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Logan Elementary spotlights parent‑mentor program, sensory room and morning "SoftStart"
Summary
School District 4610 highlighted Logan Elementary’s parent mentor pipeline, new student support room and a 20‑minute classroom soft‑start practice designed to regulate morning emotions and boost engagement; staff credited community funding and university training partnerships.
District staff presented Logan Elementary’s student‑support initiatives to the Board of Education on May 12, highlighting a parent mentor program, a new student support room (Room 9), therapy dogs and a morning soft‑start routine in third grade.
The program matters, administrators said, because it brings adults into classrooms to support teachers, helps recruit future educators and provides low‑cost, high‑impact supports for students who need regulated, predictable beginnings to the day.
Joel (presenter) described the parent mentor program as a six‑year effort that onboards volunteer parents, grandparents and relatives, pairs them with teachers and provides Western Illinois…
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