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Mountain View highlights PBIS and rising proficiency; parents and staff praise inclusive supports
Summary
Mountain View Elementary principal and staff described a yearlong push on tier‑1 instruction and PBIS that leaders said increased proficiency and EL gains; a parent described dramatic progress for her medically complex daughter and credited school leaders and special‑education staff.
Mountain View Elementary School leaders told the Humboldt Unified School District governing board they focused this year on strengthening tier‑1 instruction in English language arts and math and on a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program aimed at improving behavior and learning across the campus.
Principal Kim Grant said Mountain View used data, the district pacing guide and priority standards to make instruction more intentional and to know “where every student is at every point in the day.” Assistant Principal Cindy Dahl described PBIS as a teaching‑based strategy: staff teach and reteach expectations in common areas, hand out positive recognitions for students, run monthly incentives and convene a weekly at‑risk/child‑study team when reteaching is not sufficient.
The school presented internal assessment results the board called a notable improvement. Grant said the school moved from a focus on growth to a targeted push for proficiency and reported gains on Galileo benchmarks and a district AASA score that rose from a previous “C” to a “B.” Dahl said the third grade and English‑learner students showed especially strong gains and that 14 EL students reached proficiency this year.
Parents and board members credited Project Momentum supports and expanded leadership at the site for the improvements. Grant said teacher leaders also led monthly professional development on classroom strategies and that PLCs (professional learning communities) held regular, data‑driven conversations about instruction.
During public participation, parent Sarah Keith described her daughter Adela, a medically complex student who enrolled at Mountain View on a variance. Keith said principal Kim Grant, assistant principal Cindy Dahl and special‑education teacher Emma Krish “welcomed her with open arms,” and that, since enrolling, Adela made “tremendous strides”: speaking in full sentences, counting to 20, using the restroom and participating with peers. Keith urged the district to continue hiring and supporting school leaders and educators like those at Mountain View.
Board members thanked the school for family engagement events, PBIS work and the emphasis on data and proficiency. Several members asked for ways community volunteers could help (reading with students, classroom support or gardening club), and Grant said volunteers are welcome.
Ending: The board accepted the presentation and posed no action items; principals and staff said they will continue implementing PBIS, using PLC data work and Project Momentum strategies next year.
