The teachers at West believe that all children can learn and view the educational development of each learner as a responsibility shared among home, school, and child. A technology-rich learning environment actively involves and motivates our teachers and students. The school-wide computer network consists of Token Ring cabling to every classroom and office area, two Novell file servers, and about 80 IBM workstations. Portable multimedia stations allow teachers and students to access programs and CDs that do not work well in a networked environment. The learning environment is also very print-rich, with classroom libraries and a school library housing over 7000 books.
Internet access is available in the library for staff and student use.
Recent improvements to the school include air conditioning, a Cool Schools tree planting, new playground equipment, and the addition of Windows95 workstations to classrooms and the computer lab.