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District 25 begins wellness vision work; DLT seeks community input ahead of district statement
Summary
District 25’s leadership team began drafting a wellness vision on March 10, holding breakout discussions about SEL, family connection, nutrition and modeling wellness in schools. The DLT will collect feedback via a Google form and present a draft to the CEC; the district is hosting a Wellness Day Saturday at Common Point Queens.
District 25’s leadership team spent a substantive portion of its March 10 meeting developing a district wellness vision and a plan for community input.
The DLT reviewed example statements and broke into small groups to discuss what wellness should “look, sound and feel like” in the district. Participants emphasized social-emotional learning (SEL), mental-health supports, physical activity, nutrition and family and community engagement. Several members said modeling wellness by staff and integrating short, regular brain breaks in classrooms are important to make practices durable.
Meeting participants also discussed practical programming: family workshops, “mindful reading” and school events that promote healthy routines, and how to sustain language and learning over the summer. DLT members recommended a short, memorable slogan and suggested surveying students, staff, families and community partners to gather broader input. The DLT plans to circulate a Google form prepared by a CEC member to its constituent groups and to present a draft statement later in the school year.
Two district events were highlighted as near-term supports for wellness work: a District 25 Wellness Day scheduled Saturday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Common Point Queens in Bay Terrace with vendors and a precinct presence, and a Comic Book Night on March 12 at JHS 194 that ties into civics week. The district also noted MindUP as a program used in some schools for mindfulness and brain breaks.
Participants voiced two recurring themes: wellness is most effective when schools model it regularly, and family circumstances vary widely so school-based practices should be accessible regardless of home situation. District staff said they will merge the breakout-group feedback into draft wording and that the DLT and CEC will collaborate on a final statement.
