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Bogan Elementary principal highlights student programs, PBIS and assessment gains
Summary
Principal Kiersten Cannon presented a year‑in‑review for Bogan Elementary, detailing community events, PBIS implementation, student leadership projects and preliminary assessment growth figures.
Kiersten Cannon, principal of Bogan Elementary, told the Talawanda City School District Board of Education on May 15 that the school expanded family engagement events, revised its PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) system and recorded preliminary academic growth gains.
Cannon said Bogan organized community events including Kids Night Out, Winter Wonderland and a Breakfast with a Veteran that drew more than 80 veterans. She described the school’s PBIS rollout, which began with cafeteria expectations and moved to grade‑level rewards; the program incorporated student voice to choose incentives. Cannon said the PBIS plan uses the district’s PACS language for voice levels and that classes earned tangible incentives such as games, extra recess and movie/TV privileges.
Cannon credited PTG (parent‑teacher group) support for busing field trips and highlighted grade‑level outings: kindergarten to the nature preserve, second grade to Metro Park, third grade to Butler County Historical Society, fourth grade to an AG day at the high school, and two fifth‑grade trips to the Freedom Center and Urban Air. She described student leadership initiatives including a newly formed fifth‑grade student council and a fifth‑grade entrepreneurial fair that raised $4,029.96 — a school record — which students used to fund field trips.
Academic measures: Cannon shared preliminary assessment‑growth numbers: in math, 50% of students met individual growth targets from fall to winter and 55% from winter to spring; in reading, 51% met growth targets from fall to winter and 58% from winter to spring. Cannon said the school uses released state test questions in a “restart readiness” platform to help teachers identify standards‑based gaps and inform instruction.
Why this matters: The report combines family engagement, targeted behavioral interventions and data‑driven instruction; the principal said these elements contribute to student social, emotional and academic progress.
Direct quote: "According to John Hattie's research, collective teacher efficacy is the largest predictor of student growth and achievement. We have an amazing staff… which is why we continue to make social, emotional and academic progress at Bogan," Cannon said.
Ending: The board heard the presentation and several members praised staff participation in events such as the Breakfast with a Veteran and the Kramer Mile fundraiser that supported school PTGs.
