Oregon school district taking new approach to helping kids with mental health concerns
Students in the North Bend School District can privately and anonymously access e-books on mental health from the district’s library website. Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) Updated: 10:04 PM PDT April 21, 2021
NORTH BEND, Ore About one in five teens suffer from mental health challenges, but it s estimated that more than 75% percent don’t seek help.
Laurie Nordahl understands that. As a teen, she wouldn’t have sought help either. If I wanted to read about depression or anxiety or any mental health type of issue, I would have been too shy to take a book with that context to the desk and check it out, said Nordahl.
Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it
Students are struggling: Here is what WI schools are doing about it
Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process.
MILWAUKEE - Getting Wisconsin students back in the classroom is one thing; catching them up will be an even more challenging process.
That’s the consensus from school districts across the southeast portion of the state as they try to figure out how to measure where students are academically and how to make up for what they lost during pandemic learning.
Public records show students struggling across SE Wisconsin
For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number.
MILWAUKEE - For students struggling through the last year of pandemic learning, GPA is not just a number. Before we got kicked out of school, my grades was top-notch, said Maleak Taylor, a Milwaukee Public Schools 11th grade student. His eyes were smiling behind his mask as he logged into his virtual classes. After this? Maleak’s eyes dropped. I try to keep my grades up, but my grades fell dramatically. And I’m just trying to keep it up there where I can graduate this year.
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OAKFIELD – Oakfield School Board has selected a longtime West Bend teacher, principal and administrator to lead the Oakfield School District.
Tracey Conners, currently serving as Woodfield Elementary School principal in the Waterford Graded School District, will begin her new role as Oakfield s district administrator July 1.
She succeeds Vance Dalzin, who is retiring in June after leading the district for five years, and 34 years in education overall.
Conners brings 29 years of experience to her new role, including 25 years in the West Bend School District where she served in a variety of roles including principal at West Bend East and West high schools.