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Sunrise Elementary highlights student leadership, mentorship and growth data at school board meeting
Summary
Sunrise Elementary staff and students presented a year of work emphasizing shared values, student well‑being survey results, leadership and mentorship programs (48 student leaders), MTSS interventions and service projects during the district board meeting.
At the Scott School District board meeting on May 18, Sunrise Elementary staff and student leaders presented school initiatives focused on student well‑being, leadership and targeted interventions.
Principal (presenter) said the building’s theme was “growing together,” and described work to create shared values and reduce teacher burnout by centering a common purpose. Staff presented survey results: the HOPE survey measured overall student well‑being and a separate measure showed about 72 percent of students reporting a high sense of belonging in winter.
Morgan Tran, advisor for the Sunrise Leadership Group, said 48 fourth‑ and fifth‑grade students voluntarily joined the leadership club and “gave up their free time” to lead service activities. Teacher Melissa Petrowski described a structured, school‑wide mentorship program pairing older students with younger peers; she praised mentors for punctuality and effectiveness. Students gave concrete examples: mentoring math buddies, serving as recess buddies for new kindergartners, organizing a toy drive and running a cereal donation that yielded “over 350 boxes.”
Staff said the school used MTSS processes to align literacy and math interventions, calibrate screening practices and implement grade‑level targeted instruction; they reported reductions in special‑education referrals through earlier, school‑wide support. Student speakers described how leadership taught teamwork and community service.
The presentation concluded with staff noting a range of student clubs and service projects (art club, garden club, Run for Hope, cultural regalia presentations) and a call to continue building inclusive opportunities for students.
