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Parents, staff and a retired teacher urge Battle Ground board to adopt Wayfinder SEL program
Summary
Multiple public commenters at the Aug. 25 Battle Ground School District meeting urged the board to approve the Wayfinder social‑emotional learning curriculum at its next reading. Speakers said classroom pilots and staff endorsements showed positive student engagement and recommended the board base its vote on the adoption committee’s work.
Three public commenters told the board they support adopting the Wayfinder social‑emotional learning (SEL) program when the board returns to the item in September.
Eunice Ingermansen, who said she works directly with students as a paraeducator and unpaid mentor, described classroom observations and told the board she has seen Wayfinder help students with emotion regulation, decision making and goal planning. "The need for SEL cannot be overstated," Ingermansen said during citizens comments, and she asked the board to respect the adoption…
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