Caledonia‑Mumford highlights athletic successes and reports fewer classroom incidents after new interventions

District administrators and athletic staff reviewed a range of student programs and behavior initiatives during the July 14 meeting. The athletics presentation reported high participation (the presenter stated roughly 54%–58% participation across seasons), multiple sectional titles and three athletes who qualified for state‑level competition.

On student discipline, elementary and middle/high administrators reported that referrals rose from 298 to 436 year‑over‑year in one dataset but that targeted interventions shifted the approach from reactive discipline to restorative and preventive measures. The elementary principal described partnerships (Center for Youth, Casa Trinity, Tim Hortons Foundation programming for 5th–6th graders) and the Raider 5 incentive that recognized more than 600 students for positive behavior. The principal said efforts produced a “reduction in total incidents” that exceeded the year’s goal and credited additional staff and intervention programs for that progress.

Why it matters: The combination of extracurricular engagement and proactive counseling is central to the district’s effort to keep students connected and reduce disruptive incidents; the board discussed how to sustain programming and expand non‑athletic clubs for students not engaged in sports.

Next steps: Administrators said they will refine intervention scheduling, communicate opportunities to families, and pursue expanded after‑school or club options so students who do not participate in athletics have other engagement paths.