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Greater Egg Harbor district wins national honorable mention for student mental-health work
Summary
The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District received an honorable mention from the National Council for Mental Well-being for its districtwide mental-health efforts; board members credited local partners and staff training but did not take formal action.
The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District received an honorable mention this week from the National Council for Mental Well-being for its work on student and staff mental-health programming, a board member said during the district’s regular meeting.
Board member Tessa, who reported from the national convention in Philadelphia, told the board that the district was named among the top five nominations and was the only school district singled out by the council for an honorable mention. "Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, which means that we are one of the top 5 recognized organizations by the National Council for Mental Well-being," she said.
The recognition stemmed from a nomination submitted by the Mental Health Association (state chapter), which the district’s representative said the council described as a standout submission. The board was told the district was not the award winner but was awarded an honorable mention during the convention’s presentations.
Board discussion credited multiple years of district work and outside partnerships that helped the nomination reach the national stage. Tessa said John Keenan started the conversation when he was superintendent, and she thanked teachers, administrators and the Mental Health Association for their roles. "If it matters to you, you have to fund it. And funding in a school district means staffing it," she said, describing the district’s approach to sustaining programming through staffing and training.
Officials named the Mental Health Association and state partners as the entity that submitted the nomination; the board said it will post related materials on the district website and acknowledged the award as recognition of ongoing professional development and programming rather than a new policy change.
No board vote was required or taken on the award announcement. The board did not adopt new funding or staffing changes at the meeting; members instead acknowledged and thanked staff and partners for the work that led to the national recognition.
