Board reviews 'Everyday Speech' pilot for middle school advisory and approves psychologist services contract

School staff presented an 8‑week pilot of the Everyday Speech program for use during middle‑school advisory periods. The platform delivers age‑appropriate videos and prompts to ensure consistent lesson delivery across classrooms and substitutes; the pilot is no cost and would allow the middle school to evaluate whether to adopt the program.

Program lead Jenny described the platform as a video‑and‑discussion tool designed to ensure consistency and to support bullying prevention and social‑emotional topics. She said the pilot would be eight weeks at no cost; the annual license if the district chooses to continue would be approximately $4,900 for the entire middle school and renew annually.

Separately, the board approved a contract with Arati Professional Group LLC to provide in‑person school psychologist services at $135 per hour for up to 32.5 hours per week for the remainder of the 2025–26 school year (motion recorded 8–0).