WSD Community Agencies and Partnerships

Throughout the duration of the academic year, the Wentzville School District partners with community agencies that specialize in providing students, families, and educators with preventative education. Agency presenters are credentialed and coordinated through the District and are under the supervision of building administrators. Presentation topics are targeted toward specific grade levels. The programs outlined below are presented throughout the year.  Notifications to families and opt-out forms are sent by individual buildings and are available on their websites and in monthly newsletters.

The Wentzville School District Counseling curriculum is designed to help students achieve the desired Grade Level Expectations as set forth by the state in the areas of:

• Academic Development
• Social Emotional Development
• Career Development

School Counselors systematically present this curriculum in collaboration with all educators through K -12 classroom lessons and other learning experiences. School Counselors support students in:

• learning effective strategies to manage their emotions and apply interpersonal skills 
• maximizing each student’s ability to learn
• planning for a successful transition from school to post-secondary education and/or the world of work

If you have additional questions, please reach out to your school principal.

The district will offer instruction on student health and well-being and will provide instruction regarding human growth and development, human sexuality, and sexual abuse, as required by law. 

The district will notify the parents/guardians of the basic content of the district's human sexuality and sexual abuse instruction. The district will also notify parents/guardians of their right to remove their student from any part of the district's instruction. The district will make these materials available to the public upon request.

As per state standards, Wentzville School District’s health curriculum first introduces students to human growth and development in fourth grade.  Topics related to sexual education continue through middle and high school health instruction. In accordance with section 170.045 RSMo., school districts are required to provide age and developmentally-appropriate sexual abuse prevention education to students.

Resources noted below are provided to support parents in understanding WSD’s health and sexual education instruction.  If you need additional information, please contact your child’s school. 

Instruction about human growth and development, human sexuality, and sexual abuse reflect only a portion of the lessons included in our overall health curriculum.  For additional information about other units and lessons, please visit our WSD Curriculum Links here.

4th/5th Grade Health:  Human Growth & Development

• • Family Notification and Opt-Out Form will be sent by individual buildings

  • 4th and 5th Grade Video - Boys

  • 4th and 5th Grade Video - Girls

Middle School Health: Human Sexuality 

• • Family Notification and Opt-Out Form will be sent by individual buildings for 6th and 7th Grade.

  • 7th Grade Health - Unit 2 - Health and Wellbeing

Additional Resources

• Missouri Health Education Grade Level Expectations

• Missouri State Statute 170.015 (HB501)

i-Ready Reading Assessments

Missouri law requires students to be assessed for their reading or reading readiness through a reading assessment approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“DESE”) as follows: 

• All students enrolled in kindergarten through grade three must be assessed by a state-approved assessment at the beginning and end of each school year.

• All newly enrolled students in a school in grades one through five must be assessed for reading level or readiness from the state-approved list.

The state-approved list as of April 21, 2023, may be accessed on DESE’s website. The District has selected i-Ready reading as its exclusive state-approved reading assessment. Parents of students covered by Missouri law (see above) may not opt out of i-Ready reading assessments.

Parents of students not covered by law should contact their building principal to discuss opting out of i-Ready reading assessments. 

i-Ready Math Assessments

iReady math is the district-adopted, board-approved, comprehensive math resource that supports the district curriculum. iReady is the math assessment tool for the Wentzville School District in grades K - 8. Due to the fact these assessments are the curricular resource we rely upon, students may not opt out of iReady math.  

This year our buildings are excited to embark upon our Leader in Me journey. Leader in Me (LiM) is an evidence-based, comprehensive school-improvement model—developed in partnership with educators and FranklinCovey—that empowers students with the leadership and life skills they need to thrive in a global community.

Leader in Me is about empowering your child to reach their full potential while ultimately finding their voice. Leader in Me provides our district with the vision and language to lead the school in a way that addresses all areas of development. As each child discovers and develops their unique gifts and talents, they are given opportunities to lead. As leaders, they become active, engaged partners in their own education, and their self-confidence, responsibility, and initiative grow.

The children quickly understand the benefits of different gifts and talents; they learn to listen to new ideas, work together to achieve results, and motivate one another to be the best. We hope your school enjoys sharing these new opportunities. Together, we will see each child grow throughout the year. 

If you have additional questions or would like to discuss opting out, please reach out to your school principal.