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Student services director outlines teen‑center expansion, McKinney‑Vento supports and new student code of conduct
Summary
Student services director Heather Castano described efforts to expand teen/wellness centers, improve case management and supports for 161 McKinney‑Vento students, highlighted a clean federal audit and outlined a forthcoming student code of conduct to guide discipline and prevention work.
Student Services Director Heather Castano opened by summarizing the department’s mission to strengthen students’ physical, social and cognitive wellness and said staff are focused on both crisis response and preventive supports.
Castano said the department runs weekly case‑management meetings to guarantee due process and that changes to policy and procedure have reduced unnecessary escalations. "Our mission is to strengthen students'…
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