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Ellington students pilot Cowbell storefront to teach special-education job skills
Summary
District staff described a student-run storefront called the Cowbell, opened as a soft launch in May, where students in the Eclipse program make and sell T-shirts and mugs; funding came from special-revenue grants and the program aims for a full launch in the fall and to be self-sustaining over a three-year horizon.
District staff and program leaders told the board the Cowbell is a student-run storefront started to give post-secondary and special-education students hands-on experience in producing, marketing and selling goods.
Mister Mitchell described the project’s origin in 2023 and said the special education department obtained grants and used special-revenue funding to buy equipment including a printer, heat press, hat press…
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