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Lincoln'Roosevelt counselors describe iPASS "Month of Respect" and student community projects
Summary
Counselors from Lincoln-Roosevelt presented the district's October iPASS initiative, detailing student-led programs that included a food drive (more than 1,500 canned goods), a veterans flag fundraiser ($3,817 raised) and peer leadership activities across grade levels.
Counselors from Lincoln-Roosevelt presented to the Roxbury Township Board of Education about the district's October "Month of Respect," which the presenters framed around iPASS values: inspiring, positive, accepting, safe and supportive.
Tara Urban, sixth-grade counselor, described student-led activities including an annual food drive that she said donated more than 1,500 canned goods to Roxbury Social Services. "We competed between the fifth and sixth grade... this year we donated over 1,500 canned goods," Urban said, noting one classroom collected nearly 600 cans and that it took multiple carloads to deliver donations.
Presenters described classroom lessons, team-building activities and peer-to-peer support built into iPASS days. The district highlighted a veterans-focused fundraising effort in which students placed roughly 500 flags and raised $3,817 for Disabled American Veterans, and used Veterans Day activities to deepen students' understanding of service.
Counselors also summarized cross-grade activities: high-school clubs visiting younger students for lunchtime conversations about respect, a districtwide student survey to nominate peers who exemplify iPASS values, and parent-facing programs such as a "digital dilemma" session organized by PTA volunteers.
The board thanked the presenters for the student-centered approach and noted the programs are driven largely by student leadership and PTA support. "We appreciate that Lincoln-Roosevelt takes the time to work with students on those personal skills that you're never going to find in a book," Board President Leo Coakley said.
What's next: Presenters asked the board to continue supporting peer leadership programs and district partnerships that expand opportunities for students to practice iPASS values.
