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Williamsville highlights student kindness campaign, nature-based curriculum and national award for social-studies teacher
Summary
Board spotlight featured Williamsville North's "Be Good, Do Good" student campaign with monthly kindness activities and a can drive, a Williamsville South nature trip tied to English curriculum, and recognition of Dr. Tim Redmond for a national human-rights education award.
The board began its meeting with school spotlights that showcased student leadership, curriculum connections and a teacher honored for national work in human-rights education.
At Williamsville North, co-advisers Erin Deventier and Patty Hooper described the Be Good, Do Good campaign. Hooper said the campaign was inspired by Josh Allen's MVP message and is designed to build community through monthly themes. Students described initiatives including teacher token rewards redeemable at a school store, a pumpkin scavenger hunt with positive messages, a gingerbread-house fundraiser to benefit the polar plunge and a can-collection to assemble Thanksgiving boxes for families.
Williamsville South presented a field-trip video and student reflections from a trip to the Eternal Flame at Chestnut Ridge. Principal (as introduced) Keith Boardman linked the outing to transcendentalist themes in the English curriculum and said the stations along the hike helped students connect nature to creative writing.
The board also recognized Dr. Tim Redmond of Williamsville East, recipient of the Dr. Reed Taylor Award for Human Rights from the Academy for Human Rights. Redmond described developing a human-rights elective, collaborating with colleagues, and arranging visiting speakers who have enhanced students'learning about genocide, human rights and civic responsibility.
These items were presented as informational spotlights and recognitions; no formal board action was recorded on these items.
