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Student representative reports on Sierra High programs, attendance and phone-policy effects
Summary
Student board representative Marissa Don Juan told the board Sierra High is emphasizing scaffolding, language supports and restorative practices; staff say a district cell-phone policy and mobile administrators have improved engagement and attendance.
Marissa Don Juan, student board representative for Sierra High School, briefed the Harrison School District 2 Board of Education on Sept. 25 about academic priorities, new partnerships and extracurricular activity at Sierra.
Her report matters because student voice described classroom and schoolwide changes intended to improve learning access and daily attendance for a diverse student body.
Don Juan said Sierra’s academic focus this year includes scaffolding instruction, chunking or intentional pacing, collaborative learning structures and continued implementation of Pre-AP programming. She said the school also launched…
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