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District to hold quarterly town halls; ELOP Saturdays to include free swim lessons for elementary students
Summary
Board heard that the district will run quarterly, facilitator-led town halls with Building Healthy Communities and begin expanded learning (ELOP) Saturday sessions funded under ELOP, including 60 swim-lesson slots targeted at grades 3–5.
The Santa Maria Union School District told the board it will begin quarterly community town halls and expand its after-school and Saturday programming this school year, including a pilot of free swim lessons for elementary students.
Dr. Somer Prather Smith said the board had requested quarterly town halls and the district worked with the community organizer Building Healthy Communities (BHC) to plan facilitated events at multiple sites. “We really wanted to be there as participants and listeners and not the ones facilitating it so that, our community felt like they could have open and honest dialogue,” Dr. Prather Smith said. The district plans town…
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