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Altamont students pitch peer‑mentoring 'Rise' program to Lammersville board
Summary
Students from Altamont Elementary described 'Rise', a student‑led peer mentoring program launching Dec. 1 to provide recess check‑ins and end‑of‑day reflections for younger students; trustees praised the student leadership and staff confirmed teacher collaboration on program materials.
A team of Altamont Elementary students presented a student‑led peer mentoring initiative called "Rise" to the Lammersville board, describing a December 1 start date and a structure of Monday, Wednesday and Thursday check‑ins where older student mentors meet younger buddies during recess to review how the day is going and provide support.
Student speaker Lucas said the program began informally during lunch, "and it was great because I got to figure things out and help him with school situations," and Kayla said staff are identifying students who would benefit and an ASB advisor and vice principal helped develop the check‑in forms. Trustees praised the concept as a strong, student‑led effort to support mental health and social‑emotional development. One trustee asked whether the students created the check‑in form; staff responded that Ms. Goins and Vice Principal Grace developed it collaboratively with students.
Trustees encouraged the students and invited them to stay for the rest of the meeting; the presentation required no board action and was accepted as an informational item.
