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Northlake students and staff showcase ‘house’ system as district presenters point to big gains in attendance and reading
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Northlake Middle School staff and students presented their house-based SEL program and student work to the Berkeley SD 87 board, and presenters cited Panorama survey gains in belonging and teacher-student relationships and notable increases in winter assessment proficiency and reduced chronic absenteeism.
Northlake Middle School staff and students presented their house-based social-emotional learning program and student work to the Berkeley SD 87 Board of Education, and administrators pointed to survey and test-score gains they said show the model is improving belonging and achievement.
Julie Aronson, a seventh-grade science teacher from Northlake, described the school’s house system that mixes students across grades into small “den” groups to build relationships and leadership. Aronson said the houses support monthly competitions and community-building activities and showed examples of student projects and a short video of house events. “House system is a way for schools of organizing students into…
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