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November 18th Agenda

Purpose: Our goal at WMS is to ensure every student and staff member is safe and prepared through clear, practiced safety procedures.

  1. Welcome & Purpose
    1. Greetings, meeting norms, outcomes for today
    2. Understanding WMS Safety procedure's for all staff and students
  2. Community Connections
    1. Quick introductions: name/role + one hope for this year.
  3. Safety Presentation
  4. Communication & Transparency
    1. Where to find agendas/notes, meeting schedule, and updates (newsletter, website, email).
    2. How to submit topics or questions in advance.
      1. Email cwheeler@cherrycreekschools.org
  5. Feedback & Q&A
  6. Next Steps & Closing
    1. Confirm next meeting date and action items.
      1. Voices of Color Meetings January 15, 1:30-2:30pm
      2. Accountability Meetings January 15, 11:30-12:30pm

Voices of Color Agenda: September 22nd 

Purpose: Build connection, share the state of the school, celebrate our community, align on communication, and highlight resources.

  1. Welcome & Purpose (5 min)
    • Introductions, norms (listen to understand, assume best intent/impact matters), meeting goals.
  2. State of the School Snapshot (10 min)

    • Enrollment & demographics, safety & climate highlights.

    • Current enrollment & student profile (who we serve). 944 total enrollment for 25-26, 6th grade 280, 7th grade 360, 8th grade 304
      Currently 95% daily attendance

    • UIP priorities: Disciplinary Literacy and Sense of Belonging (what success looks like this year).

    • Disciplinary Literacy: strengthening complex text comprehension, analysis, and content-specific language.

    • Sense of Belonging: increasing student connection to adults and community at school.

    • How we’ll measure progress (key indicators and timelines).

      • 24-25: School Performance Framework 81.2/100 points, showed improvement of 1.8 points.
        MLE, SPED and SOC are still showing opportunities for growth in both of our goal areas.

      • STAR, CMAS, Panorama, West Student Surveys, Attendance, Behavior Data from Powerschool and Daily Classroom level lead data measures and assessments.

  3. Celebrations & Bright Spots (10 min)
    • Student successes, Wildcat Challenge recap, staff/family shout-outs.
  4. Communication & How to Stay In the Loop (10 min)

    • Channels: Weekly WIP (staff), bi-weekly family newsletter, website

    • Bi- Weekly Community Communication (Blackboard) has been updated to streamline finding the weeks most important information for our building and the larger CCSD community, and provides an easy access to archived information from prior communications.

    • Need to Know -Updates provided to the community for any important information we need to get to families outside of our Bi-weekly communication

    • Feedback received on the updates to our communication strategies have been positive and we continue to revise and refine our process.
      Where agendas/notes live; how to submit topics/questions in advance.
      Website and newsletters prior to meetings

    • How to submit topics or questions in advance.
      Please email Principal Burkett at aburkett@cherrycreekschools.org

  5. Important Resources (15 min)

    • School contacts: admin team, counseling/mental health, deans, nurse, special education, MLE supports.

    • District resources: Equity & Culture office, translation/interpretation, technology help, transportation, nutrition services.

    • Reporting & support: bullying/harassment reporting form, safety protocols, attendance/academic support.

  6. Next Steps Goals for the 25-26 School Year & Closing (2 min)
    • Increase student and parent participation and support.
    • Building better connections within WMS for students and parents of color
    • Feedback
    • Meeting dates for the year,  how to volunteer.
      • Next Meeting: Nov 18, 2025
      • PTCO General Meeting: 9:15-11:00pm
      • Accountability Meeting: 11:30-12:30pm
      • Literacy, Math- Agenda To Come
      • Voices of Color Meeting: 1:30pm -2:30pm

Accountability Meeting Agenda: September 22nd

Purpose: Partner with families and staff to review school progress, priorities, and resources,and gather input to strengthen West’s goals.

Welcome & Purpose

  • Greetings, meeting norms, outcomes for today. Welcome given by Principal Burkett
  • Community Connections
    • Goal is to increase engagement and connection as we move forward as a community.  Based on feedback from the community, community facing meetings will be scheduled back to back to work to improve engagement.  Two will take place during the day and two in the evening.  All dates have been shared to support early planning.
  • Quick introductions: name/role + one hope for this year.

State of the School Snapshot

  • Current enrollment & student profile (who we serve). 944 total enrollment for 25-26, 6th grade 280, 7th grade 360, 8th grade 304
  • Currently 95% daily attendance
  • Climate & safety update (what’s going well, what we’re watching).
  • 1st semester Lockdown drill was a success, this provides students and staff an opportunity to practice and ask any questions to support the highest level of preparation.
  • Parking Lot- Drop off and Pick up Safety: THe community and students have adapted to our new drop off and pick up plans to support our highest safety need for students riding the bus. 


Priority goals for 2025–2026:

  • Disciplinary Literacy: strengthening complex text comprehension, analysis, and content-specific language.
  • Sense of Belonging: increasing student connection to adults and community at school.
  • How we’ll measure progress (key indicators and timelines).
  • 24-25: School Performance Framework 81.2/100 points, showed improvement of 1.8 points.
  • MLE, SPED and SOC are still showing opportunities for growth in both of our goal areas.
  • STAR, CMAS, Panorama, West Student Surveys, Attendance, Behavior Data from Powerschool and Daily Classroom level lead data measures and assessments.

Communication & Transparency

  • Bi- Weekly Community Communication (Blackboard) has been updated to streamline finding the weeks most important information for our building and the larger CCSD community, and provides an easy access to archived information from prior communications.
  • Need to Know -Updates provided to the community for any important information we need to get to families outside of our Bi-weekly communication
  • Feedback received on the updates to our communication strategies have been positive and we continue to revise and refine our process.

Where to find agendas/notes, meeting schedule, and updates (newsletter, website, email).

  • Website and newsletters prior to meetings
  • How to submit topics or questions in advance.
  • Please email Principal Burkett at aburkett@cherrycreekschools.org

Feedback & Q&A

  • Parents shared appreciation for the teachers week at a glance being provided to support follow up and awareness of weekly classroom level information.
  • Open floor for questions.
  • Quick input: What should we keep/start/adjust?

Next Steps & Closing

Confirm next meeting date and action items.

  • Next Meeting: Nov 18, 2025
  • PTCO General Meeting: 9:15-11:00pm
  • Accountability Meeting: 11:30-12:30pm
  • Literacy, Math- Agenda To Come
  • Voices of Color Meeting: 1:30pm -2:30pm