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Arcadia staff describe daily SEL routines, PBIS and mental-health supports as CLEAR grant nears end
Summary
Arcadia Elementary staff showed a classroom SEL video and described a daily 7–10 minute 'Move This World' routine, schoolwide PBIS incentives and a three‑year CLEAR grant that provides weekly groups and a mental-health counselor whose caseload grew last year; staff said they will plan to sustain supports after the grant ends.
Arcadia Elementary leaders told the Deer Park School Board they are emphasizing student well-being alongside academic goals by using daily social-emotional practices, schoolwide PBIS and targeted mental-health services.
"If kids do not feel safe and welcome, they're not gonna learn," a presenter said while describing daily greeting routines, calming corners, weekly class meetings and a short classroom video of the 'Move This World' social-emotional curriculum used in grades 3–5.
Staff outlined how PBIS reinforces expected behaviors with posters, golden tickets, weekly drawings, shout-outs and a 'golden broom' award for the cleanest classroom. They also described monthly behavior-data reviews that let staff identify spikes in playground incidents or other trends and deploy targeted interventions.
Arcadia is in the third year of a CLEAR grant through Washington State University that funds weekly 'bounce back' groups and a mental-health counselor who provided one-on-one support; staff reported the counselor served 14 students one-on-one last year and had a smaller start this year but expects growth. Presenters said the grant will end this year and that the school is planning how to sustain supports, including professional development for staff and coordination with existing counselors.
Board members asked about sharing behavior data with other grade levels and how trauma-informed practices address long-term adoption/foster-care-related trauma. Staff said teachers receive training on RAD and trauma-informed strategies and that counselors track direct and indirect service time per procedures.
Next steps: Arcadia staff will continue to refine routines and work with district leadership to plan for sustaining grant-funded counseling services after the CLEAR grant cycle ends.
