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Winder Elementary’s 'Bullpup Buddies' mentoring program credited with improving student engagement
5798924 · September 3, 2025
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Principal Andrea Neer described an in-house mentoring program that paired 18 students with staff mentors last year and reported gains in engagement, confidence and fewer discipline referrals.
Andrea Neer, principal of Winder Elementary School, presented the school’s Bullpup Buddies mentoring program to the board on Sept. 2, describing it as “one of the ways that we ensure every student has a caring adult at school who knows them, believes them, and holds them accountable to be their very best.”
Neer said Bullpup Buddies matches teachers and staff with…
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