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Davis School District pushes belonging as strategy to boost student achievement
Summary
District staff and principals told the board the office of equal opportunity and school leaders are shifting from compliance to a culture of belonging—pairing standardized investigative systems with school-level practices designed to increase student connection and academic growth.
Dr. Montero told the Davis School District board that the district is moving its belonging work from compliance toward a culture-driven model because belonging, he said, “is a precondition for achievement.” He opened a workshop presentation that included Office of Equal Opportunity staff and school principals who described concrete policies and classroom practices meant to protect student dignity and improve learning.
Ben Hill, director of the district’s Office of Equal Opportunity, outlined the policy and procedural side: OEO operates under policy 11R-100 and coordinates with the student code of conduct (5S-100), using standardized investigative protocols, structured decision trees, and data systems to track incident…
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