Climate and Culture Committee
Goals of Climate and Culture
Daily Attendance Goal for SY 23-24:
- WESD will increase our daily attendance rate by 2% for the school year 23-24. The outcome WESD will attain is 93.95% average daily attendance rate.
- Last year increase was 3.95%
Chronic Absenteeism Goal for SY 23-24:
- WESD will decrease our chronic absenteeism rate by 8% for the school year 23-24. The outcome WESD will attain is a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.80%.
- Last year decrease was 11.12%
Suspensions Goal for SY 23-24:
- WESD will reduce the overall number of suspensions, including ISS & OSS by 10% for the 23-24 school year.
- 22-23: In school: 3400 Out of school: 2358 Total: 5758
- WESD will decrease the number of DDN (Disrespect, defiance, non-compliance) incidents by 3%.
- (22-23: 1827 incidents)
Mission
The Purpose of the Climate and Culture Team and eight sub-Committees is to meet the Governing Board and WESD Goals of providing a safe, secure, and healthy learning and working environment for all, which raises all students’ achievement while building stronger family and community engagement.
WESD gathers its strength through the diverse cultures of our students, families, and staff. The Climate and Culture committee seeks opportunities to show our respect to all of our communities, including those traditionally underrepresented. We collaborate to celebrate our communities by building effective engagement and intuitive processes
The Subcommittee include Parents, Teachers, and Administrators with students on some of the committees.
Subcommittees:
- Climate and Culture Leadership Team
- F.A.C.E. (Family and Community Engagement) Committee
- Attendance Team
- Behavior Support - Teachers/Classrooms
- Behavior Support - Administrative Processes
- Student Wellness And Growth (S.W.A.G.) Committee
- Crisis Team - Administrative Processes
- V.I.S.T.A (Voices Igniting Success and Thriving Achievement)