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Stockton Unified honors 15 schools with California PBIS awards; student from Jane Frederick praises staff
Summary
The Stockton Unified board recognized 15 schools for California PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) implementation and heard a student honoree from Jane Frederick High describe how smaller-school supports helped her regain engagement and succeed.
The Stockton Unified School District on Monday recognized 15 school sites for state-level PBIS implementation and heard a student honoree describe how a smaller campus and supportive staff changed her academic trajectory.
Dina Kobashi, the district’s PBIS coordinator, and Karen Coleman, director of Mental Health and Behavioral Support Services, presented bronze, silver and gold awards to principals and site leads from 15 schools that met tiered fidelity thresholds for PBIS practices. The recognitions covered sites that implemented tier one foundations and, for higher awards, tiers two and three supports. Administrators and site leads came forward to receive certificates and a group photograph.
“Throughout the 2023–24 school year these schools embarked on a comprehensive journey…incorporating evidence-based practices that nurture our students’ academic achievement, social-emotional growth and behavior success,” Dina Kobashi said, introducing the recognitions.
Earlier in the meeting, student honoree Melanie Maldonado, a Jane Frederick High sophomore, described struggling with social anxiety and poor attendance at larger schools before enrolling at Jane Frederick. Maldonado said campus monitors, staff attention, and smaller classes made the school feel safe and helped her reengage with learning.
“Jane Frederick is a place for second and third chances,” Maldonado said. “The teachers and staff go out of their way to show they care about students’ academics and feelings.”
Trustees applauded the honorees, and the board invited award recipients to the dais for photos. The recognitions were presented as part of routine agenda item business; no formal vote was required.
The district also noted that the PBIS-recognized sites used student, family and staff input in their work and emphasized data-driven decisionmaking to improve school climate. The board’s announcements and applause closed the presentation and moved the meeting to public comment.
