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Board authorizes $40,135 STAR Commonwealth pilot at Northwestern to provide on-site coaching
Summary
The Battle Creek Public Schools Board approved up to $40,135 from a mental-health grant to fund STAR Commonwealth to deliver an on-site assessment and staff coaching pilot at Northwestern; trustees specified oversight and potential extension if the pilot shows positive results.
The Battle Creek Public Schools Board voted Monday to allocate up to $40,135 from the district's 31aa mental-health grant to contract with STAR Commonwealth for a pilot at Northwestern that will combine an on-site assessment with coaching and real-time staff support.
"So it's not just that they're gonna be doing the assessments…The assessment is just supposed to help them along with the assessments we already took at the school level," Dr. Cheeks (Director of Student Services as recorded) said while outlining the scope: STAR will primarily coach staff in trauma-informed classroom management and provide on-site modeling to keep students in class.
Trustee Nicole Perry moved the funding motion and Trustee Hogan Jackson voiced support; the motion passed by voice vote. The board record shows the pilot would run through the end of the school year and that district staff (Dr. Cheeks and Ashley Jones) will oversee the work and monitor deliverables. District presenters said a separate, longer proposal for summer and the next school year exists and could be brought to the board pending outcomes.
Board members asked about monitoring and sustainability; Dr. Cheeks said the district would plan to "mimic some of the same things that they're gonna be coaching" so local staff can continue supports if the full extension is not adopted.
The board did not identify formal performance metrics beyond the on-site coaching and assessments described; trustees asked for clear oversight moving forward and for follow-up reporting if the district pursues the extended contract.
