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Superintendent tells senators large high schools rely on advisory, house systems and surveys to 'know' students
Summary
At a school visit, Superintendent Adam Bunting told state senators the district uses a decade-long engagement framework, confidential perception surveys, heat maps and house/advisory structures to identify and support students in a school of about 3,600 pupils.
Superintendent Adam Bunting told members of the state education committee that large high schools can still "know" students by building systems to surface relationships and needs, not by relying on a single adult to remember every detail.
Bunting, speaking to Senators Seth Longart and Acacia Ram Hinsdale during a school visit, said he had two goals for the presentation: answer a senator's question about "what is education like in a high school where the principal can't know every student's name?" and to describe a core guiding principle the district uses — identity, connection, proficiency and direction. He illustrated the approach with a story about a former student, Kevin, whom staff helped transition to adult community engagement and small-business activity after high-school programs such as Unified Basketball and theater supports.
The district, Bunting said, triangulates…
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