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Mayfield Board honors students and staff; student advisory reports boost in positive referrals
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At its Nov. 19 meeting the Mayfield Board of Education honored several Mayfield Middle School students and classified and certified staff and heard from a student advisory committee that helped raise positive referrals from 24 to more than 600.
The Mayfield Board of Education opened its Nov. 19 meeting by recognizing students and school staff for academic effort, leadership and service. Mike, who opened the meeting, read board announcements and introduced the recognitions.
Miss Wofford, a first-year principal at Mayfield Middle School, introduced the students and staff being honored. She said seventh grader Shai Diehl was recognized for quiet leadership and compassion and noted he enjoys soccer and LEGO robotics. A presenter praised a sixth grader (named in the presentation as Sammy) for timeliness, preparation and kindness, calling him a role model for peers.
The board also honored certified staff member John Koenig, described as a seventh-grade math teacher and a member of the instructional leadership team, and three administrative assistants singled out as a team that keeps the main office running. Karen Fennaro was introduced as the attendance secretary and named Mayfield Middle School’s classified staff member of the year; Kathy Kerr was also recognized as a classified staff member noted for problem-solving and a positive presence.
Students from the PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Student Advisory Committee described how they helped redesign school recognition. The committee — described as roughly 40 students that mirror the school’s demographics — recommended private and connection-focused rewards after surveying peers. The presenters said the program’s implementation increased positive referrals from 24 in a baseline year to more than 600 the following year; the effort was also featured on Channel 19.
"We gave them the option and all of them wanted to continue to do it," Miss Wofford said of students rejoining the committee. Two student participants said they initially felt nervous about presenting but that participating made them more confident and influenced classmates to act more kindly.
Mike closed the recognition portion by announcing that the board received the Ohio School Board Association’s Ohio Board of Distinction award for governance and encouraged attendance at upcoming student performances and to view a recently installed mural.
The recognitions and student presentation concluded before the board moved on to regular business.
