Lee County Schools recently hosted educators from across the district for a day of professional learning focused on strengthening student mental health, improving classroom environments and equipping schools with effective behavior management strategies.
The workshop, “Partnering Together to Help Students Thrive,” was made possible through a grant awarded by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation.
The featured presenter, Kelvin Oliver, is a nationally recognized educational consultant. His training offers realistic strategies to improve student performance by addressing student behavior with high expectations and effective efforts by all stakeholders, a release states.
With experience as a special education teacher, general education teacher, math specialist, district curriculum specialist, assistant principal and principal, Oliver brings wide-ranging experience that is in-tune with classroom realities of the modern student and system leadership.
He has supported educators nationwide since 2017. The training emphasized that supporting student behavior and mental wellness is foundational to academic achievement.
Local educators explored strategies to strengthen relationships, create positive classroom cultures and implement consistent, research-informed approaches to discipline and learning that benefit students across grade levels.
By prioritizing social-emotional learning and positive behavior supports, the district remains focused on building a stronger Lee County, one classroom and one student at a time.
“Today’s session was a great example of how educators across Lee County are working together to help all students thrive,” said Lisa Duffey, executive director of student services.
