School official says office referrals are down as study-hall incentive boosts work completion

Mister Sayers, presenting the elementary and junior-high report, told the board the district is on track for a 20% reduction in office referrals from last year after implementing tiered interventions and targeted study sessions. He said teachers assigned a study hall for students with missing work and offered access to a Valentine’s Day activity as an incentive; "if you get your work done, you can go have fun," he said, reporting that the students turned in the missing assignments that day.

Mister Sayers also described recent enrichment activities and grants. He said fourth graders attended a snowshoe trip to Mount Spokane funded by a grant from The Lands Council, and that the district has launched a readathon with the theme "travel through reading," where students who read 600 minutes will receive Silverwood tickets provided in part by the park. The report included plans for early-grade health-education visits and ongoing teacher-led interventions for students showing repeated behavioral patterns.