District adopts 'Character Strong' SEL program, outlines student community projects
Administrators said the district will adopt the Character Strong social-emotional learning curriculum and described partnerships to involve students in hands-on projects (mulch spreading at Eckert Park, watershed testing in the Driftless Region and volunteer support with the Driftless Humane Society).
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An administrator told the board the district "did, identify an SEL curriculum. We're gonna go with the character strong this year," and explained the choice was intended to provide tiered supports (Tier 1–3) for classroom and student-services use. The administrator emphasized community partnerships to give students hands-on learning opportunities — examples included 8th graders helping to feed volunteers and spread mulch at Eckert Park, watershed water-testing activities tied to the 6th-grade science curriculum in the Driftless Region, and 5th graders assisting the Driftless Humane Society.
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