W.T. Sampson E/HS: About Our School
W. T. Sampson is a Unit School, providing educational opportunities for Guantanamo Bay, (GTMO) students from Sure Start through 12th grade. Our students are primarily the children of military and civilian families stationed at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Our School Advisory Committee (SAC) is the elected body of parents, school employees, military commander, and students who advise the principal and help the school maintain the highest educational standards possible. We also strive to consistently increase student achievement through continuous commitment to improving instructional techniques. The Continuous School Improvement (CSI) plan is designed to help students improve their ability to comprehend and communicate information and to increase their ability to solve problems across the curriculum.
W.T. Sampson serves approximately 270 Students in all. Despite our small size, W. T. Sampson provides all students with the highest quality education and a safe environment. The dedicated and highly qualified faculty remains focused on the mission, vision and philosophy of our school.
Our Namesake - Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson
Our school is named in honor of Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson, commander of the North Atlantic Squadron during the Spanish American War.
Read more about Rear Admiral Sampson
A Brief History of W.T. Sampson ES/MHS
Our school, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba opened in 1931, making this the oldest still operating overseas DoD dependents school in the world. In 1931, there was just one staff member, 5 students, and a single classroom located in an office of the base chapel. By the next year, 1932, the school had a growing enrollment of 30+ students. The newly arrived faculty of five teachers taught grammar school in the morning and high school in the afternoon. The high school moved into a new building on Chapel Hill in 1941 and remained there until August 1985, when it moved to the present facilities.
Originally managed by the U.S. Navy, in 1976 WT Sampson School led the way as all other overseas DoD schools were re-organized into a new, worldwide DoD educational system, the Department of Defense Dependents Schools system, DoDDS.
From its origins in 1931 until now, the school has been temporarily evacuated three times: for World War II from December 1941 to October 1945, from October to December of 1962 due to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and most recently from September 1994 through January 1996 during the Cuban and Haitian refugee influx.
For your interest, the official website of GTMO's Naval Station contains a thorough history of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station.
W.T. Sampson E/HS
Grades: Sure Start - 12
Enrollment: 212
DoDEA Mission
Educate, Engage, and Empower each student to succeed in a dynamic world.
DoDEA Vision
Excellence in Education for Every Student, Every Day, and Everywhere.
Purpose
At W.T. Sampson, we build perseverance, strengthen understanding, and solidify our commitment to global citizenship through rigor, relevance, and relationships.
Mascot: The Pirate (Elementary Mascot was previously the Shark!)
Motto: Anchored in Excellence!
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W.T. Sampson E/HS Colors
Primary Color: #006600
Secondary Color: #FFCC00
Mathematics Goal:
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 3 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Modeling and Reasoning as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 73% to 76%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 4 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Modeling and Reasoning as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 61% to 64%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 5 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Modeling and Reasoning as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 55% to 58%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 6 and 7 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Reasoning with Mathematical Expression as measured by the DCAS administered May 28, 2023 from 50% to 53%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 8 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Reasoning with Mathematical Expression as measured by the DCAS administered May 28, 2023 from 0% to 3%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Algebra 1 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math
Reasoning with Mathematical Expression as measured by the DCAS administered May 28, 2023 from 14% to 17%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Geometry students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math Reasoning with Mathematical Expression as measured by the DCAS administered May 28, 2023 from 8% to 11%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Algebra 2 students will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Math
Modeling Application as measured by the DCAS administered May 28, 2023 from 11% to 14%.
Mathematics Performance Group Objective: Students on an IEP/504 and Students (6-12)
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 3 and 4 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Math Modeling and Reasoning as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 6% to 3%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 5 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Math Modeling and Reasoning as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 10% to 7%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 6-12 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations on Entire DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment by 3%.
Literacy Goal:
Literacy Goal:
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 3 and 4 will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 69% to 72%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 5 will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 75% to 78%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 6 will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Literacy-Written Expression as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 40% to 43%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 7 and 8 will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Literacy-Written Expression as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 32% to 35%.
By the end of SY22-23, W.T. Sampson, Grade 10 will increase the percent of students who meet or exceed expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by the DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 52% to 55%.
Literacy Performance Group Objective: Students on an IEP/504
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 3 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 23% to 20%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 4 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 18% to 15%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 5 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Literary Text and Vocabulary as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 7% to 4%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 6 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Written Expression as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 23% to 20%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 7 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Written Expression as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 25% to 22%.
By the end of SY 2022-2023, W.T. Sampson, Grade 8 will decrease the percentage of students who did not meet or partially met expectations in Literacy-Written Expression as measured by DoDEA CCRS Summative Assessment from 33% to 30%.
W.T. Sampson E/HS
School Address
PSC 1005 Box 49
FPO, AA 34009
Phone: 757-458-3500