USD 489

The Heartland Community Foundation awarded USD 489 a grant for $3,710 to purchase 100 PREPaRE Crisis training “Workshop 1: Crisis Prevention and Preparedness Comprehensive School Safety” workbooks.

Forty-seven area educators, administrators and first responders took part in the first training on May 31.

The next Workshop 1 training session is scheduled for Aug. 6. An additional 50 school and district staff personnel will participate in this training.

Julie Zollinger, Theresa Clark and Josh Tanguay will facilitate the upcoming crisis workshops.

Zollinger and Clark received their train the trainers’ crisis certification through a previous grant that was awarded by the Heartland Community Foundation.

“USD 489 wishes to extend its heartfelt thanks to the foundation for its continued support of education and the safety of students and staff in Hays area schools,” the school district said in a news release.