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Show Low principals report improvement, grants and community support as district earns higher ratings
Summary
Principals for WMI and Nicholas Homestead told the board their campuses have exited improvement statuses after grant-funded interventions and targeted work on attendance, PLCs and special-education subgroups; the district recognized students and staff and announced community grant awards.
Principals from alternative and elementary campuses reported measurable school improvements and described how grant funding and targeted strategies supported better outcomes.
WMI Principal Roach said the campus received a little more than $200,000 from the Arizona Department of Education over two years to improve graduation rates and services. "We have implemented programs…we're in the process of learning embroidery…we currently are at about 40 students in the WMI program," Roach said, describing internships, student-run enterprises and more than 600 volunteer hours a year.
Miss Jones reported Nicholas Homestead has exited targeted school improvement and improved its subgroup score for students with disabilities from 11.91 to 25.89, surpassing the cut point. "We are excited…we came in at 25.89," Jones said, and credited improved climate, attendance and PLC collaboration for the gains. Board members praised principals and staff for data-driven work and community involvement.
The board also used the meeting to publicly recognize students and staff across campuses, including student-of-the-month awards, teacher tributes and the high school choir's Feast of Carols preview. Community donors were acknowledged for targeted gifts that support robotics, culinary programs and McKinney-Vento students.
The district will continue to use remaining grant funding for targeted interventions while preparing for upcoming statewide monitoring visits.
