

Student Voice Surveys are a requirement of the Professional Growth and Effectiveness System (PGES). A few weeks ago students at Owsley County Elementary School completed the surveys. Inspired by that process 6th grader and FIREshare student at OCES Erin Napier chose to interview a few of her fellow 6th graders. She had just three questions: What do you like about school; what would you like to change; how do you learn best?
Although Erin Napier served as interviewer, she enlisted the help of other FIREshare members to help with her project. Kevin Hayton served as videographer.
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