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\ «gem:- ‘ BELFAIR Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Page 37 1 bound ; North Mason’s Tanza Tupolo, far left, show- ers her team with water to celebrate the Bulldogs’ 52-45 win ' against Olympic on Jan. 26 in Belfair to schre their spot in the district playoffs. See more photos on page 38. Herald photo Matt Baide Sand Hill Elementary attests to ‘vision 0f inclusion’ By Kirk Boxleitner kboxleitner@masoncounty com Sand Hill Elementary Principal Jason . Swaser, Assistant Principal Rosanna Lampano and special educa- tion teachers Aurora Tollestrup and Rachel Caraway addressed the North Mason School District Board on Jan. 19 about their school’s inclusionary practices. r “Our vision of inclusion at Sand Hill Elementary is that we are engag- ing and challenging every student, in every classroom, every day,” Lam— pano said. “How are we going to ad- dress that goal within our building? We identified three main areas of stu- dent development to focus on,” those being academics, behavioral and social-emotional. ' To address academics, Sand Hill runs a “WIN Time” model, with WIN standing for “What I Need,” to JESFIELD Construction, Inc. Sewing the North Mason area since l968 Specializing in Seawall Repair, ‘ Remodeling and Additions 360-275-6684 Steve Merrill - Allyn, WA Lic #JESFII‘ZZBDO « NORTH MASON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE identify and provide precisely What each student needs to be successful in the classroom. “We use frequent progress moni- toring, as well as data collection, to target specific skills for, students,” Lampano said. “That can be remedial skills where students are struggling.” Likewise, if Sand Hill teachers have high-achieving students, Lam- pano said, “We can meet them where they are,” with similarly intensive, targeted interventions, to furnish, all students with Whatever skills they might require to succeed academical- ly, thanks to their teachers making data—informed decisions. To aid their students’ behavioral development, Lampano said Sand Hill uses a multitiered system of “Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports,” or PBIS, to make clear to students what “respectful, respon— sible, safe and kind” behaviors look own? March 9 Billy Frank Junior‘s Birthday March 19’ —~ State Parks’ 108th Birthday , April 22 — Earth Day June 11 National Get Outdoors Day June 12 -— Free Fishing Day {3;} Ham.“ A, I baliaixir.) "0 SON OF THE SUPREME! To the eternal I call’thee, yet thou dost seek thatwhich perisheth. What hath made thee turn away from Our desire and seek thin'e ' seem «WWMMW MW BELFAIR LICENSING like, and that such behaviors are ex— pected .of them. “Young kids are motivated by re- wards, so PBIS is a rewards-based system,” Lampano said} “We see them showing expected behaviors, and we reward them with positive tickets that can accumulate over time. Kind of like Chuck E Cheese, (students) can turn them in for prizes.” Such rewards are coupled with in— formative responses, 'so students un- derstand What they’ve done right, while‘students who struggle receive “additional layers of support,” Lam-‘ pano said. Lampano credited the “Character Strong” program with providing re~~ search-based social-emotional learn- ing and ' character education, '“tar- ‘geting specific character traits each month, and providing students with " age-appropriate lessons to teach. them about (each) character trait.” iimlfii'i 2023 Free State Park Days! Free entrance to any Washington State Park! June 19 '— Juneteenth Sept. 24 — National Public LandskDay Oct. 10 —- World Mental HealthDay Nov. 11 — Veterans Day Nov. ‘25 - Native American. Heritage Day Pick up your Discover Pass at North Mason‘ Chamber of Commerce or Belfair Licensing! I .[mm sewn Western Red Cedar Lumber 1 600-572-3327 mm»; mm: uranium . 50 NE ROMANCE HILL RD, BELFAIR January has seen the trait of “per- severance? being taught through classroom conversations, videos and morning announcements, which will culminate in celebrations of students who have been judged as demon- strating that trait through end-of- the—month certificates, pictures and parties. Caraway and Tollestrup then dis- cussed how Sand Hill Elementary’s special education is addressing its students’ needs academically, behav- iorally and socially-emotionally. In the past, students who needed support in certain areas were pulled out of class into separate groups, but by allowing classes with mixed lev- els of needs for certain types of sup— port to remain together, the special education teachers believe it has fos- tered a sense of community, where see NMSD, page 40 iii “stint-trim ll‘ik‘illllliiM I..S. Cedar”- Company Top Quality of All Types We deliver‘ 560.275.4267