This year, HeadsUp continues to focus on enrichment, wellness and college support, all with an equity lens.
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At the TK–5 level, HeadsUp focuses on expanding access to arts and physical education enrichment. In partnership with San Rafael City Schools, Youth in Arts, and our elementary PTOs and PTAs, we help fund weekly arts enrichment for every TK–5 student, with programming tailored to the priorities and needs of each school. The 24 weeks of arts instruction include all necessary supplies, culminating events, and a family workshop.

Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, HeadsUp expanded this collaborative funding model to include elementary physical education. Funding for our elementary partnerships is allocated through an equity-based model that directs additional resources to schools with greater need.

In the middle-school we fund enrichment and student wellness programs including Jazz Band, Debate Team and supplies for the wellness center.

At the high school level, we support college access programming, funding a college counseling consultant four days a week at each site. We also continue to put significant resources toward the on-campus wellness centers and we provide generous discretionary funds for each school to use as it sees fit in the areas of student mental health, student engagement and the arts.

Last, our mini-grant program for teachers across the district provides support for myriad creative projects that would otherwise go unfunded.