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Board approves district wellness program evaluation, committee outlines outreach plans
Summary
The board approved the district wellness program evaluation. Staff described an 18-member committee that runs staff wellness incentives, monthly newsletters and seasonal campaigns and will expand community-facing events next year.
The Excelsior Springs School District Board approved the district’s wellness program evaluation after staff described the committee’s year-round activities and plans.
Dr. Everett reported the district wellness committee has 18 volunteer members representing teachers, nurses and classified staff. It runs initiatives including a September step challenge, a mental-health awareness event in October, flu-season outreach, a December wellness bingo with gift-card awards and monthly newsletters. The committee partners with the high school student council and community center for events and seeks to expand a community-facing wellness event next year.
The committee’s incentives are partly funded by payments from the district’s insurance provider and committee members receive career-ladder hours for work on newsletters and organized events. Dr. Everett told trustees that the program is gaining momentum and that a more structured planning calendar for 2025–26 should increase participation.
A trustee noted some measurable indicators had declined year over year and asked staff to include those metrics in future reports; Dr. Everett acknowledged the point and said the committee will refine tracking and publicize health-cost savings and wellness tips that tie to the district’s broader goals on attendance and student achievement. The board approved the program evaluation as presented; no roll-call tally was recorded in the excerpt but the motion carried according to the meeting record.
