A resident, identified in the transcript as a public commenter, said the East Plus program has helped students develop a sense of belonging by giving them school buildings they can be proud of. "1 thing that's important for children is to have that sense of belonging and for children to have some pride where they belong. And with East Plus, children are now able to go to schools, go to buildings that they're proud of," the commenter said.

The commenter framed physical school facilities as linked to children’s sense of belonging and pride. The transcript records this single statement about East Plus; no bills, motions, votes or formal actions regarding East Plus appear in the provided excerpt.

The remark provides local perspective on school facilities but does not include program details such as funding, participating schools, or implementation timeline; those specifics were not specified in the transcript.