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Principals report strong semester results, enrollment and active extracurricular calendars across WYLIE ISD
Summary
Principals reported campus-by-campus updates: Wylie West Junior High enrollment at 1,028, high course-pass rates on at least one campus, upcoming STAAR/benchmark schedules and a long list of extracurricular activities and CTE opportunities.
Principals at the WYLIE ISD meeting reported enrollment, attendance, academic readiness and extracurricular schedules across campuses.
Wylie West Junior High principal Courts told the board the campus has 1,028 students, with the largest class being 8th grade (287 students) and an overall attendance rate near 95 percent. Courts described a new "lead" class and leadership board that will begin peer-mentoring and spotlighting campus leaders; courts also noted spring benchmark testing planned for Feb. 18–20 and the STAAR schedule set for April.
Other principals highlighted campus successes and activities: one principal reported 97 percent of students passed all classes in the first semester at that campus and credited targeted tutoring and an accelerated-instruction coach for student supports. Principals also reported successes in UIL academic contests, band and choir performances, theater productions, and athletics. Wylie students advanced in multiple academic competitions; a Wylie West student, Sarah Titus, won a campus spelling bee and will represent the campus at a regional event.
Career and technical education (CTE) programs were active: principals described engineering outreach, a NextU sponsorship that provides students welding/cutting/fabrication equipment, and many off-campus tours and competitions. One update said students in the DCOA-sponsored NextU program receive equipment (the transcript states each student received $17.50 worth of equipment as part of the sponsorship) and that the program tracks participants after graduation.
Principals outlined upcoming school events including college-day visits for 8th graders, UIL contests, theater and music competitions, district swim meets, and community outreach such as sock drives and ESL family nights. They also previewed a new teacher peer-observation program called "3T — Teachers Teaching Teachers," and noted a Raise Your Hand Texas representative had briefed staff on the legislative session and how teachers’ voices factor into policymaking.
No formal board action was taken during principals’ reports; the updates were informational.
