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Mesa students tell board Activate events boosted confidence and shaped testing strategies
Summary
Students from Mesa Unified District described how the district's Activate/Hackivate program boosted public‑speaking skills, leadership and cross‑school collaboration and informed local testing‑preparation plans the board heard at a study session.
Students and staff told the Mesa Unified District Governing Board that a district‑run "Activate/Hackivate" program gave hundreds of secondary students opportunities to lead, collaborate and offer practical ideas for improving assessment experiences.
Jennese Montes, who identified herself as the district principal coach and executive director of the Dobson learning community, described how the district has expanded a City of Mesa two‑day model into a multi‑day district event that now includes junior highs, high schools and parent focus groups. "We were able to bring together both our junior high and our high school students into a multi‑day event…
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