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Principals credit Common Plan Time, CHAMPS and ACE Day as start-of-year priorities
Summary
Center Cass SD 66 principals reported that Common Plan Time, the CHAMPS behavior model and an ACE Day advisory helped staff coordinate on student needs, improve behavior expectations and launch a strong start to the school year.
Building leaders reported several start-of-year initiatives they said are improving instruction and school culture. Principal Katie Johnson said Common Plan Time has allowed grade-level teachers, special education staff, the district nurse and specialists to coordinate on student learning, accommodations and medical needs and "by the end of the meeting, all teams involved had clear action steps to address students' individual needs." Principal Jake Little described the CHAMPS model as a "positive, powerful tool to improve the school culture and climate," noting the language and posters reflect that shift.
At Lakeview, Dr. Mark Orszula summarized that the year opened with an ACE (Advisory, Culture, and Environment) Day featuring activities and an all-school assembly; he added MAP testing is complete and students will set personalized goals for the winter testing window using IXL and daily learning data. These reports were delivered as part of the principals' regular building updates and were not followed by formal board action in the transcript.
