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Haverhill students showcase RULER mental‑health curriculum; Covington fifth-graders demo TWIG science

MSD Southwest Allen County Schools Board of Trustees · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Students from Haverhill and Covington demonstrated social-emotional learning practices and hands-on TWIG science lessons at an MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board meeting, highlighting in-school counseling partnerships and classroom projects that link science to reading and math.

Ashley Ransom, principal at Haverhill Elementary, told the MSD Southwest Allen County Schools board that Haverhill has spent the last five years integrating a mental‑health pillar into school culture and would showcase the work with students and staff.

“We have integrated and interwoven the mental health pillar into our school culture,” Ransom said, introducing students who described tools they use daily. Students and school counselors described RULER practices — including the mood meter, the meta moment and a classroom/school charter — as methods to help students “recognize, understand, label, express and…

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