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Northern Trails principal Bill Cataldo outlines steps to build belonging as three buildings consolidate
Summary
Principal Bill Cataldo told the board Northern Trails is using quarterly student surveys, PBIS incentives, assemblies and targeted staff strategies to help students from three feeder schools form connections as they transition to middle school.
Principal Bill Cataldo and Northern Trails staff presented a report on efforts to create a "positive student experience" as three buildings come together on one campus. Cataldo said the school is using student voice and quarterly surveys to track whether students feel connected and to target interventions where referrals are highest. "Our why is our students," Cataldo said during the instructional highlight.
Staff described practical steps taken this year, including reconfiguring hallways so each corridor serves a single grade to increase peer familiarity, teacher-to-teacher sharing of student needs, assemblies to explain expectations to the student body, and PBIS‑style incentives and prize drawings. Presenters said referral numbers have fallen after focused instruction and clarified expectations, and they highlighted assemblies and community events (donut partners, police‑ridealongs) to build relationships. The board received the presentation as an instructional highlight; no formal action was recorded in the transcript.
