(Beaver Dam) Wayland Academy received a state grant to aid its student success programming. The coed college preparatory school in Beaver Dam is in line for $1-million-dollars from the State of Wisconsin’s Equitable Recovery Program.
The money will help students have better access to goal-setting and mental health resources, expertise, and supplies. Wayland hired three new faculty members with the grant, who have worked together to create programming for students such as peer-led academic tutoring, evening study support, life skills development, and workshops on mental health and wellness.
In addition to the school launching its Student Success Program, the grant has expanded access to mental health resources on campus. Students can now visit the health center to be screened for anxiety, depression, and other disorders. The school partners with Church Health Services in Beaver Dam to provide students access to licensed counselors and therapists without having to leave campus.
Head of School Jason Warnick says the Student Success Program aims to serve all Wayland students, as well as students across Beaver Dam, Dodge County, and communities throughout the state. The Equitable Recovery Program assists organizations that provide services or programs aimed at increasing equity and eliminating disparities in health, early childhood development, education, economic support, housing, and environmental justice in communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
