By Jane Meredith Adams

School districts that serve children in military families got a funding boost from the Department of Defense this week in new grants for training staff with the goal of decreasing discipline referrals, improving healthy eating habits, and boosting math, science and language arts skills.

“We have a significant contingent of military families and we are always seeking ways to support them,” said Cathy Pierce, superintendent of Santee School District in San Diego County, which received a $405,000 grant to increase “students’ and parents’ feeling of connectedness to school,” improve resources for parents, and reduce discipline referrals. “This grant will help us put additional counselors at two of our schools,” she said, noting that the counselors will serve all students.

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