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School division highlights mental‑health supports and Paw's Pantry program feeding weekend students
Summary
At a board spotlight on Mental Health Awareness Month, Rachel Wheeler and school staff described expanded mental‑health referral services (Care Solace, LifeBridge) and PAWS Pantry, a weekend food bag program that now serves about 80 students and partners with local donors and organizations.
The board heard a combined presentation on Mental Health Awareness Month and the division’s care‑team partnerships that connect students to behavioral health and food supports.
Rachel Wheeler framed the division's approach: "Mental health for us isn't a sidebar to education. It is the foundation of it," she said, and tied the work to the Achieve 2027 objective on wellness. Wheeler described…
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