This month’s student outcome bright spots come from the 17 teams who celebrated their student outcomes at SOcon, and shared what works, and how we can do more of it.

What were students able to achieve?

Students engaged in self-advocacy and self-determined learning:

* Washington Irving Middle School, Public Schools of the Tarrytowns
* Mount Pleasant CSD
* Hawthorne Country Day

Students connected with peers, adults and the community in socially effective ways:

* Byram Hills CSD
* Garrison School UFSD
* John A. Coleman School
* Green Chimneys
* The Ives School, Lincoln Hall
* The Walden School, Putnam / Northern Westchester BOCES

Students exhibited academic behaviors with increased engagement in learning:

* New Rochelle Public Schools
* Pennington Elementary School, Mt. Vernon CSD
* Mamaroneck UFSD

Students improved academic and communication skills:

* William Boyce Thompson School, Yonkers Public Schools
* Fieldstone Middle School, North Rockland CSD
* Carmel CSD

Students are skilled and ready for post-secondary success and independence:

* S.A.I.L at Ferncliff Manor
* Hawthorne Country Day
* White Plains High School, White Plains Public Schools

What practices or systems made this possible?

Click these links and read the top blog to find out:

⇒ Self-advocacy & self-determined learning supports

⇒ Social-emotional and behavioral supports

⇒ Academic and learning supports

⇒ Post-secondary and employment supports