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Expanded-learning ELOP program returns, emphasizes STEM, youth leadership and staff retention
Summary
The district presented its second-year ELOP summer program across three sites, highlighting project-based STEM activities, youth leadership, volunteer-to-staff pathways, and partnerships with community groups like the fire department and a mobile star lab.
Director Faubert told the board the ELOP (Expanded Learning Opportunities Program) ran at three sites this year and emphasized active, student-led learning, STEM projects, and leadership development. "It is a project-based, STEM-based program that we offer for our students during the summer," the director said, and staff described activities including circuitry projects, a chess club, virtual field trips and a showcase talent event.
The presenter also noted the program's role in recruitment and retention: high-school volunteers frequently returned as ELOP staff or substitutes, and some volunteers were later hired. Community partners included the fire department and a mobile planetarium; staff emphasized quality standards (active learning, youth voice, equity) and continuous improvement for next year. Trustees had no formal action; staff will continue program recruitment and review quality metrics.
