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Cipriani Elementary highlights Thrively strengths work, student clubs and MTSS supports
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Summary
Principal Sheila Walters described a strengths‑based program using Thrively, student‑initiated clubs (garden, newsletter, buddy club, 'slide security') and tier‑2 MTSS interventions; the campus earned Thrively pro‑leaderboard recognition.
Principal Sheila Walters told the board Cipriani Elementary is focusing on a strengths‑based approach to student engagement and inclusion, using Thrively assessments to help students identify strengths and drive classroom practices.
Walters said students in grades 3–5 complete an online strengths assessment (younger students participate with parental support), which produces a strengths profile that teachers share with families at conferences. "What's strong with you?" Walters said is the district‑wide prompt they use to encourage student reflection.
She described a set of student‑led activities designed to boost belonging: a garden club funded in part by a Schoolforce innovation grant, a student newsletter team, an upper‑grade 'buddy club' that pairs older students with younger peers at recess, a music‑fun club, and a 'slide security' rotation where students help monitor playground safety. Walters also detailed tier‑2 MTSS supports, including executive‑functioning groups, social‑skills and speech (Olelo) groups, math intervention 'math masters,' and a kindergarten English‑learner pullout cohort.
Walters announced the campus recently earned national recognition from Thrively as a "pro leaderboard" school for meaningful, strength‑centered learning practices. Trustees praised the programs and asked about selection of student presenters and how clubs find meeting time; Walters said most clubs meet during short recess periods or lunch and that student participation is voluntary.
The presentation was followed by trustees’ questions about measurement and early‑grade engagement; Walters pointed to classroom routines, student survey data and targeted interventions as evidence the approach is building student agency and belonging.
