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Principals report high family engagement, new tutoring and attendance incentives
Summary
Elementary and Jr./Sr. High principals reported successful family engagement (over 93% parent-teacher conference attendance), field trips, an Instructional Coaching program update, and a peer tutoring program and attendance incentives at the secondary level.
Elementary Principal Emily Mastin told the board October is Fire Prevention Month and described visits from the Toulon and Wyoming fire departments. Mastin reported strong parent-teacher conference attendance—"Over 93% of our students had a conference"—and thanked the Parents Club for supporting staff meals and running the Book Fair.
Assistant Principal Jackie Colgan summarized takeaways from a National Instructional Coaching Conference and said she has incorporated ideas into a weekly "Instructional Coaching Corner" shared with staff. At the secondary level, Principal Megan McGann reported that cut scores have arrived and staff will use them to set SIP goals; she described peer tutoring (after school and during Advisory) supported by National Honor Society and Student Council, and said over 90% of junior-high and high-school students met the first-month attendance incentive threshold.
Both principals outlined ongoing academic supports, including RtI Problem Solving meetings and a planned Innovation Lab/Recovery Room to help students recover failing courses.
