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Indian Landing students showcase "Principals Partners" program in board meeting video
Summary
Students from Indian Landing Elementary presented a student-produced video describing the school's "Principals Partners" program, highlighting student leadership, assemblies, behavior systems and peer supports; the board praised the student work.
Students from Indian Landing Elementary School presented a video at the May 6 board meeting describing their "Principals Partners" program, a student leadership and school-climate initiative the school said centers on respect, responsibility, safety and kindness.
At the meeting, an Indian Landing staff member told the board the group met twice monthly since October and prepared the video and presentations. "They were very excited to come and present to you," the staff member said, describing student planning, classroom visits and script-writing that preceded filming.
Students who appear in the video described components of the program: school signs that remind students how to be "partners" in hallways and common spaces, the Roadshow (a start-of-year walkthrough to teach partner expectations), Connor's Pride tickets (positive-behavior recognition) and monthly assemblies where the school sings and recognizes "Partner's Proud Moments." One student stated, "Being a partner is all about being respectful, responsible, safe, and kind." Another explained the zones of regulation and how the school teaches students to identify and manage emotions.
The video also showcased student jobs at assemblies, ticket systems that lead to classroom prizes and a school-wide incentive that earns the entire building a reward when a ticket goal is met. The presentation emphasized student voice and choice: students wrote scripts and selected visuals for the video; some students chose not to appear on camera.
Board members praised the project. Board President Emily Roberts told the students and staff, "We do miss having the children, so this is the closest that we can get right now." Board members described the video as evidence of student ownership of school culture.
No board action was required; the video was presented as a special report and the board thanked Indian Landing staff and students for the presentation.
