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Board flags low belonging in YouthTruth survey as priority for interventions
Summary
Trustees and principals highlighted consistently low belonging scores across grades and discussed school-level strategies to strengthen relationships and student engagement. Staff said belonging correlates with academic challenge and called for separation of peer and adult relationship measures.
Trustees focused on the YouthTruth finding that belonging is consistently low across the district even where academic challenge appears more variable. Chair Hege said the board must be transparent with data and engage families in efforts to improve outcomes, while principals described school-level steps to strengthen relationships and student voice.
Principal Sholtis and Director Ivey urged the board to consider how belonging intersects with academic challenge: younger students may interpret survey items differently, and at the high school level belonging and relationships were strongly correlated with engagement. Directors asked staff to separate peer and adult relationship items to understand where supports are most needed.
