Address: 1415 SW 314th St

               Federal Way WA 98032

Phone: 253.945.4800

Website: www.fwps.org/lakota

Fax: 253.945.4848

Principal: Angela Williamson

Assistant Principal: Amanda Wilde

Counseling: Toni Fortunato & Shannon Harris

Grades: 6-8

Year School was Built: 2008

Lakota Middle School builds an exemplary learning community through meaningful relationships and relevant, engaging learning while utilizing effective communication and collaboration. We challenge ourselves and each other to be Lakota RARE – Respectful, Accountable, Responsible, and Empowered. Falcons Rise Above!

Our school goals align with the District Strategic Plan:

Goal 2- Whole Child: Thriving, Confident, Responsible Individuals

Pride Points

• 100% of Scholars participate in Student-Led Conferences
• Implementation of school-wide Advisory lessons that support Social Emotional Learning

Area of Focus

• Continued work towards 100% of scholars feeling safe and welcome at Lakota through Advisory lessons, PBIS systems and Principal Scholar Advisory input
• Scholar social, emotional, and academic ownership of learning is a strong focal point this year with the staff setting the necessary conditions for scholars to thrive

Goal 4- Content-Area Competence: Mastery of All Subjects

Pride Points

•  Schoolwide focus on rigorous reading, writing, speaking and listening through Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning strategy
•  Significant increase in the number of scholars on grade level in reading/language arts in the 2018-19 school year (+8%) as measured by the SBA

Area of Focus

• Build upon our success in ELA through our three-year aspirational goals. By 2022, 80% of 8th grade scholars will be meeting or exceeding grade level standards in ELA

• Classroom volunteers
• WatchDOGS
• PTSA
• School Garden
• Lakota Kings
• PBIS Partnerships

Check out our school’s progress at www.fwps.org/SchoolImprovement

Check out www.fwps.org/athletics or contact our school for a current list of available athletics teams.

You can find data for all schools on Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction’s website including scholar demographics, teacher information, free and reduced lunch rate, school funding and financial resources, and assessment data at reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us.

Also, check out the FWPS Data Dashboard on our website: www.fwps.org and click on the “Data Dashboard” icon at the top of the page.