Student team promotes positive change at middle school

A student-led team is helping lead the movement to make Medical Lake Middle School a better place.

Earlier this year, Medical Lake became the latest school district to implement the PBIS (positive behavior intervention support) program. During a presentation to the school board, Josh Edmondson, a behavior specialist for the district, explained that the middle school wanted students to learn how to do handle situations in a positive manner. They also wanted to focus on students who are showing good behavior.

“Many times teachers focus on the bad behavior or the loud behavior that distracts the...