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The Maywood Way
The Maywood Way Matrix helps guide students’ behavior in all school environments. Posters are displayed in classrooms, hallways, the cafeteria, and all other common areas to ensure that students have access to information guiding each student to Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Be Your Best.
Books:
How to Raise An Adult, by Julie Lythcott-Haims
Queen Bees and Wannabes, by Rosalind Wiseman
Getting to Calm: Cool-Headed Strategies for Parenting Tweens + Teens, by Laura S. Kastner and Jennifer Wyatt
Masterminds and Wingmen, by Rosalind Wiseman
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk, by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Parenting Teens with Love and Logic, by Foster Cline and Jim Fay
Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers, by Michael Riera
PBSES at Maywood
PBSES in Issaquah is a district initiative targeting students in elementary through middle school. The link below takes you to the Issaquah PBSES site where you can learn more about this effort.
What does a PBSES Coach do?
A Positive Behavior Support Coach has many roles in the school environment such as:
- leader in promoting understanding of PBSES
- trainer and coach working directly with staff to implement interventions
- providing whole school professional development in which they inform about evidence-based practices of PBIS, SEL, Positive relationships and Proactive Classroom Management.
- collector of data to monitor progress and aid in decision making
- maintaining the PBSES team that creates/evaluates the school-wide behavior expectations, using data-based decision making, and problem solving process to work within the multiple tiers of support.
What is PBSES?
Watch this short video for additional information.
Social Emotional Learning (SEL):
We want your child to be successful in school, and that means going beyond the basics. Excelling in academic classes is important, but students also need to know how to learn, make good decisions, handle strong emotions, and get along with others.
This year we will use both our district adopted SEL curriculum, Second Step, and supplement with Character Strong middle school SEL. Thank you Issaquah Schools Foundation and our building for financial support. Second Step focuses on skills and concepts that are designed to help students both in and out of school. These include: Mindsets and Goals, Thoughts - Emotions & Decisions, and Managing Relationships & Social Conflict. Character Strong has 5 key areas we will work on: Emotion Understanding & Regulation, Empathy & Compassion, Values & Purpose, Goals & Habits, and Leadership & Teamwork.
If you have any questions about the SEL lessons, please do not hesitate to contact Nikki McGrath, Maywood’s PBSES Coach, for more information. Thank you for supporting your child in learning the skills and concepts that lead to success in school and in life.
Equal Opportunity Notice
The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Executive Director of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.
For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Amanda Dorey, Title IX Coordinator Jordan Frost, District HIB Coordinator Amanda Dorey, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
425-837-7000 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029