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Fremont City Schools presenters highlight student responsibility, literacy gains and SEL programs
Summary
Otis Elementary and Ross High presenters told the board they are using building-level strategies—clubs, safety patrol, a 10-step writing process, and SEL curricula (Start With Hello, Say Something)—to teach responsibility and improve literacy; Ross High reported notable gains in writing proficiency over three years.
At a Fremont City Schools board meeting focused on the district’s year‑three strategic plan, building leaders from Otis Elementary and Ross High described classroom and extracurricular steps the district is using to promote student responsibility, literacy and social‑emotional learning.
Joshua Matz of Otis Elementary summarized classroom routines and extracurricular clubs that aim to teach self‑responsibility. He described adviser‑led opportunities—safety patrol, Men With Manners, Make a Difference Club and news crew—that create practice and leadership roles for…
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