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Summit Pacific and consultant urge Elma School District to align on youth well-being goals
Summary
Representatives from Summit Pacific Medical Center asked the Elma School District board for a May–June joint meeting to set shared youth well-being measures; a consultant from Scholar First outlined a student-centered strategic-planning process that the board could use to adopt those metrics.
Kevin Boston, speaking for Summit Pacific Medical Center, told the Elma School District board the hospital wants to partner with the district, city and county to “positively impact the well-being of our youth” and urged a joint board meeting in May or June to identify shared goals and measures.
"Our vision and action 2028 ... will positively impact the well-being of our youth by creating access to services, safe spaces, activities that infuse a sense of hope and belonging," Kevin Boston said, describing support from public-health and county representatives and proposing a facilitator to run a one‑time joint meeting.
The request came before a long consultant presentation from Dr. Kimble of Scholar First, who walked the board through a multi-step, student-centered strategic-planning approach. Dr. Kimble said the district should expect two deliverables — a public, external plan for community audiences and a detailed internal plan for school leaders — and emphasized that “the process is the product,” meaning the engagement activities themselves drive buy-in and implementation.
Dr. Kimble described a core planning team that includes parents, students and two board members, recommended listening sessions with students in the fall, a May theory-of-action workshop for administrators, and a full-district teacher day in October to name building-level nonnegotiable practices. She said the plan should include measurable outcomes, calendared monitoring and quarterly updates so that the board can track progress.
Board members signaled support for coordination between the hospital’s proposed board-to-board meeting and the district’s strategic-planning timeline. The board discussed logistics for a May–June convening and agreed staff would coordinate dates and invitations.
What happens next: Summit Pacific and district staff said they will coordinate dates, invite city and county partners and return with a proposed meeting agenda; Dr. Kimble will continue to lead the district’s strategic-planning process and present draft vision and mission language for board feedback.
