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Lowell Middle School presents student‑belonging initiatives; students and staff cite increased engagement
Summary
Middle school staff and students described a year of activities aimed at increasing student belonging, citing survey data and several schoolwide initiatives that teachers and student council say raised student engagement and participation.
Lowell Middle School staff and students told the Lowell Area Schools Board of Education on March 10 that a yearlong focus on belonging has produced new activities, data-driven interventions and increased student engagement.
Abby Wiseman, the middle school principal, told the board the school set a primary improvement goal of increasing students’ sense of belonging after reviewing the Student Voice perception survey. "If they could feel understood as a person by their peers and by their teachers," Wiseman said, "that would positively affect everything else."
Seventh-grade lead James Brokey described practical steps: a teacher‑student…
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