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Learning Center reports improved student climate; student credits program for turnaround
Summary
The MS 86 Learning Center presented survey data showing measurable improvements in student respect and belonging. A student testified that the small-school model and staff support helped him recover academically and aim for a career in music.
Mr. Holmes, director of the Learning Center, told the MS 86 Board of Directors that a climate-and-culture effort begun after 2020 produced measurable gains in student responses to a climate survey.
Holmes said the Learning Center compared a survey from February 2023 with one given three to four months earlier this year and found “a real shift” on several questions measuring respect, belonging and teasing. He said one item showed about a 23.67 percentage-point positive shift and another rose from roughly 32% positive responses to nearly 60% positive responses.
Why it matters: Board members said the results matter because a safer, smaller-school environment can make learning possible for students who struggled in larger settings. The Learning Center…
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