John’s goal is to bring the Catawba community back into the school and to build a strong academic support system that focuses on the individual needs of the student. He offers students individualized academic support from certified instructors and peers during their allotted enrichment time, invites the Catawba community to participate in the enrichment programming, provides students with social and emotional support throughout the school year by partnering with the school’s guidance counselors and mental health department in conducting “restorative” sharing circles, and creates space for his Catawba students to share their culture with the student body through school events.