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District reports summer program highlights: ESY, community-school activities and summer meals served
Summary
District staff reviewed summer learning and support programs, including Extended School Year (ESY) services for students with disabilities, a community school program for elementary and junior high students, a skills academy and summer feeding sites that served nearly 4,500 meals in July.
District staff presented results and highlights from Fulton’s summer programs, including special-education Extended School Year services, community-school activities and the summer food service program. Staff said the Extended School Year (ESY) program ran for six weeks, providing structured learning for students with disabilities; ESY operated at Lantegan Elementary (five classrooms) and Fulton Junior High (two classrooms) and served 42 students daily plus two students who received related services only. The district’s community-school summer program ran hands-on, thematic activities for fifth- and sixth-graders (marshmallow bridges, solar ovens and other projects) and a seventh–eighth-grade skills academy that served 37 students and focused on math and science remediation. Students also took part in a Dragon Quest carnival and related project work. Food service staff reported participation in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program: meals were offered at the junior high, Lantegan and the Education Center for summer-program participants and the district operated open-feeding sites at Fairgrave and GRB. For the month of July the food service department reported serving 1,937 breakfasts and 2,510 lunches; average daily attendance at open sites was about 12 at Fairgrave and 40–50 at GRB (the GRB count included out-of-district students attending summer programs). Staff also noted regional collaboration for Regents review and credit-recovery exams and that summer professional development (a UPK boot camp) was offered for UPK teachers. Board members who spoke praised the summer programming and reported positive feedback from families. No Board action was required; staff said they will continue program operation and outreach for the coming school year.
