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Powers Elementary highlights Best Buddies, Big Comets/Little Comets and MTSS gains
Summary
At an Amherst Exempted Village Schools board meeting, Powers Elementary staff presented student programs — Best Buddies and Big Comets/Little Comets — and reported measurable gains from the school's MTSS (multi‑tiered system of supports).
Powers Elementary staff told the Amherst Exempted Village Board of Education about two ongoing student programs and improvements in their multi‑tiered system of supports during the board's “good news” segment.
Mary Scott Williams, assistant principal at Powers Elementary, said the school’s Best Buddies program fosters weekly pairings between students and logged broad participation: “we have over 60 students at Powers who participate in this program.” The program included…
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