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District presents health grant work and early signs of reduced absenteeism tied to telebehavioral services

Salem School Committee · March 10, 2026
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Salem Public Schools staff briefed the committee on a $312,000 grant supporting health curriculum alignment, professional development and youth voice, and said preliminary data from the Cartwheel telebehavioral partnership suggest reductions in chronic absenteeism and suspensions among served students.

District staff presented a progress update on the Promoting Safe and Healthy Learning Environments grant and related wellness work at the March 9 meeting.

Ellen Wingard, executive director of student supports, and colleagues described five grant priorities: internships tied to 21st Century Community Learning Center programming, comprehensive health and physical education alignment across grades, supports for newcomers and homeless students, service-learning and social-emotional learning integration, and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) to…

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