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Colonial presents "We Care" wellness update: officials cite housing, transportation and food as barriers for students; launch employee wellness champions
Summary
The district's division of health and wellness presented a "We Care" update on May 6, describing nonacademic barriers that weigh on students and announcing an employee wellness-champion program launched after a staff wellness survey.
Colonial School District officials on May 6 used a board presentation titled "We Care" to describe how nonacademic challenges are affecting students and to introduce a district employee wellness initiative.
"We recognize that today, May is Mental Health Awareness Month," said John Cooper, co‑facilitator and division leader, opening the wellness segment. "Part of the whole person is physical health as well — our wellness plan encompasses the whole individual, not just what we typically consider mental health."
The presentation used a hands-on demonstration to show what officials described as an "invisible backpack" of stressors students may carry. Ed Stephan, who oversees McKinney‑Vento and foster…
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