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Woodland Hills SD says multiple student-support programs face cuts; contracts to be brought in August
Summary
At the June 18 board meeting, district staff warned that several community and health programs serving Woodland Hills students face grant losses and could end by December unless new funding is secured; staff said it will present a small number of contracts in August to preserve core services.
At the June 18, 2025 legislative meeting of the Woodland Hills SD Board of Education, Dr. Pam White, a district staff member, told the board that several outside programs the district relies on are losing grant funding and that some could end by December if they cannot find other grants.
White said the district contracts with a wide range of community and medical providers and that recent grant reductions will reduce staff and direct services to students. "If they can't secure any more, grants, they will be done in December," she said, referring to a community clinic that notified the district it was losing funding.
The programs White named that are funded in whole or part by the district or by grants include Big Brothers Big Sisters; Divas of Peace; Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank (which funded a student food pantry); HSAO (behavioral-health and family-support services); 1 Nation/Turn Up Your Life (mentoring and school-based supports); Justice Discipline Project…
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