In the past four years, the staff at John Wetten Elementary has done pioneering work to build an education model to support students who experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which include physical, sexual and emotional abuse; household substance abuse; adult mental illness; separated, divorced, or incarcerated parents; and domestic partner violence.
To begin the Culture of Care program, CareOregon and MODA provided $80,000 grants in 2014 and '15 to enable Wilson and her team to work with consultants like trauma specialist Rick Robinson and discipline specialist Dr. Jody McVittie to transform school operations and staff understanding of student needs.
Gladstone's Culture of Care already is paying dividends in reduced behavioral problems, improved school attendance, and dramatic jumps in state test scores, including gains of 10 to 14 percent in English Language Arts and 8 to 14 percent in math.
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