West Main Elementary School - Lancaster, TX

At West Main, we believe "Excellence has no Finish Line" so we are always setting goals and "Racing to the Next Level." A huge part of West Main's success is its consistency and continuity. When making decisions that impact students, data, and research-based strategies are almost always used. Although developmentally scaffolded, West Main implements essential classroom expectations including classroom configurations, concept walls, student goal setting, and campus-wide reading/math strategies to ensure continuity and consistency for all students. Teachers also meet a minimum of once a week, by content and/or grade level, to ensure strategies are consistent and novice teachers are supported. They also receive weekly in-house professional development sessions to learn research-based instructional strategies and review student artifacts to ensure activities and materials are aligned to the state curriculum.

West Main is also known for its family-like environment. Teacher and staff turnover is low, therefore most of the teaching staff is well acquainted with one another's personality traits and grade-level content. Because the climate of the school allows everyone to feel free to learn and grow, staff members work hard to support one another, even across grade levels and departments. West Main's family-like relationships even translate to the community. Staff members are known to show up at a student's little league game, family funeral, or a hospital room to support parents and/or visit a sick student.

West Main has an AWESOME staff who believes that every child can learn so the staff works hard to build relationships with parents, ensure everyone is supported, and uplift one another, resulting in a positive atmosphere and academic success year after year.