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Sheldon ISD outlines after‑school program growth, $1.5M in grant funding and new initiatives
Summary
District staff told trustees the after‑school program serves students with greatest need, is grant‑funded with over $1.5 million this year, employs 58 frontline staff and is adding sports, STEM and entrepreneurship programming while meeting federal/state grant compliance.
Sheldon Independent School District staff presented an update on the district’s after‑school program, telling the board that the program served 984 students this year, is funded through multiple federal/state grants and currently has more than $1,500,000 dedicated to after‑school services.
The presentation, delivered by Hista Clark, after‑school program supervisor and project director, described the program as grant‑funded and targeted to students with the greatest academic and social‑emotional need. “Currently, we employ 58 employees through frontline staff, and we are actively hiring,” Clark said, describing the staff pipeline and training work. She said the program’s stated purposes are student safety between roughly 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., improved academic achievement and social‑emotional supports.
Clark told trustees the after‑school program operates under three funding…
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