Grade 9 students help grade 4 students with DNA extraction, use iPads and science journals to record their observations.
Educational ResultsbrPartnership (ERP) and the Institute for Productivity in Education (IPE) hasbrselected Westlake Academy as one of 713 public schools in Texas to receive thebrtitle of 2015 Honor Roll school.
The Honor Roll is part ofbra national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlightbrsuccessful practices that improve outcomes for students. Schools receiving thisbrdistinction from leaders in the Texas academic and business communities havebrdemonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement,brimprovement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gapsbramong student populations. For high schools, the Honor Roll recognitionbralso includes measures of college readiness. The Honor Roll is comprised of twobrdifferent awards, the “Star Schools” Award and “Scholar Schools” Award.
Star Schools havebrsignificant populations of socio-economically disadvantaged students that havebrshown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency over time. ScholarbrSchools are schools that are showing significant levels of academicbrachievement, but do not have a significant socio-economically disadvantaged studentbrpopulation.
“Westlake Academy isbrhonored to be recognized as a high performing Scholar School,” said Dr.brMechelle Bryson, executive principal/director of education, via press release.br“We are proud of the outstanding dedication and commitment of our educators inbrpreparing students to meet the challenges of competing in a globalbrmarketplace.”
Bryson said WestlakebrAcademy staff is especially proud of its students and their commitment to thebrInternational Baccalaureate (IB) framework and learner profile.br“The gift of an IB World Education is invaluable and prepares our students forbrthe demands of the world in which they live, tweet and post.”
Westlake AcademybrSuperintendent Tom Brymer said teachers and administrators work tirelessly tobrkeep the focus on high expectations and student academic achievement,brcontinuously improving our practices. “Their hard work and dedication is payingbroff for all of our students,” he said.
Jim Lanich, ERP presidentbrand CEO, said students are achieving at higher levels and more students thanbrever are succeeding when given the opportunity. “The American education systembrhas a secret. Many schools are doing well … the Honor Roll proves it.”
The annual Honor Rollbraward is made possible by support from numerous businesses and organizationsbrincluding State Farm, AAA, Macy's, Wells Fargo, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, the andbrseveral private foundations. Chevron Corporation provided specific supportbrin the creation of the STEM Honor Roll.
Click here for thebrcomplete list of Honor Roll schools.