Walton County School District EPIC Van has been making stops all over the county to bring activities, learning and fun to our students during the summer break.  Our van is stocked with all sorts of board games, balls, arts and crafts!  If you see the EPIV Van in your neighborhood, stop by the teachers driving would love to have fun with you!  Check the schedule to see when the EPIC Van will be in your neighborhood.  We hope to see you soon!

Click the link below to view the summer schedule.

What an amazing accomplishment and event for our students and WCSD.  Both Freeport and Mossy Head Elementary Schools made it to The World Level Competition’s in Odyssey of the Mind!  The student created, authored content, and set designs team presentations were extraordinary.  Teacher/staff sponsors were phenomenal and acutely facilitated!  Talk about a worldwide education for our students and community.  These teams competed with teams worldwide and the experience provided exposure for our students that will remain for a lifetime!  Thanks to the schools, parents, and teachers who made it happen, and of course, to our Superintendent who detoured his training trip from Tampa to Orlando to see the teams compete or prepare to compete.  As usual, the students were excited to see Superintendent Hughes who likewise was excited to see them represent our district!  EPIC on Full Display at an international event!

With proactive mindsets, eighteen Walton Middle School teachers joined together and rolled up their sleeves on June 9th and 10th to tackle data head-on to seek solutions to accelerate student learning. After a straightforward but inspiring pep talk by Principal Jason Campbell, teachers analyzed and interpreted K12 Lift data reports, looking for schoolwide, grade level, subject area, classroom, and individual student trends. In activities facilitated by instructional coach Kristen Nelson, WMS teachers from all content areas used the wise words of Maya Angelou to guide their thought work over the course of the two days: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” As teachers gained knowledge from data and research, they charted it on a giant “Know Better” poster on the front wall. Then as they learned and brainstormed ideas and actions they could take to accelerate student growth, they noted those insights on a “Do Better” poster. Yellow post-it notes full of statistics, quotes, and ideas abounded throughout the room. Teachers collaborated about challenging but meaningful topics centered around one essential goal—setting ALL students on the path to success. Through the “think tank” style professional development session, teachers offered one another powerful and research-based ideas for school improvement in the 2021-22 school year. As Assistant Principal Scott Hulion thoughtfully listened, teachers explored how the data can now drive their professional learning, parent involvement, deliberate practice, classroom instruction, and curriculum decisions and initiatives as they move forward. Though students weren’t in the school building this week, they remained the beating heart of their administrators’ and teachers’ work. Though the summer is still young, the Warrior tribe already looks forward to the upcoming school year.