District staff presented an update on the Victor Learning Center during the February 2025 Board of Education meeting, outlining the center’s purpose, staffing, services and early outcomes. The presenters described the center as a campus-based space for students who need short-term instructional continuity (for suspension, hospitalization or transition), professional development space for staff, and a volunteer-run in-house food pantry called the Spot Mart.

The presenters said the district purchased the building in 2022–23 to house in-district tutoring and related services that previously required outside contracts and long waiting lists. A full-time teacher and a full-time teacher assistant staff the center; the district said the teacher holds special-education certification and the assistant has a teaching certificate. Staff described three daily instructional blocks designed to meet regulation requirements for tutoring hours: 3 hours per day (15 per week) for grades 7–12 and 2 hours per day (10 per week) for younger students.

Presenters said the center served 98 students as of January 2024 and 78 students during the current year to date, and they attributed the decline to stronger tier-1 behavioral supports and early-identification practices in the buildings. The center provides breakfast and lunch for students who attend, and staff coordinate with transportation to offer flexible scheduling. District staff offered two anonymized student journeys as examples of how the center functions: one high-school student who attended morning classes and then tutoring in the afternoon to recover work in elective courses, and a younger student who used the middle instructional block and returned to their home building after a supported transition.

The Spot Mart pantry is volunteer-run and serves roughly 55–65 families; staff said distributions can be by delivery or pick-up. The district is working with architects on capital-project plans to convert the current space (formerly a YMCA) into a building with dedicated tutoring, professional-learning and pantry spaces.

Board members asked for clarification about staff certifications and the data trend; presenters confirmed the learning center teacher holds a special-education certification and the teacher assistant is certified in teaching. Board members applauded the “unsung heroes” who staff the center and encouraged administrators to request necessary capital funding to preserve and expand the program.

There was no formal action taken to change Learning Center operations at this meeting; the presentation was an informational update to the board.