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Magnolia ISD staff outline pharmacy-led 10-week wellness pilot with Dec. 2 information session
Summary
At a Magnolia ISD workshop, staff and community partners described a planned 10-week employee wellness pilot that would use body-composition scans and continuous glucose monitors; the district will hold an information session Dec. 2 and accept applications through Dec. 5 for about 105 initial slots, with a district subsidy and modest payroll deductions for some staff.
Magnolia Independent School District staff and community partners on Tuesday described plans for a pharmacy-led, 10-week employee wellness pilot that would begin after the holidays, include on-site body-composition scans and continuous glucose monitoring, and aim to enroll roughly 105 district employees.
The presentation at a district workshop laid out logistics and costs: an information session is scheduled for Dec. 2 at 5 p.m. at the Bid Center, applications will open the next day and remain open through Dec. 5, and district officials expect to finalize details by Dec. 15. The pilot is proposed to run Jan. 12–March 13.
Why it matters: District staff said the program could improve employee health, reduce stress and support recruitment and retention by offering a benefit they contend is uncommon among Texas school districts. Organizers said the pilot will provide measurable data — including InBody scans and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) readings — to assess health outcomes and potential savings on health-care costs.
Sam Bell, a district staff member who described the selection…
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