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Increase staff to support student engagement $695,127 8 mental health counselors, 8 mental health psychologists, $695,127
(psychs., nurses, etc.) BASE and 10 additional nurses provided trainings on developing
social skills, coping strategies, playground/classroom
etiquette, building routines, Eliminating Barriers to
Learning, school safety and connectedness. Trainings for
$923,849 staff and parents included: school safety and $923,849
Supplemental connectedness, importance of structure in the home,
setting appropriate boundaries, warning signs of self‐
harm, effective communication, positive motivation and
discipline, co‐parenting, eating disorders, depression
suicide ideation, anxiety, anger management, drug use,
eating habits, hygiene.

Mental Health Counselors have provided support on an
average of 287 students per month; which includes
contact with general education and special education at all
elementary school sites, CDS, and Richland.

In order to be engaged in school, students need to have
their basic needs met. Additional school nurse staffing has
noticeably established an overall school staff feeling of
safety and well‐being. Communication between school
nurses and staff have increased by approximately 50%,
empowering staff members and teachers to refer students
for health evaluations by the school nurse. There has been
a reported 25‐50% increase in the amount of time school
nurses spend addressing concerns such as anxiety,
depression, self‐injurious behaviors, bullying, pregnancy,
anger management, and drug use/abuse. The availability
of school nurses has assisted in the ability to encourage
and create relationships with students, as well as parents.
These relationships allow students and their family to
discuss issues that were not easily discussed in the past.