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Dr. Green emphasizes student-centered goals, PBIS and trust-building at Norfork forum
Summary
At a Norfork School District open forum, Dr. Green said keeping students at the center of decision-making, expanding behavior supports including PBIS and BIST, and building trust through open communication are central priorities; the public session moved into executive session afterward.
Dr. Green, the district superintendent, told attendees at a Norfork School District public forum that keeping students "at the center of what we're doing" is the primary measure of school success.
"When we keep our students at the center of what we're doing and decision making, then we know that they are going to be able to work to their greatest potential," Dr. Green said, adding that success may look different for each child and is supported by teachers, school leaders and community partners.
The forum, designed as a question-and-answer session with the community, also focused on changes Dr. Green described leading around student discipline. She said her team piloted classroom- and building-level supports—including elements of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and a teacher-led Behavior Intervention Support Team (BIST)—to teach emotional and behavioral skills that enable learning.
"What the team at that building and I did was we started implementing what's called positive behavior intervention system PBIS … we started piloting that within our building and we met success with that and then that transpired to ultimately now it's at a district level," she said, describing how local pilots informed wider adoption.
Asked what motivates her as superintendent, Dr. Green said her family are her primary reason for serving and that leadership is sustained through relationships and accountability.
"They are my why," she said, adding that leadership requires continual learning, follow-through and shared responsibility among the board, staff and community.
In response to a question from Darren about building trust, Dr. Green emphasized two-way communication, open-door practices, town halls and demonstrating follow-up actions as essential to earning trust from families and staff. She said trust must be backed by visible actions and accountability, not only by conversation.
The public portion of the forum concluded with the moderator noting the board would move into an executive session for board-only discussion.
