“My buddy student from my special ed caseload was struggling in social studies and science and had attendance issues. My first step was to connect with his mother. She shared that he was missing days for medical treatment. This helped me understand what was going on and got the mom working on our team. The second step was lunch group meetings, where he’d come with one or two friends. We’d have a nice time, but also get 15 or 20 minutes worth of work done. He’s done great in the last two terms, so we’re planning to remove some of his special services. You can really see the maturity level; his attendance and academics have improved.”
“There are so many resources that are research-based and rich in content that you can use in there, like with Playbook. And there are resources that you all provide that if you don't have an answer for something, you don't have to recreate the wheel by trying to create something you can use and then tailor it to your students. So there's a lot of resources in there which I'm excited about, which I didn't have as a teacher.”
“We have data for math, reading, and writing. We also want to teach valuable life skills, but we haven’t ever been able to measure that until now. Teaching these skills is valuable and results in higher academic scores—and with Panorama, we now have a way to measure that. Academics and social-emotional learning are linked, and understanding that starts with exploring how kids are doing on a small scale.”
“When we first saw our results for Sense of Belonging, we were surprised. Now, we are taking action to build connections, because we recognize that emotions drive how much and how deeply students learn.”
"Student Success is a tool that our teachers and interventionists use as a one-stop shop for data on academics, attendance, behavior, and SEL, as well as visibility into our district benchmarks and state assessments. It’s been a great tool for our MTSS implementation."