Superintendent Michelle Olsen told the Port Angeles School Board on Sept. 25 that the district's wellness committee met in May as required by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and that committee work will increase this school year.
Olsen said the committee — made up of about 15 to 20 staff and community members — focused on staff and student wellness, workforce secondary traumatic stress (a policy adopted in recent years), nutrition and fitness procedures and social‑emotional learning aligned with the district strategic plan.
The superintendent said the district will participate in a Kaiser Permanente rural wellness cohort that includes nearby districts and Oregon partners, and that the committee's goals for 2025–26 include staff training on nutrition/fitness procedures, continued partnership with Peninsula Behavioral Health and ESD 114 on resilience and professional learning, and completion of the Healthy Youth Survey in October.
Olsen also described a yearlong mindfulness book study the district hosted for staff last year and noted that the district launched a seventh‑grade health course to address findings from the Healthy Youth Survey. The district plans to administer an internal student wellness survey in October and again in April and will conduct a CEE survey for staff, students and families in February.
Board members thanked staff for committee work and asked clarifying questions about survey timing and committee schedules. No board action was taken; the update was informational.