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District says major referrals are down; staff to focus on minor behaviors and mental‑health framework
Summary
Director of student services Emily Maestrand reported that most students had 0–1 major referrals and described plans to emphasize early classroom interventions and expand school‑based mental health and substance‑use prevention supports.
Emily Maestrand, director of student services for West Bend Joint School District No. 1, told the board the district met its multi‑year goals for reducing major referrals and will now shift focus to lower‑level classroom behaviors and mental‑health supports.
"One of our consistent goals is that 85% or more of our students have 0 to 1 major referral," Maestrand said, explaining the district’s distinction between minor behaviors (handled in the classroom) and major behaviors (requiring administrative…
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