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Bolivar Middle School spotlight, literacy push and A+ program updates highlighted at November board meeting
Summary
The board heard a middle‑school spotlight (new 0‑hour behavior block, PLTs, 571 students, 94.15% attendance), a literacy plan aligned to Missouri domains, calendar planning for 2026–27, and an A+ program update noting roughly 75 students used the scholarship.
Bolivar R‑I board members on Tuesday heard academic and program updates that the district says are showing early returns in student achievement and engagement.
Bolivar Middle School Principal Dr. Brooke Campbell told the board BMS serves 571 students (208 sixth graders, 171 seventh graders, 192 eighth graders) and has introduced a weekly 0‑hour behavior block — 12 minutes a day — focused on executive-function skills and building‑wide “I will” statements. Campbell described the 0‑hour as a targeted behavior intervention that will be refined by grade level next year and tied into the…
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