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East Preston staff, students highlight needs: lunches, math supports and community partnerships
Summary
Terata/East Preston school leaders and LSIC presented school successes and resource gaps Oct. 13. Students and staff asked the board to investigate lunch quality, expand math supports (including algebra opportunities) and consider targeted resources for larger schools.
Representatives from East Preston (Terata East Preston) presented school highlights and areas of need to the Preston County Board of Education on Oct. 13, including community partnerships, MTSS work and concerns about school lunches and math instruction.
Principal and curriculum leaders credited business partners for support and noted improvements in staffing and MTSS documentation. Dean of Students Jen Bonnie and LSIC members described volunteer and business partnerships that supply materials and tutoring.
Student and teacher concerns
Student LSIC representative Vana Walsh told the board plainly: "Lunch concerns, our food, the quality has not been good." Parents and staff asked administration to investigate whether lunch quality issues are budgetary or logistical and to report back; the board directed staff to survey the cafeteria concerns.
Teachers and parents also asked the district to increase math intervention resources and to explore better options for advanced middle‑school students to access Algebra I (virtual live instruction, periodic travel to the high school, or a streamed classroom model were discussed). Teachers said past programs such as Reflex Math helped build automaticity; staff said funding constraints and platform limitations currently complicate access to preferred programs.
Other notes
Brenda Leon earlier reported that district CTE activities have generated about $12,000 since Aug. 25, with roughly $1,200 already allocated back to operations from school store revenue. Board members thanked East Preston for the presentation and asked for a written recommendation from the school's LSIC on lunch improvements and math‑intervention purchases.
Ending: The board asked administration to follow up with a survey on lunch quality, identify funding options for math interventions and report back at the next meeting.
