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Board hears Lincoln High grant plan and $20,000 Kaiser wellness award
Summary
Assistant superintendent said Lincoln High will apply for a diagnostic-focused grant after scoring 9/9 on state prioritization points; the district also received a $20,000 Kaiser Permanente wellness grant for employee wellness and chronic-absenteeism work.
At the Nov. 17 School District No. Re-3 Fort Morgan meeting, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and assessment outlined two near-term priorities: a grant application to support Lincoln High School and districtwide English language arts curriculum work.
"They get 9 points out of 9 points," the assistant superintendent said of Lincoln High's state prioritization points, and said the district plans to submit a diagnostic-review grant application due in December to continue improvement work similar to efforts at Pioneer High School. The assistant superintendent said the district prefers to continue some review work with an internal reviewer (Sydney) rather than repeat a Department of Education diagnostic.
Separately, the assistant superintendent reported that Wellness Coordinator Beth Carpenter was awarded $20,000 from Kaiser Permanente. "A portion of the money is to look into this employee wellness platform," the assistant superintendent said, naming a platform the district believes is called Wellable. The funding is intended in part to address chronic absenteeism and to support staff wellness offerings such as on-demand exercise and health resources.
Board members asked whether curriculum samples would be available for board review; the assistant superintendent said each building should have samples and that high-quality Spanish materials are a priority for dual-immersion instruction. On kindergarten materials, the assistant superintendent said that if kindergarten is placed in a building during redistricting, that school would receive kindergarten materials.
No motions were taken on the grant or curriculum items at the meeting; the items were presented as updates and staff will continue work on applications and materials ahead of potential future action.
