When senior Sagal Abdirahman had a paper to write, she would walk into the writing center and get one-on-one help. With the i3 grant changes, that support is no longer an option for her.

“Anytime I had a paper due I would visit the writing center,” Abdirahman said. “It’s pretty frustrating now, there’s not enough room for anyone to look over your work.”

Changes in Park’s i3 programs are finalized and will include renewals and cuts in programs that affect students.

Programs that were self sustaining like the academy courses are staying because after initial development, they require no further allocation of funds.

Other programs aren’t so lucky. The writing center is no longer at Park and the math resource room is only going to be open part time. Trauma-informed mental health specialist Jesselyn Bolt, who was involved in helping students during tragedies in recent years, is no longer at Park.

Building Assets Reducing Risks coordinator Kelly Brown said the learning lab feels more empty now that students can’t use it as a resource as much.

“It looks very different this year. There are things that aren’t in place, like the writing lab,” Brown said.

“It’s really too bad when you have to take away something that’s been helping kids,” she said.

The validation grant only supports three part-time positions: a chemical health specialist, an embedded health coordinator, and a college and career coordinator.