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Twin Valley board reviews PACE task force findings, lays out multi‑year plan on student mental health, substance use and bullying
Summary
On April 22 the Twin Valley School District Board heard a report from a PACE task force that reviewed 2023 student-survey data and proposed a multi‑year action plan focused on mental health, substance use, bullying and elementary‑level concerns.
The Twin Valley School District Board on April 22 received a report from a district PACE task force that reviewed 2023 PACE survey results and proposed an action plan to address student mental health, substance use, bullying and related elementary‑school concerns.
The presentation was led by Dr. Chris Watson, a PACE task‑force co‑lead, and Tanya Hollis, a SAC coordinator who also represents the Karen Foundation. They told the board the task force met in three sessions this year to analyze the PACE report, identify district strengths and challenges, and draft a timeline of steps the district could take in year 1, year 2 and year 3.
The task force highlighted several strengths in the 2023 data: lower-than‑state‑average lifetime use of prescribed pain medication across grades and a marked drop in lifetime gambling among 12th graders from 38.9% in 2021 to 17% in 2023. The…
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