1. Westwood Elementary School
Spring Branch Independent School District
10595 Hammerly Blvd.
Houston, Texas

2. The Spring Branch ISD Plan 2012-2017
At Westwood, we
will “define success” by helping to achieve the new district five-year plan to “double the number of students completing a technical certificate, two-year degree, or four-year degree by 2017”.

3. Our School Vision
“Our vision is to be a community of empowered learners in an atmosphere of mutual respect and trust. Every member will be inspired to learn, grow and accomplish their goals”.

4. Westwood’s Mission We, the Westwood Community, will become an exemplary school by successfully educating our children.

5. Our Staff Our dedicated and committed staff members collaborate together to achieve success for ALL 600+ students at Westwood.
Principal: Kay Kennard
Assistant Principal: Kathryn Lee

6. A Texas Education Agency Recognized Campus
Gold Performance Acknowledgements:
Commended Performance in Science
Comparative Improvement in Reading
TAKS 2011 :
Reading/Language Arts – 83%
Mathematics – 84%
Writing – 88%
Science – 88%

7. Westwood Students Demographics: African Americans – 7%
Hispanic – 81%
White – 9%
Asian – 1%
Other – 2%
Benefit from our:
Core Curriculum - Math, Science, Reading, Social Studies, Writing
Extra-curricular programs – Art, Music, Technology, Health Fitness
Programs – SPIRAL, One-Way Dual Language, Student Council, President Club, RAP Club, Girls Club, Lunch Bunch, KSHAC, Art Club, Girls on the Run.
School grants: ACE Program, Oliver Foundation, Seed-to-Plate, Westwood’s Garden, Learning Together
Partnerships: Junior Achievement, Spring Woods High School, HEB, Sam’s, Wal-Mart, university student teachers, etc.

8. ACE Afterschool Program Grant
“fosters student achievement through afterschool extended learning”
“provides innovative interactive research-based programs in safe and structured programs”
- texas21stafterschool.org
Some of the classes to choose from:
Cooking
Soccer
Dance
Karate
Computer
Book Club
Photography
Tennis

9. Our Community gets involved in:
Our Community and PTA
Our PTA
Anna Freed PTA President Cristina Barlow PTA 1st VP Wendy Gomez PTA Secretary Alicia Zamudio PTA Treasurer Lisa Calloway PTA Teacher Rep
Helps support us through their many efforts with various:
fundraisers
school events
school supplies
teacher appreciation
Student activities
Our Community gets involved in:
Parent Conferences
Volunteering
School safety
Carnivals
Family Nights
Literacy Nights
Open House
Math/Science Nights
Fundraisers
District Events
Field Days
And Much More!

10. Come join our Westwood Family
And be part of our Lion pride!