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RSU 12 reports 110+ students in summer programs; nutrition team highlights partnerships and meal expansion
Summary
RSU 12 staff said more than 110 students participated in Title I, Extended School Year and Camp Chelsea programs this summer; nutrition staff described community partnerships for meals and plans to expand on-site food processing with a grant-funded freezer.
Superintendent (Superintendent) and district staff reported on summer learning and food service efforts at the RSU 12 school board meeting. District staff said the Title I summer program and Extended School Year services ran through July and that a partnership with the Boys & Girls Club operated Camp Chelsea, providing enrichment and field trips.
"We had over 110 students receive some kind of programming in those two locations during the summer," Dei, a district staff member who presented the programs, said, noting Title I ran four weeks and Extended School Year services ran three weeks for eligible students. The programs included targeted reading and math interventions, social skills work, and transportation to centralized sites in the district.
Mike, a member of the district nutrition staff, described summer meal operations. He said the district served program participants and the public at times, partnered with a local farm-stand to provide fresh produce on Fridays and trialed a lunch-wagon partner to expand options beyond standard USDA meals.
"We reached about 50 students on Fridays through the farm-stand partnership," Mike said, describing produce bundles and a model that allowed the district to supply a week's worth of food from a single pickup. District staff emphasized that most summer programming and meal services were funded through grants and targeted funding streams.
The superintendent framed these summer initiatives as part of broader work to maintain instructional continuity and address equity in access to meals and enrichment. Staff said they are working to stabilize transportation and staffing to reduce last-minute changes and to ensure the district can continue offering programming over the school year.
The board did not take a formal vote on program design during the meeting; staff said evaluation and planning will continue ahead of the school year.
