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District wins SEEDS federal grant and additional federal funding to support early‑childhood mental health and staff positions
Summary
Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Barrett announced federal funding awards: a SEEDS project grant (PK–2 mental health supports, roughly $2.9M over four years) beginning Jan. 1, 2026, continuation/extra funds for an existing SMART grant, and a career coaching grant; the district plans to hire additional psychologists and use carryover where necessary.
Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Barrett told the school board the district received multiple grants that will fund staff and programs focused on early‑childhood mental health and career coaching.
Barrett said the district was awarded the SEEDS project grant (Strengthening Early Childhood Emotional Development in Schools), a federal grant covering PK–2 services that begins Jan. 1 and runs through Dec. 31, 2029. "You can see there the amounts, roughly over $700,000 each year for a total of just, just over $2,900,000," Barrett said, and added the grant will allow the…
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