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ESS director: 'We served 1,237 students this summer,' 625 attended at no cost
Summary
At the Aug. 5 La Mesa-Spring Valley School Board meeting, ESS director Jennifer Montez said the district's Extended School Services program served 1,237 students this summer and that 625 attended at no cost through an ELO program grant; she described field trips, STEM offerings and a student playhouse production.
Jennifer Montez, director of Extended Student Services and the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program for La Mesa-Spring Valley, told the school board on Aug. 5 that the district’s summer ESS program served 1,237 students and that 625 of those were able to attend at no cost thanks to the district’s ELO program grant.
The presentation began with a short video featuring ESS participants on outings and in enrichment activities, followed by student remarks and a brief onstage recognition. Montez said ESS ran a six‑week program focused on enrichment and access while many families were on summer break.
Montez highlighted a wide variety of activities offered this summer, including on‑site STEM classes, martial‑arts enrichment, music‑technology and computer programming at Mesa College, and the district’s LMSD Playhouse production of Shrek Junior. "We served, 1,237 students this summer," Montez said, adding that of those, "625 were able to access the program at no cost to their families." She credited an ELO program grant for enabling that free access and thanked site leads, paraeducators and support staff for planning and delivering the programming.
Students in the audience and on the video underscored the program’s impact; one student told the board, "I just can't wait. Welcome to the boardwalk," and performers posed for a photo with board leadership after the presentation.
The board acknowledged the report and took no further formal action on the ESS presentation at the meeting. The Director’s remarks were part of the communications/report section of the agenda and were followed by other district business.
