Mission

To assure that all Waco ISD graduates obtain the skills, understanding and behaviors necessary for good citizenship, successful transition to work or college and lifelong learning.

Health services, counseling services, Pregnancy, Education and Parenting (PEP), Title IX coordinator and secondary campus facilitator.

Waco ISD employs 30 health service staff members including ten registered nurses, ten licensed vocational nurses and ten health aides. These employees provide quality and preventative health care to all students. Health services staff provide basic first aid, track immunization requirements, dispense medication to students, conduct vision, hearing and spinal screenings and provide classroom instruction on diseases and hygiene. Hillcrest Medical Center and Family Practice Center contract with the district to serve students in two school-based health clinics located at Bell’s Hill elementary and South Waco Elementary. Students and community members receive both treatment and preventative care at these clinics.

WISD provides a comprehensive developmental guidance and counseling program. The program is designed to make school a needs satisfying place for students and educators thus adding to the quality of life of all students and educators. The guidance program is deemed an integral part of the school curriculum for individual growth and personal development. Waco ISD employs 12 high school counselors, 1 alternative school counselor, 8 middle school counselors and 20 elementary counselors.

The mission of the Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting Program is to enable school-age parents, through education, to become self-sufficient responsible citizens. The program's goal is to reduce the number of students who drop out of school due to pregnancy and parenthood and to recover young parents to the educational system.