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La Mesa‑Spring Valley officials say grant‑funded community schools served 13 campuses, linked families to health and social services
Summary
District presenters told the board the California Community Schools Partnership Program funded facilitators at 13 sites and helped run about 150 events, connected more than 1,000 families to resources, expanded Playworks to over 5,000 students and arranged nearly 300 vision exams through the Lions Club.
Roberta Ewing, the district's community schools coordinator, told the La Mesa‑Spring Valley School Board on April 21 that a state Community Schools Partnership grant is supporting facilitators and partnerships at 13 campus sites across the district.
"This year we realized that families really want to engage with their community schools facilitators," Ewing said. "The grant framework provides 13 community school facilitators at 13 of our sites." She said the program centers on four pillars: integrated student supports, expanded learning opportunities, family and community engagement, and collaborative leadership.
The presentation included a short video and several site‑level speakers who described specific results. District nurse Elaine Pandoli said health and wellness partnerships have produced…
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