Consolidate booster clubs at high school. Businesses feel like they are getting hit too many times by the different sports teams. This is a sensitive subject but something that needs to be addressed.

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One app to communicate for all the different sports 

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One app to communicate for all the different sports 

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Love that all the different apps are getting replaced by ParentSquare. That was a huge Pet peeve. Could not keep up with all the different apps.

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Threats (types of threats & how to defend against them) need to be made known and taught to students AND staff. This involves everything from password protocols to cyberbullying prevention to sextortion threats.

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Any possibility of Guest WiFi at Trojan Field?

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Laptops or allowance for teachers / staff

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Laptops or allowance for teachers / staff

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Access to a nutritionist that can help plan meals would be great for teachers.

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Add stipends or more incentives for district employees to get/ retain their CDL. The sub. driver list is pretty small, and it gets hard to cover things if there is a sudden need.

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CNA/Medical program for High School

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Have we talked to Lorena to see what they are doing/have been doing to achieve the 97?

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Retention bonuses for year 5, 10, 20

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SPED HQIM

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Can you control the growth at the lower level by restricting pre-K classes? It’s a “newer” thing incorporated into our public schools and we might be able to control it easier. Is it free community wide or just free for staff?

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We need to retain our support staff as well. They often go overlooked, work hard and do not always see many incentives.

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In the safety and security session, we learned there is one West ISD officer assigned to each campus, and these same officers work school events. How is the district prioritizing these officer’s work/life balance? In the event of illness, or PTO needs, how does the district ensure safety and security needs are adequately addressed while still granting officers PTO? Does the district partner with West PD to fill the gap, or to provide district officers support and coverage, when needed?

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Community Business Partners:

-book clubs/lunch buddies

-volunteers that are community members, not necessarily parents

-career day/ job related information sessions

-mentors

-What can businesses do at the schools without donating money?

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There is not a single scenario where West ISD would need an indoor football facility.

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Utilize local medical providers, police, EMS to help run a mass shooting drill. In a large scale emergency local help will show up and can be extremely helpful so we might as well train them.

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Need visible maps/signs to all AEDs. I’ve no clue where they are located.

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After school group exercise classe for any staff interested: yoga,Pilates etc.. to let off steam and provide productive social time

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Get parents and volunteers into the schools. Grandparents reading days to elementary school. Business professionals and tradesman giving pertinent talks in classes to see how what is being learned in high school translates to everyday life.

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SROs only have duty pistols. They need to be equipped with Tasers and OC Spray. They are ready for the external threats, but they must also be ready for the internal threats. For safety and security, it’s not expensive. Training can be done with certified staff from West PD or Waco PD

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I know the State mandates 1 cop per school. You might need 3 more for programs, sports, etc. and try to do shifts. Your staff has very little down time for personal matters, family, training. There seems to be turnover issues which needs to be addressed. Shifting schedules may help with that.

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We have excellent athletics facilities, but some of our classrooms are small and at times overcrowded. We are an education institution, so education should be our priority.

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We have excellent athletics facilities, but some of our classrooms are small and at times overcrowded. We are an education institution, so education should be our priority.

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Provide assessable locker space for students that have to bring 5 bags of equipment to school for sports, band, cheerleading, etc…

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Is there a way to set timers on the practice gym doors after hours? When there are practices after school in those gyms- the doors are all locked and it’s hard for students to get inside for practice. If you prop the door open- the buzzer is on the whole time. Totally understand the safety concern for the automatic locks but maybe there’s an alternative during practices?

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Asphalt the grass area by the softball field for more parking with access from Pustejovsky Rd and the high school side parking entrance

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Students participating in their fundraiser 

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Students participating in their fundraiser 

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I feel like 90% of the time I’m approached as a business owner from the teacher or coach in regards to sponsorships/donations. It’s a great communication skill to practice for the athletes/students to call/mail businesses asking them for support for X, Y, Z. THEN following up with distributing the signs, shirts, etc… Maybe have more community wide fundraising like car washes, standing at the red light like the fire stations do, yard clean ups, etc… I feel like our youth has no clue how much their equipment, uniforms, coaches/teachers time cost by not actively participating in fundraising.

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Provide some sort of public “thank you!” For the staff that participate in extracurricular activities. We all know they do WAY more than the hours they are paid. Their efforts are greatly appreciated by parents.

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Cameras that view the outside street view of the bus

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Can get ceiling signage for AED placements

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The staff who do not carry school insurance is saving the district money so a higher match rate other than $50.

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Staff bathrooms need a sign that shows which way is lock. It’s hard to tell if the door is locked or not.

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Cover for the driving range pad

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A space for PTO to store supplies and decorations on campus