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Pleasant Street Elementary staff and students present ROCKS girls program to board; staff trained by United Way
Summary
The board heard a presentation from Pleasant Street Elementary staff about the ROCKS curriculum, a 20‑session, research‑based program for girls that focuses on confidence, communication and safety; staff described training, session topics and early results from participants.
Pleasant Street Elementary staff and students presented the ROCKS (Rolling Our Experiences) girls program to the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education during the Jan. 13 meeting, describing a 20‑session curriculum the school runs for fifth‑grade girls to build confidence, communication and personal safety skills.
Missus Green, a Pleasant Street Elementary staff member, told the board that she spent summer training through the United Way to lead the program and described the curriculum’s focus: “Being a girl is really hard. There is so much pressure…
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