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Red Wing teachers and parents highlight STAR adaptive arts, music and PE program
Summary
Teachers and parents at a Red Wing Public Schools board meeting described the STAR program, an adaptive combined arts, music and physical-education initiative that staff say has increased inclusion and measurable student gains; parents and teachers praised progress in communication, motor and social skills.
At a school board meeting, teachers and parents presented the STAR adaptive program for students in Sunnyside’s specialized classroom, saying the mix of adapted art, music and physical education has helped students join general education activities and made measurable gains.
Peter Johnson, a physical-education specialist, said the district’s adaptive PE work has moved students from one-on-one instruction to whole-class participation. “It's really been fun to kinda see them go from that to working with Mitch Hodgson. So he brings a whole class with now, so we have success with the whole class,” Johnson said, describing progress in locomotor and…
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