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School Discipline Data Points to the Need for Self-Regulation Skills
Terminal Park Elementary School in Auburn, WA is one of our Whole School partners. They have an active Data Team made up of staff who are leading the implementation of BELONG Partners work at their school. Data Teams in our partner schools gather and analyze discipline data – which is documentation of when a student…
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BELONG Partners Data Teams: Addressing Disproportionality in Discipline
Using Data to Build Safety, Belonging, and Accountability BELONG Partners school Data Teams bring together a representative group of educators and administrators to share leadership and responsibility for school climate. These teams meet regularly to review discipline and climate data through a trauma-responsive, equity-centered lens. Rather than focusing on individual incidents in isolation, Data Teams…
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Conference Presentations
Our facilitators share information on brain science, trauma-responsive, culturally relevant, and restorative practices, along with social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators and all those who work with youth. We’d love to meet you! If you have any questions, reach out to us – hello@belongpartners.org. Find additional resources for our conference attendees here. Recent Presentations Thursday…
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Nooksack Elementary Kindergartners Skillfully Shine During Their Problem-Solving Class Meetings
Phi Bean is a kindergarten teacher at Nooksack Elementary School in Everson, WA, part of the Nooksack Valley School District. She has been teaching kindergarten there for seven years and knows firsthand the importance of social-emotional learning for kids this age. We asked Ms. Bean to share the impact of working with BELONG Partners in…
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Building a Community of Belonging at Midway Elementary
Collaborative Solutions for Emotional Growth Meet Midway Elementary, a Vibrant and Diverse School Located in the Highline School District, Midway Elementary is a vibrant example of diversity and resilience. The school’s principal, Lyon Terry, leads a team dedicated to educating 570 students from pre-K through 5th grade. Their unique dual language program teaches all students…
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TRANSFORM BIPOC Youth Circles at Dimmitt Middle School As an organization that strives to uplift racial equity in all that we do, we were thrilled this year to be able to bring a program called TRANSFORM (Trauma and Racism Addressed by Navigating Systemic Forms of Oppression using Resistance Methods) to our community. TRANSFORM is a…
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Teaching the Vital Skill of Problem Solving
Problem solving is second nature to many educators. For students, it is a vital skill they needs to learn and practice continuously. Sometimes, it feels easier to simply tell kids what to do rather than engage them in the problem-solving process. However, every time we solve a problem for a young person without their input,…
