Spring Branch ISD parents, businesses raise money to preserve program at risk of 'restructuring' due to budget cuts

HOUSTON — A Spring Branch ISD school program that was initially bound for changes due to budget cuts is now getting a boost from the community., an accelerated learning program for students from 3rd to 5th grade, will be kept in its current form thanks to community donations.

“It’s a very invigorating program and keeps them really engaged with school,” Clair Silliman, whose kids are in the program but attend Wilchester Elementary School.“The kids were doing fantastic. They were marketing, selling the lemonade, making the lemonade…they were talking about this program and how much it means to them,” PTA President Nicole Hobson said.

According to the district’s website, around 900 children in 3rd through 5th grade spend one day per week in a challenging program at the Bendwood campus.

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