Sunday, November 24, 2013

Thanksgiving



In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I would like to express my thanks and appreciation for Wenatchee School District educators!

Please support Columbia Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Pioneer Middle School in their latest PBIS[*] training and implementation efforts.  Please continue to support Lewis & Clark Elementary School.  L&C is working on their second year of full implementation of PBIS after dropping Make Your Day in 2012.

All four of these schools sent educators to the NorthWestPBIS annual conference in Spokane, Washington on November 7th and 8th.  Please consider offering a verbal or written thank you to each of the educators on the list below.  A thank you can go a long way at providing the positive spirit that PBIS brings to Wenatchee and over 20,000 schools across our country. 

Please support all the efforts made in Wenatchee School District schools to provide a more positive environment for our students.  Many schools are working on providing grade level Social Emotional Learning and/or character connections.  Several schools are using GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition Design) teaching strategies.  These programs and curriculums align well with the PBIS framework.

Columbia Elementary School
·         Principal Bill Eagle
·         Kelli Ottley, counselor
·         Alison Haug, 5th grade teacher
·         Maggie Martinez, kindergarten teacher

Lewis & Clark Elementary School
·         Principal Alfonso Lopez
·         Gio Jackson, counselor
·         Nancy Navarro, 1st grade teacher
·         Cliff Bull, music specialist
·         Adelita Sollis, 1st grade teacher

Lincoln Elementary School
·         Principal Tim Sheppard
·         Jim Bowen, counselor
·         Susan Miller, 3rd grade teacher
·         Denese Sollom, special education
·         Camille Jackson, physical education specialist

Pioneer Middle School
·         Vice Principal Dan Wilson
·         Thomas Tilton, counselor
·         Dawn Wood, 8th grade teacher

Other Educators
·         John Waldren, district special programs
·         Anna Riggan, substitute teacher



[*] PBIS is an acronym for Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports