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Pennacook Elementary credits tiered supports and student-support center for big drop in office referrals
Summary
School staff told the board their tiered behavioral supports and a student support center have increased students meeting expectations to about 81–82% and reduced office referrals by roughly 22%, returning instructional minutes to classrooms; staff outlined a check-in/check-out tier 2 intervention to expand supports.
Pennacook Elementary staff presented Feb. 9 on a multi-year effort to strengthen tiered systems of support and to expand tier 2 interventions aimed at preventing escalation to higher-intensity services.
Principal Jen Moore and counselor Melinda Frane said the school began a formal tiered- supports process in 2021–22 and now shows strong fidelity and outcomes: Moore reported that the green (universal) tier is roughly 81–82% of…
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