WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Warren Metropolis Faculties secured funding towards constructing a brand new recreation and wellness heart.
“It was an incredible day after we discovered that we have been permitted for the ARP funding to assist fund the recreation wellness heart right here within the Warren Metropolis Faculties,” mentioned Warren Metropolis Faculties superintendent Steve Chiaro.
The Ohio Division of Schooling permitted a $12.5 million grant that can pay the majority of the estimated $15 million for the brand new wellness heart set to be constructed at the highschool.
“There’s no extra tax coming because of this. The middle is totally funded not simply between the ARP {dollars} but in addition the funding that we now have put apart upfront in preparation of the mission,” mentioned Chiaro.
The middle will deal with the wants of the entire baby, so a part of the imaginative and prescient will embody addressing the boundaries and considerations delivered to mild by way of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It seems to be on the social-emotional well-being of our college students, and we’ll have well being choices for our youngsters, and psychological well being and well-being alternatives. We’re actually it by way of the wellness lens,” mentioned Chiaro.
Chiaro mentioned the middle shall be accessible to all college students in Warren.
There could also be alternatives for the neighborhood to put it to use too, as the college district is working with medical suppliers.
“This wellness heart goes to be transformational for the town of Warren, for our college students first in addition to your complete neighborhood,” mentioned Chiaro.
The district is seeking to break floor later this spring or early summer season and hopes to finish the mission by August 2023.
