Yorkville Intermediate Encouraging Positive Interactions Between Teachers, Students
Through the 1-5-9 initiative, YIS staff members makes an effort to encourage interactions with one student, five days a week for nine weeks.
An experiment at Yorkville Intermediate School to encourage positive interaction between students and staff has been producing dramatic results, according to school officials. Called the 1-5-9 initiative, a staff member makes an effort to encourage interactions with one student, five days a week for nine weeks. “Each staff member picks a student they feel could use a little bit more support and develop a little bit of a relationship with,” said YIS Principal Steve Bjork. “In a lot of cases, this means they make more contact with the parent at home. It’s really touching base with that student in a positive way, but also in a very accountable way.” While Bjork said officials at Yorkville Intermediate School have done other initiatives in the…
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