Date/Time: 1.13.

16 / 2:00PMPM

Location: WHS

Attendees: Mr. Alston, Ms. Gilbert, Ms. Byrd

Facilitator: Viola Gilbert, WHS School Counselor
Purpose: Further the work of outlining the student selection process for WHS Academy
student 2016-2017

Updates to Share

Action/Discussions/Notes
Items with an asterisk * require an action

Protocols & Practices

Respectful/Attentive/Punctual/Professional

Statement of Academy Vision & Mission Purpose

Create an application to attract students
Provide opportunities & offer
Create a mission/vision that supports
experiences for all students that infuses
career and college readiness for all
education & career ready skills to
students
promote student options.
NAF Requirements & Promises
Notes about the meeting on 1/10/16 will
be typed and emailed to the Student
Selection Committee
Documents & Contents

Application
Application availability date: March 14th
Submission Deadline: Mid April 15th
(Submission date finalized before
Marchs parent night)
Interview Date: April 25th
Decision Date: First week in May
Commitment Date: Mid June (after
EOGs)
Waitlist Admission Date: Mid July

Student Reports

Report cards, EOG scores, official

transcripts, attendance, discipline

Recommendations
Minimum of three (3) recommendations.
This may include teachers, school
counselors, administration, and one from
the community. NO FAMILY
recommendations.

Parent Documents

Contract? & Contents

Should include stipulations regarding:
-Meeting and maintaining program
requirements
-Attendance (strictly enforce state
requirement)
- 3 days Letter sent home
- 6 days
Parent/student/administration/counselor
meeting
- 9 days Probationary procedure
including
parent/student/administration/counselor
(WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE???)
-Discipline
Long term suspension, student can be
dismissed
Expulsion, student will be dismissed

Establishing the Interview Team &

Process

Members (Interview Team)

-Academy Director, Teachers, Community
Business Partner, CTE Director,
Counselor
-Group of three interviewers
-# of groups would depend upon the
amount of applicants

Questions
SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Tell me three things you would bring to this school?

What are you looking for in a school?
When you are faced with a problem, how do go about solving it?
Why do you want to come to this school?

What are your biggest accomplishments?

What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Would you say youre a leader or a follower?
Where would you like to be in 5 years, 10 years?
If youre admitted to our school, what do you believe you

can offer?
If you were president of your class, what would you
change?
What books are you currently reading?

Presenting to the WCS BOE

January 21, 2016

Other

Process Meeting
Rubric (Look at RVECs for guidance)
Submission of Results (to whom/when)
-Deadline to set interviews
-Deadline for results
Interview Times of Day
-After school (designate 2 hours after
school)
-10-15 minute interviews
-Does it have to be at the school/home
visits??
Whom
-Gilbert
- ??
Format
Powerpoint
Handout

QUESTIONS
Will we have a summer bridge program?