Brown Local Schools Administration Attends National Student Success Conference
On February 25-26, Brown Local Schools Administration had the great opportunity to attend the 2025 National Student Support Success Systems Conference held in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, through the Grad Partnership. The opportunity was completely grant-funded.
Student success systems organize a school community to better support the academic progress, college and career transitions, and well-being of all students. By focusing on relationships, actionable data, and evidence-based practices, student success systems help educators and communities build a sense of belonging and school connection among students, address school-wide achievement patterns, and meet individual student needs.
The GRAD Partnership for Student Success is a collaborative effort involving nonprofits, community organizations, school districts, and schools, which seeks to co-create effective student success systems with school leaders, teachers, students, parents, and community members.
According to Curriculum Brown Local Support Specialist Thea Lehotay, "I enjoyed collaborating with school leaders across the country who are building student success systems. Their insights and strategies into this work are very valuable to us."
Brown Local Curriculum and Special Education Director Dawn Kaufman shared, "This conference was very inspiring. It was a great opportunity to network and learn from school leaders across the nation as we implement effective student success systems at Malvern High School."
Brown Local Schools has experienced much success recently. This past year, they improved their district rating from three stars to 3.5. Malvern Elementary was recently recognized by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce for earning the prestigious Momentum Award. The District Leadership Team continues to focus on student success systems to increase student achievement, engagement, and attendance.