Your Mission is Our Mission
While schools can simply toe-dip into Jostens Renaissance® or jump fully into the pool, many focus their culture and climate efforts to impact measurable facets of student performance. We’re honored to work with an amazing network of schools to help their students get across the stage on graduation day. With our unparalleled resources, a library of best practices and vibrant community of educators, Renaissance schools across the country are driving tangible results.
As a part of the School of Distinction application, schools report metrics that are tracked throughout the year. We are ecstatic to see their incredible results using the Renaissance Results Formula and resources:
Academic Achievement
| Baker High School, Orgeon |
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| Since 2017, Baker High School has increased their graduation rate by 3%. |
| Brazoswood High School, Texas |
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| Brazoswood High School’s 2024-2025 freshmen class experienced a 7% increase in passing grades. |
| Brazoswood High School, Texas |
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| Brazoswood High School’s Class of 2025 boasts a graduation rate of 93.6%. |
| Bear River School, California |
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| Bear River School began using Jostens Renaissance initiatives in 1999. In 2001, Bear River recognized 44% of their student body for achieving a 3.0 GPA or above. They have since increased that number to 75%! |
| Berkley Heights Elementary School, West Virginia |
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| Berkley Heights Elementary School increased their iReady Reading scores from 23% proficient to 71% proficient school-wide in the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Daniel Island School, South Carolina |
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| Within the 2024-2025 school year, Daniel Island School’s Math i-Ready scores increased from 46% to 84% students at grade level or above grade level. |
| DeLand High School, Florida |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance, DeLand High School increased their graduation rate by 20%. |
| DeLand High School, Florida |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, seniors earning at or above a 4.0 GPA increased by 15%. |
| DeLand High School, Florida |
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| Since beginning to use Jostens Renaissance resources fully in 2017, DeLand High School has seen over a 20% increase in their graduation rate. |
| East Hancock Elementary School, Mississippi |
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| In their first year of using Jostens Renaissance resources and strategies, East Hancock Elementary School was ranked in the top 10 elementary schools in the state of Mississippi, according to the state’s Accountability Model. |
| Fredonia Jr Sr High School, Kansas |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, Fredonia Jr Sr High School increased their school wide GPA by 3%. |
| Gloucester High School, Virginia |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance, Gloucester High School increased their graduation rate by 3%. |
| Hanahan Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Hanahan Middle School’s iReady scores in both reading and math increased over 5% during the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Kennebecasis Valley High School, New Brunswick |
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| Using Jostens Renaissance resources and strategies, Kennebecasis Valley High School consistently keeps their graduation rate above 90%. |
| Musselman High School, West Virginia |
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| Musselman High School boasts maintaining a 98% graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Newberg High School, Oregon |
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| According to the state of Oregon, Newberg High School’s 2024-2025 freshmen class experienced a 5% increase in graduation readiness. |
| Pascagoula High School, Mississippi |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance, Pascagoula High School has raised their graduation rate by 3%. |
| Salisbury Regional School, New Brunswick |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, 10% more students qualified for academic awards at Salisbury Regional School. |
| Skyview Middle School, Colorado |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, there was a 3% increase in reading proficiency at Skyview Middle School. |
| Washougal High School, Washington |
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| Washougal High School’s 2024-2025 freshmen class experienced a 4% increase in graduation readiness. |
| West Jefferson High School, Ohio |
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| Since 2020, West Jefferson High School has raised their graduation rate by 4%. |
| Fox Creek High School, South Carolina |
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| Fox Creek High School’s graduation rate has increased from 89.9% in the 2021-2022 school year to 94.3% in the 23-24 school year. |
| Marshall High School, Wisconsin |
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| Marshall High School saw a 6% increase in students achieving academic honors in the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Mountainair Elementary School, New Mexico |
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| Mountainair Elementary School was honored to be in the top 25% in New Mexico and featured as a “Spotlight School.” |
| National Trail High School, Ohio |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, 5% fewer students earned F’s and 4.5% mores students As. |
| Newberg High School, Oregon |
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| Between the Class of 2023 and the Class of 2024, Newberg High School saw a 3% increase in their graduation rate, placing them 5% above the Oregon state average. |
| Philip Simmons Elementary School, South Carolina |
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| The number of students at Philip Simmons Elementary School scoring On/Above grade level in reading tests in the 2024-2025 school year increased 4% compared to the 23-24 school year. |
| Shelbyville Central High School, Tennessee |
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| The schoolwide composite growth, which is a measure of student growth in all subjects, is currently ranked at the highest level (5) at Shelbyville Central High School. |
| Twin Falls High School, Idaho |
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| Twin Falls High School increased their graduation by almost 2% in the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Welsh High School, Louisiana |
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| Since beginning Renaissance in 2023, Welsh High School has experienced a 4% increase in their graduation rate. |
| Kingman Academy of Learning Middle School, Arizona |
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| By using Renaissance recognition and reward strategies, Kingman Academy of Learning Middle School saw the following in their i-Ready benchmark tests: 38% of 6th graders increased their placement in Reading and 29% increased their placement in Math. |
| Oakbook Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Since implementing Renaissance, Oakbrook Middle School has seen the following increases in their i-Ready scores: 4% English Language Arts and 6.8% in Math. |
Educator Morale
| Bixby Middle School, Oklahoma |
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| Bixby Middle School increased their teacher retention rate by 12%. |
| Central Regional High School, New Jersey |
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| In the 2024-2025 school year, Central Regional High School increased Staffulty participation by 56%. |
| Drew Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Drew Middle School’s staff relationships scored higher than their district’s county average by 25%. |
| East Edisto Middle School, South Carolina |
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| East Edisto Middle School increased their teacher rate by 10% since 2023. |
| Fredonia Jr Sr High School, Kansas |
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| Fredonia Jr Sr High School experience an 18% increase in Staffulty attendance during the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Hancock North Central Elementary School, Mississippi |
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| Beginning Renaissance strategies in fall 2023, Hancock North Central Elementary School saw a 3% increase in Staffulty attendance during that same school year. |
| L’Anse Creuse North High School, Michigan |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2022, survey results at L’anse Creuse North High School show that the amount of educators who agree with the statement “students demonstrate respect for the adults in the building” doubled. |
| L’Anse Creuse North High School, Michigan |
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| Since spring 2022, the amount of educators who said they do not feel safe inside the school building decreased from 34% to 3%. |
| La Quinta Middle School, California |
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| In their 2024-2025 survey results, La Quinta Middle School saw a 5% increase in teachers feeling a sense of belonging at school. |
| Little Rock Southwest High School, Arkansas |
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| Since implementing Renaissance, Little Rock Southwest High School decreased their Staffulty turnover rate by 25%. |
| Newberg High School, OR |
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| Newberg High School increased their Staffulty retention rate by 6% since 2020. |
| National Trail High School, OH |
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| National Trail High School increased their Staffulty attendance to 98% in the 2023-2024 school year. |
| Oakbrook Middle School, SC |
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| Since 2022, Oakbrook Middle School has been increasing their teacher retention rate. They now boast a high rate of 94% teacher retention! |
| Philip Simmons Elementary School, SC |
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| Philip Simmons Elementary School increased their educator retention rate from 88.5% to 95% in the 2023-2024 school year. |
| Sand Creek High School, CO |
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| Sand Creek High School increased their Staffulty participation rate with Renaissance by 28%. |
| South Hancock Elementary School, MS |
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| South Hancock Elementary School increased their Staffulty attendance by 6% since starting Jostens Renaissance. |
| Stratford High School, SC |
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| Using Jostens Renaissance to recognize and reward teachers, Stratford High School was able to increase their Staffulty retention rate by 6%. |
Student behavior, grades, and attendance have seen improvements in our first year implementing Renaissance. Renaissance has started to change the way our community sees us, has increased a positive culture among our students, and changed the outlook of our staff from focusing on what students are doing wrong and moving towards how to recognize and reward our students for doing the right thing.
| Summerville High School, SC |
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| In the first two years of Renaissance, teacher retention at Summerville High School improved from 80.6% to 95%. |
| Bixby Middle School, OK |
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| Bixby Middle School’s teacher retention increased over 12% between the 2024 and 2025 school years. |
| Welsh High School, LA |
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| Using Renaissance Staffulty morale strategies, Welsh High School increased their teacher retention rate by 20% within two school years. |
| East Edisto Middle School, SC |
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| Within two school years, East Edisto Middle School’s teacher retention rate rose over 10%. |
Character Development
| Alvin C. York Institute, Tennessee |
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| Alvin C. York decreased the chronic absenteeism rate from 23.4% to 18.12%. |
| Alder Ave Middle School, New Jersey |
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| After using Renaissance Recognition strategies, Alder Ave Middle School experienced a 5% increase in their student attendance rate. |
| Alston Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Comparing the first semesters of the 2024 and 2025 school years, Alston Middle School decreased the amount of discipline referrals by 29.8%. |
| Baker High School, Oregon |
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| Since 2017, the attendance rate at Baker High School has increased by 7% with the help of Renaissance resources and strategies. |
| Bixby High School, Oklahoma |
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| Comparing the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, Bixby High School saw a 8% increase in student participation in extra-curricular activities. |
| Bixby West Intermediate School, Oklahoma |
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| Over the course of two school years, Bixby West Intermediate School decreased their discipline referrals by 5%. |
| Brazoswood High School, Texas |
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| By focusing on supporting and engaging students, Brazoswood High School decreased their drop out rate to 6.4%. |
| Buffalo Grove High School, Illinois |
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| Since implementing Renaissance in 2022, Buffalo Grove High School saw a 25% decrease in total discipline incidents as well as a 25% decrease in total individual students being part of incidents. |
| Bullitt Lick Middle School, Kentucky |
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| Bullitt Lick Middle School reduced their number of behavior incidents by 14%. |
| Bush Elementary School, Kentucky |
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| Bush Elementary School reduced the number of discipline referrals by 50% in their first year of using Renaissance resources and strategies. |
| Butler County High School, Kentucky |
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| Since 2022, Butler County High School has had a 44% drop in disciplinary incidents and a 36% drop in the amount of individuals involved with incidents. |
| Central Regional High School, New Jersey |
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| Central Regional High School decreased the amount of out-of-school suspensions over 36% within two schools year. |
| Central Regional High School, New Jersey |
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| Central Regional High School improved their attendance rate by 14%. |
| Chapparel Academy of Technology, California |
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| Chaparral Academy of Technology increased their overall attendance rate by nearly 2% and their chronic absenteeism rate by over 50% since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2024. |
| DuBose Middle School, South Carolina |
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| DuBose Middle School decreased their student absentee rate by 14% since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2022. |
| DuBose Middle School, South Carolina |
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| DuBose Middle School increased their student involvement rate by 11%. |
| Eagle Mountain High School, Texas |
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| Eagle Mountain High School increased the average rate of students turning in homework by 5%.. |
| Eagle School Intermediate School, West Virginia |
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| Eagle School Intermediate saw a 26.4% decrease in out-of-school suspensions. |
| East Edisto Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Since implementing Renaissance, East Edisto Middle School decreased the amount of discipline referrals by 42%. |
| East Kentwood High School and Freshman Campus, Michigan |
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| According to Michigan’s Student Perception Survey, Social Emotional Learning scores increased across all four grade levels during the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Evans Elementary School, Colorado |
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| Evans Elementary School’s discipline incidents decreased 34% since the 2023- 2024 school year. |
| Evergreen High School, Washington |
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| Since 2023, students at Evergreen High School reported an increase in their overall sense of belonging, improving by 18%. |
| Fox Creek High School, South Carolina |
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| Fox Creek High School decreased their discipline rate by 18.5% within two school year. |
| Franklin-Simpson High School, Kentucky |
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| Franklin-Simpson High School decreased the number of students with missing assignments by 26% during the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Freeman High School, Texas |
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| During the 2024-2025 school year, Freeman High School’s Level 3 & 4 discipline infractions decreased by 43%. |
| Freeman High School, Texas |
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| Using Renaissance strategies, Freeman High School decreased tardies by 35% within the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Gloucester High School, Virginia |
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| By effectively communicating school values to students, Gloucester High School saw a 12% reduction in discipline referrals during the first quarter of the school year. |
| Gresham High School, Oregon |
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| Within one school year, Gresham High School experience a 15% reduction in behavior referrals. |
| Horizon Middle School, Colorado |
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| In the 2025-2025 school year, Horizon Middle School decreased the amount of referrals for skipping classes by 21%. |
| Kingman Academy of Learning High School, Arizona |
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| Since 2022, Kingman Academy of Learning High School increased the amount of students with perfect attendance by 7%. |
| La Quinta Middle School, California |
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| By utilizing student engagement strategies, La Quinta Middle School experienced a 4.7% decline in their suspension rate. |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School, Texas |
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| Over the coarse of two years, Lake Jackson Intermediate School decreased the amount of chronically absent students by 5.4%. |
| Licking Valley High School, Ohio |
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| Licking Valley High School saw a 40% decrease in discipline referrals since 2023. |
| Marshall County High School, Tennessee |
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| Since the 2021-2022 school year, Marshall County High School has decreased discipline referrals by 30%. |
| Mayde Creek High School, Texas |
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| During the 2024-2025 school year, Mayde Creek High School’s Level 3 & 4 discipline infractions decreased by over 50%. |
| North Stafford High School, Virginia |
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| Since 2022, North Stafford High School has decreased the amount of students who are chronically absent by 10%. |
| Oakbrook Middle School, South Carolina |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance in August 2022, decreased their discipline referrals by 60% |
| Ottawa High School, Kansas |
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| Ottawa High School increased their student body participation in formal extracurricular activities by 5% since 2022. |
| Pascagoula High School, Mississippi |
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| The Pascagoula High School student population with a discipline referral decreased from 30% to 18% during the 2024-2025 school year. |
| Rio Vista Middle School, California |
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| By recognizing and rewarding attendance, Rio Vista Middle School was able to increase their average daily attendance rate to 94.7%. |
| Saint Paul High School, Arkansas |
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| Saint Paul High School increased their attendance rate by 30% since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2022. |
| Simpson Elementary School, Kentucky |
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| Simpson Elementary School decreased their discipline referrals by 9% in the 2024-2025 school year. |
| South Hancock Elementary School, Mississippi |
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| Since implementing Renaissance in 2024, South Hancock Elementary School saw a 30% decrease in behavioral events. |
| Spanaway Lake High School, Washington |
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| Since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2024, Spanaway Lake High School has seen a 20% reduction in overall discipline. |
| Trinity High School, Kentucky |
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| Trinity High School decreased their absentee rate by 15.44% since implementing Jostens Renaissance in 2022. |
| St. Mary of the Woods School, Kentucky |
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| St. Mary of the Woods School decreased their discipline rate by 13% since implementing Jostens Renaissance in January 2023. |
| West Hancock Elementary School, Mississippi |
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| Since 2023, West Hancock Elementary School has decreased the amount of major behavioral events by 86%. |
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