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Rocky Heights Elementary presents instructional strategy, reports rising family engagement
Summary
Rocky Heights Elementary staff presented schoolwide priorities and instructional strategies at the Hermiston School Board special meeting, reporting increased family participation and a year of lesson‑study work focused on math and student ownership of learning.
Teachers and leaders from Rocky Heights Elementary presented the school’s priorities and classroom practices to the Hermiston School Board at the March 2025 special meeting, outlining a five‑part framework summarized by the letters R‑O‑C‑K‑Y: Rising, Organizing systems, Collaboration, Kids, Yield success.
Stephanie Wyand, listed in the transcript as the principal, introduced staff and framed the presentation around raising student ownership of learning and aligning routines across the building. Staff described instructional routines, use of success criteria and visual checklists, and schoolwide systems such as CHAMPS for cafeteria and hallway expectations.
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