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District outlines employee-wellness plan emphasizing mental-health training and FMLA outreach
Summary
Doctor Melissa Ellis Sandoval presented a district employee-wellness strategy on April 8 that includes in-house mental-health-first-aid and ASSIST trainings, counseling and 'warm handoff' FMLA outreach. The presentation tied wellness efforts to staff retention and district instructional goals.
Doctor Melissa Ellis Sandoval, the district leader presenting the administrative report on employee wellness, asked the board April 8 to consider more system-level supports for staff wellbeing, saying “wellness is not a 1 size fits all approach.”
Sandoval framed employee wellbeing as multidimensional — covering physical, financial, emotional, relational, occupational, spiritual and mental health — and argued the district’s approach should balance individual supports with organizational and relational systems. She said mental wellness is foundational and tied wellness strategies to staff retention and instructional quality.
Key elements presented - Trainings: The district has launched…
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