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Students and staff showcase projects tied to the district strategic plan
Summary
Multiple student and staff presenters highlighted projects aligned with the district's three strategic goals (head, heart, hands): a second‑grade indoor recess redesign, a middle‑school wellness day, a 5th‑grade walkathon, an ILP Hispanic Coalition and teacher PLC work on mindfulness.
Board members heard several student and staff presentations illustrating progress under the district strategic plan.
Second‑grader Levi Klein described his class's "indoor recess" dream project at Daniel Warren Elementary, where students designed activity stations — block building, scooters and sports — to make recess more engaging for all classmates.
Eighth‑graders Gabby and Sylvie presented the middle‑school wellness day focused on connection; they described student surveys, a community quilt made from individual squares and cross‑grade cooperative activities intended to foster belonging.
A 5th‑grade team prepared a video about a walkathon project that raised awareness, though staff encountered playback issues during the meeting. Senior Ashley Hernandez described an individual learning project (ILP) that led to district‑wide baby‑bundle and toy drives in partnership with Open Door Family Medical Center and the formation of a Hispanic Coalition Club to support Hispanic students and families.
High‑school teacher Gwen Hohler summarized a professional learning community experience that used mindfulness and ceramics to reduce student stress and provided classroom adaptations she implemented.
Presenters and board members framed the examples as practical applications of the district's three strategic goals — head (problem solving), heart (connections) and hands (professional learning) — and said staff will return with preliminary action plans in December.
