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RISE program deals with student behavior
RISE presentation 2024
Director of Barton County Special Services Ashley Riley talks about the RISE program Monday at the Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education meeting. RISE (Resilience, Inspire, Self Empowerment) is a program that fosters social-emotional learning skills and could decrease the number of out-of-school suspensions. - photo by Susan Thacker
Disruptive social-emotional behaviors in Great Bend schools will be addressed with a new program called RISE, which stands for Resilience, Inspire, Self Empowerment. Barton County Special Services Director Ashley Riley and Park Elementary Principal Kelsey Sciacca presented the program to the Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education on Monday and it received board approval.