District Overview

Yelm Community SchoolsOrientation

February 26,2010

Andy Wolf, Superintendent

About Our District

Stretches from Lacey suburbs to Roy Skookumchuck Reservoir to Fort Lewis 23,000+ residents; 5400+ students Covers 192 square miles Growth: 150 students per year average

since 2000

Governance

Five-member School Board Four-year terms Develop policy Hire and direct the Superintendent Make major decisions (financial) Serve as a Court of Appeals

District Staff

340 Certificated 350 Classified Four Unions

• YEA (certificated)• PSE (classified)• YAEOP/PSE (office professionals)• Yelm Extracurricular (YECA – coaching)

24 Administrators – Meet twice monthly

Cooperatives with Other Agencies

ESD 113 (films, substitute services, workers’ comp)

New Market Skills Center Public Schools Personnel Coop Washington School Information

Processing Cooperative – Skyward

Mission-Vision

Mission Communities Dedicated to Learning and Achievement

Vision Yelm Community Schools is a welcoming, safe, student-centered, and collaborative learning environment. In partnership with parents, students, and community leaders, YCS staff members are dedicated to helping all students meet performance expectations and achieve their full learning potential.

Board Objectives1. Learning and Achievement – Our schools will create and support environments that ensure

each student can meet performance expectations and achieve their full learning potential.

2. Collaboration and Communication – Our schools will create and support environments that are collaborative among staff, students, and their families.

3. Respect for Diversity – Our schools will create and support learning environments that recognize

and honor the diversity that exists within our community. 4. School Climate – Our schools will create and support environments that ensure both physical and

social-emotional safety.

5. Community Partnerships – Our schools will create and support environments that provide opportunities for partnerships between schools, families, and the Yelm community.

6. Building Maintenance – Our schools will maintain grounds and buildings at current levels, prioritize a list of major and minor improvement projects for consideration, and prepare for student growth

Transportation

58 regular drivers – 100+ daily routes 3,735 miles daily – 673,000 per year 5,900 students transported daily 26 new buses purchased in 2004-05 2 new buses purchased in 2007-08 2 new special needs buses purchased for 2008-

09 2 new buses purchased in 2009-10

Future Plans

Depending on growth, submit a construction bond to voters - sometime between 2010-2014

Meet goals of Strategic Plan, Board Objectives

Continue to develop and implement our PLC’s to impact Learning and Achievement