WAMS will be starting an advisory program call "Student Learning Communities" (SLC's). The purpose of SLC's is to improve student achievement and create a safe environment by:

1. Closely monitoring each student's preparedness each day by ensuring they have all the required materials and a completed planner.
2. Closely monitor each student's classwork and homework completion.
3. Establish academic goals along with appropriate strategies and regularly monitor them.
4. Increase parental partnerships by increasing communication on every student's academic progress.
5. Provide a caring adult for every child to ensure every student's voice is heard.

Each student will be assigned an advisor. Students will meet in their advisory class every morning (except minimum days). Advisors will be checking to make sure every student is in dress code, has the required materials, their planner is completed, and classwork/homework is completed. Each advisor will keep parents/guardians informed through letters, phone calls, and conferences.

Students will establish goals for their grades every six weeks. Grades will be monitored in advisory and students will reestablish goal minimally every six weeks.

Advisors will keep students informed of upcoming events, school policies, and involvement opportunities.

It is WAMS belief that completing both classwork and homework is essential for students to learn and reach their potential. Every classroom teacher will be monitoring their completion of work on a daily basis. Teachers will stamp the student's planner to indicate if they have completed their work. A "BLUE" stamp indicates they completed it while a "RED" stamp means it was not completed. Students who do not complete their classwork/homework will be assigned Lunch Homework Lab that day for the first 25 minutes of lunch. This will allow students additional time to complete the work.

We strongly believe closely monitoring student's progress and setting goals regularly will lead to more students reaching their potential. If you have any questions, please contact your child's advisor.