West Lake Middle
Year-Round
Calendar: Multi-track Year-Round

Information for the: 2011 - 2012 school year.

If you are planning to visit this school to enroll your child for the 2012-2013 school year, please visit their Website or contact them using the information below for their enrollment schedule. School staff will have times set up to receive your forms and walk you through the process.

Principal, Grades & Calendar

Principal - Dell Edwards

Grades - 6 - 8

2011-12 Bell Schedule - 8:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Instructional Calendar

West Lake Middle runs on the Multi-track Year-Round calendar. Currently, the following Multi-track Year-Round calendars are available for download:

2011 - 2012 Multi-track Year-Round Calendar (Adobe Reader File)
2012 - 2013 Multi-track Year-Round Calendar (Adobe Reader File)

Before School: No

After School: Third party provider

Contact the West Lake Middle directly for full information about its before- and after-school care programs. For general information about before- and after-school care programs across WCPSS, go here.

Contact

Phone - (919) 662-2900

Fax - (919) 662-2906

Website - http://westlakems.wcpss.net

Location

Address - 4600 West Lake Road, Apex, NC 27539

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Description

West Lake Middle operates on the year-round calendar. Students at the year-round schools are divided into four groups, called tracks, with each track having its own calendar. In a year-round middle school, the traditional 180-day school year is divided into nine-week quarters with a three week break at the end of each quarter. Students are in school the same number of days as their counterparts in traditional schools; the days are simply redistributed thoughout the year. The reorganized schedule is called a 45/15 - 45 days in school, 15 days off.

Schedules are staggered so that, at any given time, three tracks are in school and one is on break. These staggered schedules make it possible for the school to serve up to thirty-three percent more students than its intended capacity.

Year-round schools provide a more continuous learning process. Since students do not have long summer vacations, major reviewing in the fall is eliminated. Students and teachers are more energized throughout the year due to regular breaks. The three-week breaks provide frequent enrichment and remedial opportunities for students during the year.

Curriculum: Year-Round

Unique Features

* Traditional 180-day school year divided into nine-week quarters with a three-week break at the end of each quarter

* Continuous cycle of learning

* Remedial and acceleration programs offered during track-out as resources permit

4600 West Lake Road, Apex, NC 27539 (919 ) 662-2900

Important: Bus Routes are subject to change, based on actual student distribution, parent appeals and other factors. The information here will be updated regularly, but updates may lag changes by several days.

Route Information Last Updated: 8:20 AM, Mon, Dec 5, 2011