Curriculum report: vision screenings and 'Lunch Buddy' mentoring program starting in February
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Summary
Assistant Superintendent Susie Lipps reported the district's first-grade vision screenings, thanked community partners, and announced a Lunch Buddy mentoring program to start in February pairing adult volunteers with small groups of students for weekly 30-minute sessions.
Assistant Superintendent Susie Lipps delivered the district's December curriculum report, highlighting a pair of student-support initiatives and thanking community partners.
Lipps said district first graders received vision screenings organized by the Martinsville Lions Club along with health services directors Ali Kingen and Emmylou Spence, and local optometrists including Dr. Mike O'Neil, Dr. Erin Cunningham and Dr. Kelly Cunningham who helped facilitate the screenings.
Lipps also announced the MSD of Martinsville "Lunch Buddy" program, slated to begin in February. The program will pair adult volunteers with selected students for informal mentoring during a regularly scheduled lunch period. Lipps described the model as low-commitment and high-impact: typical groups will have two to three students, meeting for about 30 minutes once a week.
"If you are interested in fostering relationships and being involved with the Martinsville Elementary lunch buddy program, please reach out to me sometime this month or in January," Lipps said, inviting community volunteers.
Lipps closed by thanking community members who provided Christmas assistance for students and by encouraging the community to attend the district's performing arts events at the high school and John Orwood Middle School.
No formal board action was required for the curriculum report, which the board received and discussed during the meeting.
