Baldwin Academy A School in the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
| Students | Baldwin | State Average |
|---|---|---|
| Percent students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch | 86% | 54% |
| Percent students with parent educational level at high school degree or greater | 54% | 77% |
| Percent minority students | 96% | 65% |
| Percent American Indian | 0% | 1% |
| Percent Asian | 4% | 8% |
| Percent Pacific Islander | 0% | 1% |
| Percent Filipino | 1% | 2% |
| Percent Hispanic | 90% | 46% |
| Percent African American | 1% | 7% |
| Percent English learner students | 43% | 28% |
| Percent special education students | 7% | 11% |
Source: California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) and Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, 2006-07
How Baldwin Academy Staff Collaborate and Lead
- Create a dialogue among teachers: Teachers continually discuss best practices within and across grade levels during grade-level, cross-grade level, and staff meetings to develop consistent school-wide instructional strategies. Teachers participate in classroom observations to learn effective strategies from their peers.
- Implement teacher-led staff development: Grade-level team leaders are nominated by their grade-level peers to act as representatives on the school leadership team. Individual staff leaders share their skills and knowledge for professional development during staff meetings.
- Draw out the strengths of every staff member: Principal Wilson creates leaders from the majority of her staff by seeking out each staff member’s strengths and providing them with leadership opportunities in those particular areas. This approach fosters a sense of ownership by teachers at the school, a sense of pride, and an understanding that all teachers are leaders.
| Teachers | Baldwin | State Average |
|---|---|---|
| Total administrators | 2 | 1 |
| Total pupil services (counselors, nurses, etc.) | 0 | 1 |
| Total teachers | 41 | 21 |
| Average years in education | 9 | 13 |
| Percent teachers with greater than bachelor's degree | 93% | 85% |
| Percent with full credential | 95% | 97% |
| Total paraprofessionals | 2 | 9 |
| Total office staff/clerical | 2 | 3 |
Source: California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS), 2006-07
Key to Improving Practices
“We don't add new things, new consultants, new
anything. We just get better and better with what we do. We tell
people, 'It probably doesn't matter what you use, just whatever
you use, get better and better at it and keep training your
teachers over and over to make sure they are implementing
it.'”
— Bonnie Wilson, Principal
Focused Teamwork
Success is not built on the principal's leadership alone.
When the entire staff is on board and working toward a common
goal, student success is inevitable.