Wardsboro School Information


Wardsboro School Information   
Prepared for Act 46 Study Committee with Wardsboro and Dover 
Posted on 10/12/2016      Marlboro       Dover

●                52 students currently enrolled
●                4 multi-age classrooms
●                4 classroom teachers, 1 part time Title One/Instructional Support Teacher
●                Part time Special Education teacher, 2 para professionals
●                Part time principal, next year teaching principal
●                Specials classes - PE (2x/ week), Library/Tech, Art, Music and Guidance
Data - PreK-12 Enrollment Shifts
FY16 FY17
PreK/K 4/6 4/5
1st/2nd 9/10 6/9
3rd/4th 9/7 9/7
5th/6th 6/6 7/5
WES 57 52
L & G/Other 41/11 (?)
More About WES
● PBiS School (Positive Intervention and Behavior
Supports)
● School lunch is contracted through the Abbey group
● 43% of students qualify for free and reduced (2015-16)
● 15% of the population qualifies for Special Education
services
● 9:1 student to teacher ratio
Curriculum
Instruction is implemented through use of:
● Common Core State Standards
● Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
● Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities
● Early Learning Standards
Teacher’s have engaged in intense professional development in
Balanced Literacy, Mathematics for All, PBiS across grade levels.
This years focus will be on implementing the NGSS.
ACHIEVING OUR GOALS
SBAC ‘15 (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium)
Reading Math
VT 53% 44%
WCSU 61% 45%
WES 76% 58%
•K12niche.com ranking - #13 of VT El. Sch. (2015-2016)
Secondary Students
School Number of Students   / Percentage (approximate)
Leland and Gray 41  / 78%
BUHS 1  /  2%
Burr and Burton 2  / 4%
Compass 2 /  4%
Long Trail 1  / 2%
Mountain School 1 /  2%
Stratton Mountain School 1  / 2%
Private out of State 2  / 4%
Total 52 
Good to know WES offers:
● Each student has a chromebook
● Active School Club that provides enrichment activities
through fundraising
● Monthly Four Winds for all classes
● A full day Pre-K program 5 days per week
● After school programs, through the 21 C grant