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  • Nooksack Valley High School
  • Everson, WA
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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I work in a very rural, farming community with a large migrant student population. I teach 6 classes of approximately 32-34 students each, ages 14-17 years old, in 9th and 10th grade looped English classes. I am able to form meaningful relationships with my 150 students over a 2-year period and create a seamless transition each year. Relevant characteristics of the class include its diversity. 76% of students are Caucasian, 22% Latino, 3% Nooksack First Nations Tribe, 1% African-American, and 40% are on Free and Reduced lunch. Many of the students come from single parent homes, and some from families where alcoholism and drug use is problematic. Over 60% of the parents in our school have not received a high school diploma; therefore, motivation can be a factor and home situations can cause disruption to some student’s lives. To increase engagement, I use a curriculum that is based on choice.

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I work in a very rural, farming community with a large migrant student population. I teach 6 classes of approximately 32-34 students each, ages 14-17 years old, in 9th and 10th grade looped English classes. I am able to form meaningful relationships with my 150 students over a 2-year period and create a seamless transition each year. Relevant characteristics of the class include its diversity. 76% of students are Caucasian, 22% Latino, 3% Nooksack First Nations Tribe, 1% African-American, and 40% are on Free and Reduced lunch. Many of the students come from single parent homes, and some from families where alcoholism and drug use is problematic. Over 60% of the parents in our school have not received a high school diploma; therefore, motivation can be a factor and home situations can cause disruption to some student’s lives. To increase engagement, I use a curriculum that is based on choice.

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