District staff described a three-part summer plan that includes a state‑mandated reading intervention for early grades ("Steps to Success" under the third‑grade success discussions), enrichment camps and expanded CTE offerings for middle‑school students. Speaker 6 said nearly 200 children had already been invited to the reading intervention pilot.

Summer programming and cost details: staff noted the program mix includes targeted reading/math intervention for students below benchmark, enrichment camps (STEM, arts, theater, partner programs) and CTE summer camps for middle‑school students at Musselman and Hedgesville (programs such as millwork, greenhouse, baking/pastry, broadcasting, hospitality and esports). The draft budget included a summer‑learning line (summer school total presented in packet ~ $587,000) but staff said some components are grant‑funded and others would be district supported.

Communities in Schools and child nutrition (CEP): staff and principals discussed maintaining seven Communities in Schools sites at an estimated total of roughly $240,000 in local support; principals argued the program provides attendance, behavior and family supports. On child nutrition, staff presented the tradeoff of districtwide CEP participation: districtwide CEP would stop collecting some parent payments but would also remove about $995,026 that had been collected from parents in the prior year; staff said the district could recover close to $1 million by reverting to charging parents but warned it would create operational changes.

Board direction: members asked staff to return with program cost breakdowns and recommended moving some items into other budget categories where possible (for example, using federal CTE funds to cover CTE camps). The board left the summer program structure generally intact but requested more granular cost and participation data; they also asked staff to model the budget with and without districtwide CEP participation given pending final state data.

Ending: staff will supply detailed line‑item costs and funding sources for summer learning, CTE camps and Communities in Schools sites before the next budget work session.