EP Rock Elementary School of the Hudson School District was one of two Wisconsin schools to receive this year s Program of Promise Award from the Wisconsin School Counselor Association.
This story was first published March 219, 2021.
HUDSON Counselor Kelly Curtis of EP Rock Elementary received the first Equity Award from the Wisconsin School Counselor Association.
The award recognizes a counselor who has made significant contributions to advancement of equity education for students.
âThis is the first time they are really kind of shining a light on the programming that helps to close gaps,â Curtis said. âSo itâs exciting to be the first one.â Rebecca C. Mariscal
Finding the gaps
Looking into the schoolâs behavioral data, Curtis discovered a gap between discipline referrals for white and nonwhite students. Nonwhite students were being sent to the office at a significantly higher rate, 29%, versus the 19% for white students in the 2017-2018 school year.