Tag: student supports
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Woodland’s PASS program helped transform a struggling freshman to 2021 early graduate
This article was published on The Reflector on March 22, 2021. Recent graduate Tristan Shindell graduated a semester early thanks to the Positive Academic Support System (PASS) at Woodland Public Schools. The program, which started in 2017, connects struggling first-year high school students with staff mentors who guide them through a successful academic career and…
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D.C. Voices: Distance learning supports for students with disabilities and English learners
This article was published by D.C. Policy Center on September 23, 2020 by Tanaz Meghjani. The shift to distance learning due to the coronavirus pandemic in spring of 2020 created access and language barriers for some of D.C.’s most vulnerable students, including students with disabilities and English learners. In that time, what obstacles did educators…