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CASE staff and students say Cyclone Academy helped boost attendance and class performance
Summary
At a Watertown City School District board meeting, CASE Middle School staff and students described how the Cyclone Academy program (2:30–5:30 p.m.) expanded to eighth grade, partnered with Cornell Cooperative Extension, and produced measurable gains in attendance and student grades.
CASE Middle School staff and students told the Watertown City School District Board of Education that the school’s Cyclone Academy program has expanded to eighth graders and produced measurable improvements in attendance and academic performance.
Melanie Berry, CASE assistant principal, introduced the program and described new staffing and extracurricular supports that accompany it, including additional hall monitors and expanded elective sections. "We have a great crew of new hires at CASE this year," Berry said, citing additions in special education, art and math that help deliver targeted supports.
Carla Van Wurmer, a CASE school counselor involved in Cyclone Academy, described the…
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