Richard K. Watts – Principal
1215 N. Cameron Avenue, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-6732 (Office)
•Housed in the historic Atkins High School
•Opened as a 6-12th grade facility in 2005-2006
•Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
and Thurgood Marshall College Fund
•Maintains a partnership with Winston Salem State
University
Faculty and
Staff
♦ 100% Highly Qualified
♦ Effective staff retreats to develop skills
♦ Positive moral among staff-which filters
down to students
♦ New Principal-2nd year
♦ A family environment-close relationships
with staff due to small numbers
2008-2009 Student
Enrollment
High School Grades
Middle Grades
12th – 43
11th – 63
8th – 65
7th – 31
10th – 30
6th - 38
9th - 43
Total -313 Students
WSPA offers small class sizes with an average of
20 students per Teacher.
WSPA Curriculum
♦ Follows the NC Standard Course of Study
– Rigorous
– Relevant
– Relationship
♦ All 9th -12th grade students are enrolled in the
College/University Prep Course of Study
– Foreign Language Courses
– Honors Courses
– Advance Placement Courses
♦ Advanced Technology
– Wireless labs
– Laptops available for at home use
Extra Curricular Activities
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Spanish Club
Drama Club
Journalism
Male/Female Leadership Group
Yearbook
Crosby Scholars
Teens that Care
JV/Varsity Basketball
JV/Varsity Cheerleading
Volleyball
Cross Country
Track
Soccer
Gospel Choir
WSPA Features
♦ Special Interest Friday – Middle
Grades
– Crocheting, African-Dance, Book-Club, Recorders,
Aerobics, Decoupage, Cooking, Weightlifting, Theatre
Arts, Science Explorers, and Cartooning
♦ Wellness Center Clinic
– One of three in Forsyth County
– Social Worker & Nurse Model
WSPA
Academic
Highlights
♦ One of two high schools in the county to make AYP
♦ High growth among middle grades math
♦ Highest graduation rate in Forsyth County- 95%
♦ Seniors were awarded over
scholarships.
$1.2 million in
♦ Out of 67 graduates, 55 enrolled in a 4 year
college, and 9 enrolled in a 2 year college (with a
college transfer program.)
WSPA
Sports
Highlights
♦ 2008 NCHSAA –
1A State Champions
for Boys Varsity Basketball
♦ 2008 NCHSAA –
1A State Champions
for Girls Track Team
Admission Criteria
♦ Transcript (High School) or Most recent Report
Card (Middle School)
♦ EOG Test Scores
♦ Attendance Profile
♦ Discipline Profile
♦ IEP, 504, etc (If applicable)
♦ One-page Student Essay explaining your
interest. (Must be hand written by applicant.)
♦ Application (Please pick up from WSPA.)
Imagine a school of 313 students where no one gets lost
in the crowd. A school that expects all students to go to college
and no one gets by with mediocre work. A school that
offers rigorous courses, and no
one is unprepared for college.
Come and explore your
possibilities at…
Key Accomplishments of the
Past Year
♦ 1st Graduating Class
♦ Senior class Notebooks
♦ Senior Meetings/Workshops with Parents
♦ Financial Aid Workshop
♦ 96% of Seniors took the SAT or ACT
♦ Senior Awards Day (Well attended, & everyone very complimentary)
♦ Well attended Graduation Ceremony –everyone very complimentary
♦ Career Day
♦ Academic Revival
♦ PSAT to all 9th –11th grade students
♦ Safe school environment (no crime, weapons, and few fights
♦ English I
♦ Significant reduction in OSS
Areas that Require Improvement or
Didn’t
Meet Our Expectations
♦ More Vertical Alignment (6-12th)
♦ Essential Questions
♦ Activities that went beyond the classroom
– Community Service
♦ Staff Development
♦ More Elective Courses
♦ Unable to offer courses due to lack of teach allotment
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Academic Rigor
Recruitment efforts
Collaboration and Coordination of Middle Grades Scheduling
to include study skills and corrective reading prior to the
first week of school
Allowance of flexibility of math courses for high 6th –12th
grades.
Plans to Make
Improvements Next
Year
♦ Focus on powerful teaching
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Refine application process
and recruitment
– Change& Update
Increase student
enrollment
More inclusion, team
teaching, station teaching,
& co-teaching
Use goal summary sheets,
evaluations, & quarter
tests to improve
instruction and provide
benchmarks
♦ Making teachers, students,
and administration
accountable to ensure
success at WSPA
♦ Provide intensive
intervention for students
below grade level in all
areas
♦ Provide more staff
development for teachers
seeking ways to improve
lesson plans, instruction,
motivation