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Scotland schools outline ESY program and list grants supporting early-start and mental-health services
Summary
Superintendent and special education director told the Board that ESY will run July 7–25 for 38 students with enrichment activities and that the district has secured several grants, including an Afterschool Grant ($100,000), Early Start ($113,000) and a $62,000 mental-health grant.
Superintendent Valerie Bruneau and Special Education Director Dawn Davis briefed the Scotland Board of Education on summer ESY programming and several grant awards during the July 1 meeting.
Dawn Davis said ESY will run three weeks, July 7–25, and that 38 students from Scotland and nearby towns are scheduled to attend. Staffing will include special education teachers, paraprofessionals, a physical-education teacher, Bloom staff and related-service providers (speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy). Planned enrichment activities include a visit from Sophie the Dog, Waterplay Days, a visit by Party Pigs, a bounce house and commemorative T-shirts for participants.
Superintendent Bruneau listed several grants the district is using to support programs: an Afterschool Grant of $100,000, a Mental Health Grant of $62,000 (to fund Bloom BCRB services), an Early Start Grant of $113,000 (to pay for one teacher and one para for PreK), IDEA funds of $28,000 (para support) and a Stronger Connections grant of $2,100 (used for an October wellness fair). Bruneau said the district is in planning stages to expand ESY as state funding allows and noted that Early Start programming will be coordinated with neighboring towns through EASTCONN.
Principal Ann Knowles reported outreach and enrollment activity for PreK, with projected counts of nine 3-year-olds and 12 4-year-olds for the coming year. The board also discussed curriculum choices: reading and writing curricula will remain the same while math for grades K–3 will transition to Envision. The district plans a combined grades 2–3 classroom with one full-time teacher and a full-time para.
The information was presented for board oversight; no formal votes on program expansions or grant acceptance were recorded in these minutes. The board approved routine business items and will revisit policy work at its August meeting.
