Westport Mission & Vision
Mission: Leverage the strengths of the Westport community to ensure academic growth for ALL!
Vision: Westport will be a venue for academic success!
Westport’s Collective Commitments: Our Team will:
Make decisions which are student-centered and aligned to our WHY!
Be present to model consistent processes and expectations!
Leverage learning opportunities to increase instructional minutes!
Presume positive intent in order to maintain positive mindsets!
Click On
Reminder to pay attention to the clickable links to the right and along the top. As we continue to add sections making the BLOG a one-stop-shop for all Westport information. We still have several sections UNDER CONSTRUCTION…This means the link may be there, but there is nothing to see yet.
Key Spots for the Start of the Month:
Cooperative Learning Corner
Westport Social Committee
Instructional Coaches
Elementary Team Meetings
Monthly Instructional Highlights
Staff & Student Spotlight
Athletics-
Social Committee
PBIS Lessons located in PBIS (ELEM)
Attendance Information
Key Spots for the Start of the Week:
Week at a Glance - WAAG
Must Do/May Do -
Nurses Notes
Counselors Notes
Elementary Events Page
New Opportunity
Please come to the commons in the morning at 6:55 for an announcement.
Important Updates
With only two weeks remaining, we will be drawing to an end the use of movies in classes.
25-26 update from district, we will not be using movies as an option if it does not directly tie to the curriculum and will not be shown in their entirety, but only the portion(s) that connect to the standard that’s being taught. The movie must also be district-approved, and the process of approval (before requesting district approval) from the company.
As we prepare for the 25-26 school year I know we will begin planning clubs, committees, etc. As people share interest in being department heads (middle school), please see the job description we will use for roles & responsibilities. A few important positions we will update are Department Heads, Guiding Coalition, and PBIS Team.
Department Heads - Job Description
Guiding Coalition - Coming next week
PBIS-Team - Coming Next week
End of Year and Explore Device Collection
Chromebooks need to be collected sooner rather than later due to the need to process, clean, update, etc.). We are asking that they be collected before May 16th,earlier if possible.
Please communicate with Derek - IT to schedule a pick up.
As the school year wraps up, the Technology department has asked us to provide updates on end of year student device procedures and expectations.
This year, students in grades K-12 will be responsible for removing stickers and wiping down their own devices during the end-of-year collection process. Each site will receive a supply of disinfecting wipes with their end of year device collection tub(s). These wipes will need to be handed out to classrooms for student device cleaning on the last day of school.
Please see below for a breakdown of student device collection information by grade level:
Each library will receive at least one blue (chargers, cases, misc. devices) and green (Chromebooks) tub for any additional student device returns.
For middle, K-8, and elementary sites, please ensure that students approved for an elective take-home device this school year have been reminded to return them and that site-specific details have been communicated.
Locker Clean Out
Click here for locker clean out instructions. Locker clean out will take place the week of May 12.
25-26 Westport Calendar
This LINK is to a form that you can add items, which you personally, your grade level team, your curriculum team, or other events which may be part of our school year. Please add whatever you think of, if it is doubled no worries, we can edit the final list, but we don’t want to miss anything.
EOY Grade Posting
End of Year Grade Posting Information
Please read and share the Q4/M4 Grade Posting Readiness Checklist document with your teachers to support grade posting at the end of the year.
The timeline and recommendations can be especially helpful to ensure a smooth grade posting experience.
District Info
Camp Wakonda Summer Opportunity (Jessica Blake)
There are 35 scholarship spots available for low-income students within SPS to attend Camp Wakonda this summer.
This past fall, we provided these scholarship opportunities to the classrooms that visited us for Outdoor Education. A total of 37 classrooms received information, and each teacher was given the chance to nominate one student who could benefit from a camp experience. However, as of now, only two scholarships have been utilized.
Connect with your site counseling team and collaborate to see if you have any students ages 7-17 who might be a good fit for this opportunity. If you do, please email Myra Cassady with Ozarks Regional YMCA with student names at mcassady@orymca.org
May Literacy Toolkits - share in parent communication
Teach Forward 2025-26
Teach Forward 2025-26 will mirror the experience this year. View this flier and mark your calendar to attend each date in the coming year. More details to come when we launch the new school year!
Induction Days 2025
The 2025-26 school year will be here in a flash! New hires will receive information regarding Induction Days which will run August 6, 7, 8, and 11. Here is a copy of the Induction Days flier shared via HR and snapshot of Induction Days so you know what to expect beginning August 6, 2025.
Fine Arts Stipend Minimum Requirements 25-26 School Year
Stipend Minimum requirements document
