Videos

This 12-minute video shares teacher and administrator experiences of implementing RENEW in a high school. A few individual student cases are featured.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video is part of a series following student’s experiences with RENEW: Sara, Lance, and Ashlyn. The perspectives in this video are those of the adults working with the youth participating in the process.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video is part of a series following student’s experiences with RENEW: Sara, Lance, and Ashlyn. The perspectives in this video are those of the adults working with the youth participating in the process.

This 4-minute video features building level professionals shareing about their RENEW training and installation of RENEW

This 10-minute video is the voice of Lance, a high school student who engaged the RENEW process. Lance, his mother, and grandmother share their RENEW experience and impact.

This 6-minute video features RENEW through the lens of high school student Sara, and her mother. Both speakers share their real challenges in and out of school school before and after engaging in RENEW.

This 5 and a half minute video features building-level professionals sharing student success and outcomes as a result of implementing RENEW. This video includes testimonies from guidance counselors, principal, and teachers.

RENEW is a youth-directed planning and support process designed to meet the needs of young people with emotional and behavioral challenges transitioning from school to adult life. This video is part of a series following student’s experiences with RENEW: Sara, Lance, and Ashlyn. The perspectives in this video are those of the adults working with the youth participating in the process.

Through the course of the 2021-2022 academic year, school-based teams worked with PaTTAN educational consultants in collaboration with IU consultants to enhance early literacy outcomes. Representatives from Foot of Ten Elementary School in the Hollidaysburg Area School District join PaTTANpod to share their journey and the positive student outcomes they were able to achieve through their dedicated efforts. About the District The district consists of approximately 480 employees: 260 teachers, 22 administrative/supervisory staff, and 195 support staff. Roughly 3,200 students attend the Hollidaysburg Area School District in grades K-12. There are three K-6 elementary buildings: Charles W. Longer Elementary, Frankstown Elementary, and Foot of Ten Elementary. The Hollidaysburg Area Junior High School serves students in grades 7-9, and the Senior High School serves grades 10-12. The average graduating class size is roughly 280 students. Hollidaysburg Area School District students can also attend the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center for career/vocational education, beginning as early as 9th grade. The School Community The Hollidaysburg Area School District is located in the center of Blair County, in central Pennsylvania, approximately 95 miles east of Pittsburgh and 130 miles west of Harrisburg. The district encompasses 120 square miles and comprises the boroughs of Hollidaysburg, Duncansville and Newry, and the townships of Allegheny, Blair, Frankstown, and Juniata. With Hollidaysburg as the Blair County seat, the district has a stable population of approximately 26,500 residents. Foot of Ten Elementary School Foot of Ten is one of three elementary schools in the Hollidaysburg Area School District. It is located in a rural setting on a tract of land that includes recreational facilities used for physical education and recess, as well as an environmental center. The school houses over 540 students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade. A professional staff of seventy strong help to develop knowledgeable, lifelong learners, who will be responsible, productive members of society. Foot of Ten falls into the IU08 Footprint and works closely with their professionals as well as PaTTAN to maximize our learning opportunities. Host Dawn Durham Producer John Ragsdale Technical Support Michael Esposito Creative Assistance Lisa Smith Marci Davis PaTTAN Leadership Team Angela Kirby Chris Cherny Victor Rodriguez-Diaz Animation Media Solutions Special thank you to Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Bureau of Spcial Education Visit our website at http://www.pattan.net

Through the course of the 2021-2022 academic year, school-based teams worked with PaTTAN educational consultants in collaboration with IU consultants to enhance early literacy outcomes.