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Substance Abuse Services reports expansion of school-based life-skills programs
Summary
Adam Sadewasser reported life-skills programming delivered to middle- and high-school students in several districts, with planned spring sessions at Starmont and Clayton Ridge; Fall survey results from 125 students were reported as mostly positive.
Adam Sadewasser, representing Substance Abuse Services, briefed the board on current and planned school-based life-skills programming. He said his classes have been offered to 7th graders at Central in Elkader, 8th graders at MFL, and students at the Alternative High School, with plans to provide programming in the spring at Starmont and Clayton Ridge.
Sadewasser said he reviewed Fall survey results from 125 students who completed his courses and described the results as mostly positive. He did not provide a full written survey summary to the board during this meeting nor did the board vote on program funding; his report was informational.
Board members raised no formal motions related to this item at the Jan. 20 meeting.
