The Ongoing Conversation of the LYS Nation

Friday, January 27, 2012 Top Ten Elementary Schools - Student Excellence (LYS Performance Score) The following list presents the ten elementary schools that had the greatest percentage of their fragile learners score at the Commended level on all sections of the TAKS test (2010/2011). 10. Dyess ES* (Abilene ISD) 9. Aloe ES# (Victoria ISD...

Thursday, January 26, 2012 Top Ten Elementary Schools - Student Competency (LYS Performance Score) The following list represents the ten elementary schools that had the greatest percentage of their fragile learners pass all sections of the TAKS test (2010/2011). 10. Vega ES* (Vega ISD) 9. Walnut Springs ES* (New Braunfels ISD) 8. Panhandl...

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Overall Top Ten Texas Elementary Schools - LYS Performance Scores For the record, I am an advocate for school accountability. I believe in keeping score, raising the bar and the constant pursuit (and redefining) of excellence. I love winning. But more importantly, I don’t fear losing. There is a profound...

Tuesday, January 24, 2012 A LYS Principal Shares... Semester Targets A LYS Principal shares her campus goals for the Spring semester. LC, On January 2, our grade level teams met and set team goals. Without getting into specifics of baseline data and measurements, their goals are as follows: Kindergarten: We wi...