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Calexico Unified board hears pilot results for ‘Me and My’ student well‑being app
Summary
Presenters from the Me and My program told the Calexico Unified School District board that a 30‑day elementary pilot engaged about 1,450 students and, the presenters said, increased the share of students reporting a calm, ready‑to‑learn state from about 28% at check‑in to about 60% after 10–15 minutes of activity.
President Contreras introduced Julie Johnston and Eleanor Wong, who presented early results from a district pilot of the Me and My student well‑being platform. Eleanor Wong, the program’s co‑founder and CEO, described the app as a gamified, neuroscience‑informed tool designed to help young students practice self‑regulation through brief daily activities.
Julie Johnston presented district usage data from the pilot’s first 30 days. She said roughly 1,450 Calexico elementary students used the program, with an average frequency of about 4.9 days per week and about 100,000 minutes of total activity logged across users. Johnston summarized a reported classroom measure in which an initial check‑in found about 28% of students in the program’s “green” regulation zone and that figure rose to about 60% after 10–15 minutes of program activity, a change the presenters linked to improved readiness to learn.
Board members pressed presenters on how the tool connects to multi‑tiered systems of supports (MTSS) and what happens when a student is identified at higher need. Presenters said the system generates notifications to teachers, counselors and principals when a child’s pattern suggests tier‑2 or tier‑3 interventions; they described staff follow‑up options that range from classroom adjustments to small‑group instruction or one‑on‑one counseling.
Presenters acknowledged that teacher testimonials would strengthen the district’s evaluation; they said two teachers were ill and submitted a written statement in support of the program’s classroom outcomes. The district and Me and My said they have more detailed longitudinal data and offered to return with updated metrics and teacher feedback as the pilot continues.
The board did not take any formal action on the program at the meeting.
