School Profile - Woodland Heights Elementary

Vision:  Ensure exemplary K-5 education that inspires excellence and success within every learner.

Mission:  The mission of Woodland Heights Elementary is to provide a safe, positive learning environment which nurtures all children in their pursuit of academic excellence, emotional, physical, and social growth with the support and cooperation of students, parents, staff, and the community.

Core Values:  Woodland Heights maintains the following core values:
 ~Student and learning focus
 ~Highly qualified, motivated faculty and staff
 ~Partnerships and Teamwork
 ~Continuous Improvement Focus
 ~Management by fact
 ~Results focus

Demographics:  Woodland Heights Elementary opened in August of 2010 with 978 students.  Our school is comprised of 94% White, .7% Black, 3% Hispanic, .1% Multi-Racial, 1% Asian, and .1% American Indian.  We have 4% free and reduced lunch.  Our students come from middle to upper-middle class families. We have highly supportive parents.

Program Offerings:  Our school offers the North Carolina standard core curriculum.  We have enhancements in Art, P.E., Music, Media Center, stationary and mobile Laptop Computer Lab, and Science Lab.  We have an after-school, volunteer-led enrichment program which includes:  Robotics, Chorus, Newspaper, and Spanish.  Our students participate in the Science Fair, Math Expo, Battle of the Books, and other AIG sponsored programs.  We have a full-time counselor, AIG facilitator, and an Instructional Facilitator.

Results:  WHE’s End of Grade composite is 93% proficiency. 

 
Key Improvement Focuses for 2010-2011 School Year

High Student Performance: 
  •  To maintain a school of excellence status.

Healthy and Responsible:

  •  To exceed the ISS attendance percentage and stakeholder/climate satisfaction rating
21st Century Professionals: 
  • To participate in high quality staff development aligned with district indicators
Leadership Guiding Innovation: 
  • To create meaningful relationships with the community
Last Modified on March 13, 2008