Welcome to Winship Middle School.
Winship Middle School enjoys a positive reputation in the community for providing a strong academic program and a school climate that is conducive to success for middle school learners. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students engage with a strong standards-based curriculum in all subject areas. School-wide programs such as the computer-based Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math, Step Up to Writing, and the Raise Responsibility System (a school behavior plan), enhance learning opportunities for all students. Our after-school program provides academic support and enrichment opportunities for approximately 130 students per day. Over half of our students participate on a yearly basis.
Surrounded by redwood trees, the beautiful Winship campus has been enhanced by recent bond and modernization projects. A new multi-purpose room was constructed and classrooms and the office were remodeled. Construction was completed in Spring, 2006. Current enrollment is 639 students.
Winship’s Academic Performance Index (API) and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) show continued growth. Our 2006 API is 813, a growth of 32 since 2005. We met all Federal Adequate Yearly Progress criteria in 2006.
Major Achievements:
-- Student involvement in clubs, intramural sports, and community service continues to increase. Students enjoy participating in over 12 clubs on campus, year-round intramural tournaments, and afterschool community service projects.
-- Our After School Program continues to support one third of our students each trimester in academics and enrichment activities.
-- Our “Push-In” resource program, which provides extra help in the regular classroom setting, continues to be successful. We will refine the program to ensure success for all students with disabilities.
-- Focus for Improvement:
-- Continue using the Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Math programs to move all students towards the proficient level in reading and math on standardized tests.
-- Create an academics-only seventh period in the afterschool program. Students will enroll in classes for extra help (intervention) in reading and math, homework support, tutor time, or credit make-up to improve basic skills and increase our graduation rate.
-- Establish English learner classes by grade level and by proficiency levels, as measured by the California English Language Development Test. These assessments will help us coordinate instruction for English learners with the students’ language arts classes. In most cases, if not all, the language arts teacher will be the English Language Development teacher.
-- Writing scores are of the highest concern at Winship. We will establish a schoolwide writing program: Step up to Writing.
The active Winship PTSA provides support for valuable school programs such as Red Ribbon Week. Our monthly Lunch on the Lawn provides an opportunity for parents to join their child at school for lunch. Please come visit us; we would love to show you around. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate call. Paul Gossard
Principal
(707) 441-2487
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Winship is located at
2500 Cypress Ave, Eureka, CA 95503
(707) 441-2487 • Fax (707) 441-2490
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 Paul Gossard
Principal
(707) 441-2487
School Hours
6th - 8th Grade:
8:30 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.
On Mondays, all students start at 8:30 a.m. and are dismissed at 2:10 p.m.
Minimum Days:
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Winship's bell schedule
2006-2007 |
1993, 2003 |
Winship Middle School’s Strategic Plan
Phase II 2002-2007
Mission Statement: The mission of Winship Middle School, a collaborative community of dedicated students, families and staff, is to empower and inspire each student to maximize academic success and social development by providing a challenging, standards-driven curriculum in a creative, nurturing environment of mutual respect.
Objectives
Each student will demonstrate appropriate progress toward meeting or exceeding academic grade-level standards.
Each student will consistently demonstrate personal responsibility and respect for self and others.
Tactics
We will develop and implement plans to assure all teachers are using creative and effective instructional techniques to deliver a challenging, standards-driven curriculum to our diverse student body.
We will create a safe, nurturing school community where responsible and respectful behavior is developed and valued.
We will develop collaborative, cohesive relationships among leadership and all staff to ensure a true middle school experience for our students. |
