The Mission of the Western
School District is to recognize and address the unique learning needs,
styles, and abilities of all students. The school and the community
cooperatively
accept the responsibility to ensure that our students become: self
directed and lifelong learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers,
community contributors, and quality producers. |
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District Profile |
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The Western School District was formed in
1958 by the merger of the Bean, Parma, Spring Arbor, and Woodville
Schools. At that time, we had approximately 1250 students, 70
employees, and operated on a budget of about $525,000. The name,
Western School District, was selected because of our geographical
location in Jackson County and to be impartial toward any community
or area within the newly formed district.
In September 1960, the new Western High School was opened.
Western Middle School was completed in February 1965. Renovations
are currently being made to the high school and middle school
buildings with construction scheduled to be completed in August
2004. Additions were made to our elementary schools in 1968 and the
latest construction to these buildings completed in 1997. The
Western Community Arts Center was built in 1992 and provides area
residents with a facility which is used year-round for various
school and community activities. The Woodville School was reopened
as the Woodville Community Center in 1990 and has been filled each
year with many classes and projects to support district needs and
activities.
Today the district provides educational services for over
2800 students. We employ approximately 290 people and are supported
by an annual budget of approximately $20,987,725.
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THE WESTERN
GUARANTEE
If you hire a graduate of Western High School
and find that he or she lacks the basic skills in
reading, spelling, writing, math or technology
needed to learn and perform satisfactorily on the job,
we will take that graduate back. |
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If you are not
satisfied with one of our graduates, please call the Office of the
Superintendent (517) 841-8100. Our staff will contact the graduate
and offer additional, free coursework.
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Grants
Many grants have been received by the
Western School District in 2004-2005 to provide additional services
to our students. Several of these grants provide assistance to
students and teachers: Title I, Safe Drug Free Schools and
Communities, Professional Development, Gifted and Talented, Title
II, Title IV, and others.
As part of the Class Size Reduction funding, language arts
specialists continue to serve first graders in each of the three
elementaries. Helping to reduce class size is a strategy to help
young children learn to read earlier and to be more successful
throughout their school years.
Other grants received include: Michigan School Readiness, Career
Prep, and All Students Achieve Program - Literacy Achievement
Program.
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