They found the interventions powerful enough to improve learning. All teachers use and fully support this program. School Social Worker and songwriter, Clyde Holzbauer, has been instrumental in making this happen. Monthly, in a school-wide assembly, using singing, skits, puppets and role playing, Holzbauer introduces one of the ten social skills of the year. He reviews the song highlighting the monthly social skill and also facilitates the integration of that skill into the classroom themes.
Staff development is conducted monthly and assessment is continuous.
Parents and community members participate in the monthly assemblies. Parents are encouraged to become active partners in the program and provided materials to guide them. These citations along with monthly classroom assessments provide the basis for individual and grade level awards at each assembly. These ten original songs stimulate memory and long term learning. About the Author Judy Bonne is the principal of Grayling School in Grayling, Michigan.