PUSH. YEAH. THERE IT IS. I FEEL LIKE IT'S IN MY FACE. LET'S PUT THIS RIGHT HERE. HELLO? OKAY.
[I. Welcome- Catalina Flores-Rau, SHAC Chair]
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WE'RE ON. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. IS IT ON? IT IS. IT'S ON. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START THIS MEETING.THE TIME IS 1204 ON SEPTEMBER 3RD. AND THIS MEETING IS OFFICIALLY CALLED TO ORDER.
NOTICE OF THIS MEETING HAS BEEN POSTED ONLINE AND AT THE FORT BEND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING FOR AT LEAST 72, 70, 72 HOURS. THE MEETING IS BEING RECORDED. THE MEETING MINUTES WILL BE POSTED TO THE FORT BEND ISD WEB PAGE WITHIN TEN DAYS. IF WE HAVE THE ATTENDANCE OF A QUORUM, WE WILL BE ASKING FOR VOTES, AND WE ASK THAT AT THIS TIME. EVERYBODY SILENCE YOUR PHONE AND PLEASE HOLD COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNTIL EACH PRESENTER IS DONE. ALL RIGHT. GOT THAT OUT OF THE WAY.
WELCOME, EVERYBODY. WE HAVE A WHOLE GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOLERS HERE TODAY. YAY! AND THEN I, I WANTED TO WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE FROM THE COMMUNITY, AND PARENTS AND DISTRICT FOLKS.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY TAKING THEIR TIME OUT TO COME. EXCITED ABOUT TODAY. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. I FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS. AND I REALLY HOPE THAT WE ALL GET A CHANCE TO DISCUSS, IF YOU GUYS LOOK ON YOUR MEETING AGENDAS, WE'LL DO A QUICK WELCOME, THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN ON BEFORE. IN FACT, ACTUALLY, CAN YOU GUYS RAISE YOUR HANDS IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A MEETING BEFORE? REAL HIGH. REAL HIGH. DON'T BE SHY.
OKAY AWESOME, NOW, I DO WANT TO KNOW WHO HAS BEEN TO MEETINGS FOR TEN YEARS OR MORE. WE'VE GOT SOME EXPERTS IN THE ROOM, SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW WHO TO GO TO. AND THEN. THANK YOU.
EVERYONE ELSE WHO'S HERE. SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE. I WILL DO A QUICK BLURB ON WHAT SHAQ IS JUST SO THAT EVERYBODY IS ON THE SAME PAGE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM THE DISTRICT. WE HAVE OUR LEAD SOCIAL WORKERS HERE, AND OUR COORDINATOR OF SCHOOL COUNSELING, THEY'LL BE TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, WE HAVE A Q&A SESSION, AND THEN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION VOTER REGISTRATION. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR LITTLE ADMINISTRATION PART. YOU GUYS WILL SEE A COUPLE OF QR CODES AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR AGENDA, SO ONE IS FOR A FUN LITTLE GOOGLE FORM WHERE WE'RE WANTING TO DO OUR BREAKOUT SESSIONS, BUT THEN ALSO REALLY GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM YOU GUYS SO THAT WE CAN UTILIZE. SO IT'LL BE KIND OF TALKING ABOUT GAPS AND FRUSTRATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH. ANYTHING THAT YOU GUYS FEEL WE NEED TO KNOW AND JUST THOUGHTS.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM. SO IF YOU ARE A SHACK COMMUNITY MEMBER PARENT MAKE SURE YOU UPDATE YOUR YOUR MEMBERSHIP FORM. WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT SUBCOMMITTEES YOU GUYS WANT TO BE ON AND ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. OKAY. SO THAT WAS MY WELCOME, JUST REAL QUICK. THE SHACK MISSION IS REALLY. WE'RE HERE TO WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM, PEOPLE FROM THE COMMUNITY, PARENTS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS. SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE WHEN IT COMES TO PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS, THIS IS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT'S MANDATED BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AND IT'S COOL. WE GET TO REALLY DO, PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE, FFA, AND ALSO WORKING ALONG WITH THE CDC MODEL FOR THE WHOLE CHILD, LIFELONG WELLNESS PROGRAM, THAT GRAPHIC, I'M SURE, ACTUALLY, ALL YOU HIGH SCHOOLERS. HIGH SCHOOLERS. I SAW THAT IT WAS UP ON THE SCREEN FOR YOU GUYS, IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE DETAILS OF IT, IT'S REALLY TALKING ABOUT HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE HEALTHY, SAFE, SCHOOLS THAT ARE WHERE THE KIDS ARE BEING CHALLENGED, SUPPORTED AND ENGAGED. AND THAT'S HOW YOU ACTUALLY LEARN. I THINK YOU GUYS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH US ON THAT ONE, AND THEN AS A SHACK, WE WORK WITH THE DISTRICT ON UPDATING THE WELLNESS POLICY. I THINK THE SCHOOL BOARD'S GOING TO BE THE TRUSTEES WILL BE VOTING ON OUR LATEST REVISIONS FOR IT. AND THEN ALSO REALLY JUST PROMOTING, WELLNESS RESOURCES. SO OUR EXECUTIVE TEAM THIS YEAR, IF YOU GUYS CAN STAND UP, THERE'S ME. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, NICOLE'S NOT HERE YET, BUT SHE'S ON HER WAY, SHE'S OUR VICE CHAIR. WE GOT DEREK CRAIG OVER HERE. SECRETARY, AND MEMBERSHIP IS SHIKSHA DOSHI AND THEN WE'VE GOT, ALLISON THUMMEL FOR EX-OFFICIO, AND THEN, FOR COMMUNICATIONS, YEAH. LET ME MOVE ON TO THE WHAT? WE'LL I'LL INTRODUCE THE DISTRICT FOLKS IN A SECOND. OKAY SO LAST YEAR, OUR THIS IS PART OF THIS WAS EXTRACTED FROM ALLISON'S, BRAG BOOK. WE ACTUALLY HAD 33, ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 33 GUESTS THAT EACH ONE OF OUR MEETINGS AND ABOUT 36 STUDENTS. SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY COOL LOOK AT, YOU
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KNOW, A NICE CROSS-SECTION OF WHAT WE HAVE, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT OUR MEMBERSHIP HAS REPRESENTATION FROM ALL THE FEEDER SCHOOLS. SO I THINK WE'RE ON ON TRACK TO HAVE A PRETTY EQUAL REPRESENTATION, AND THEN WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT WELLNESS, STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION, SO THAT'S AWESOME. IT'S 12 CAMPUSES THAT ARE REPRESENTED, REPRESENTED OVER HERE. SO FOR 2024, OUR MAIN GOALS OF LISTED THEM UP HERE, LET ME SEE WHAT TIME IT IS. WE'RE DOING FINE. SO WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO IS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT YOU GUYS FOR THE STUDENT WELLNESS COMMITTEES LIKE ALLISON. WE INTRODUCED OURSELVES TO THEM THIS MORNING. THEY'VE BEEN HERE ALL MORNING.SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR SITTING YET AGAIN OVER HERE, IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR TEN YEARS, RIGHT? ALLISON AND IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE. AND, LORI WAS ABLE TO GET FUNDING FOR THINK TANK. AND SO I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME TO HAVE YOU GUYS, AROUND. BUT LOOK AROUND THE ROOM. THESE ARE ALL FOLKS THAT ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT YOU. SO IF YOU NEED US TO CONTACT YOU OR PUT YOU IN CONTACT WITH ANYBODY, JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND, THE CELL PHONE USE ON CAMPUSES IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR, BEST PRACTICES SOME SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS OR SCHOOL CAMPUSES HAVE. ALREADY MADE SOME HEADWAY ON THAT, SO WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH WE FOCUS ON THAT. WE ARE TAKING A LOOK AT THE SCHOOL START TIMES. THERE WAS A STUDY DONE IN 2018, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE INFORMATION FROM THAT. AND I, I AM HOPING THAT WE CAN HAVE A TASK FORCE TO JUST REVIEW HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED. YOU KNOW, TEMPERATURES ARE HOT.
I KNOW THE ATHLETICS ARE HAVING TO PRACTICE IN THE MORNING BEFORE, THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT, AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE CHANGED, THAT MAYBE WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND REVISIT IT, OR WE JUST CLOSE THE BOOK ON IT AND DECIDE THAT AS A DISTRICT, THIS IS REALLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO PULL OFF. BUT I'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION THIS YEAR, MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS. THAT'S TODAY. WE'RE REALLY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEM OF SUPPORT WORKS. AND, DEVELOPING A PROCESS FOR, FOR GUN SAFETY AND STORAGE INFORMATION SO THAT EVERYBODY'S, AWARE OF WHAT PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE, HOW TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THEM, AND HOW HOW TO TREAT AND WORK AROUND, FIREARMS, MODELING RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR, THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN ACTION BASED LEARNING LABS WILL ACTUALLY END UP PROBABLY HEARING FROM MR. DEREK CRAIG HIMSELF AT THE END OF THIS, THIS YEAR, WITH RESPECT TO THAT AS WELL. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE MONTHLY THEMES THAT WE'VE COME UP WITH FOR THIS YEAR, AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU GUYS THINK OF ANY SPEAKERS, ANYTHING THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO BRING UP. BUT THIS IS THE BASIC FRAMEWORK THAT WE'RE WORKING AROUND THIS YEAR FOR OUR MEETINGS. SO EACH ONE OF THE MEETINGS WILL KIND OF HAVE A THEME AROUND THESE TOPICS. I DID WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT. I KNOW YOU GUYS CAN'T. MY GOSH IT'S TINY. BUT CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE. YOU JUST HAVE TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON IT. THE VIRTUAL HEALTHY SCHOOLS, WE HAVE A LINK OUT TO THAT. AND IT HAS ALL THIS WEALTH OF INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN ACCESS, FROM RECESS TO DRUG PREVENTION TO SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
THERE'S A LOT THERE'S A LOT THERE. AND THEN WE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION. THE DISTRICT WELLNESS POLICY IS LISTED THERE, YOU CAN CONTACT US. WE HAVE OUR GOALS AND BYLAWS, THE PRI DATA THAT KIM PROVIDED US WITH LAST YEAR, THAT'S LISTED THERE. SO IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS IT, TAKE A LOOK AT IT. IT REALLY GETS AROUND. IT'S A YEARLY SURVEY THAT WE PUT TO EVERY YEAR, EVERY OTHER TWO, EVERY OTHER YEAR, TWO YEAR SURVEY, THAT KIND OF GETS TO ON A PER CAMPUS LEVEL. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? PERCEIVING THINGS LIKE DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND OTHER THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU CAN BECOME A MEMBER THERE. THERE'S A LINK TO GRANT GUIDES, AND THEN THERE'S EVEN MORE LINKS TO, IN TEXAS, THE, THE CDC MODEL FOR, WHOLE CHILD HEALTH AND EVERYTHING. SO ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT. SO NOW I DID WANT TO I INTRODUCED OUR SHACK BOARD, AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR DISTRICT LEADS FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEES, SO IF YOU GUYS COULD STAND UP FOR ADVOCACY, WE HAVE CHASTITY OVER THERE. THERE YOU GO. AND FOR CAMPUS WELLNESS COMMITTEES, WE HAVE LADONNA. SHE'S AMAZING, HEALTH AND SAFETY. BART'S OVER THERE. YAY! NUTRITION. WE HAVE SUSAN. THANK YOU. P AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IS KIM K AND STUDENT WELLNESS COMMITTEES IS LORI NOW AS WELL AS WHOLE CHILD HEALTH.
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SO REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO IN THE DISTRICT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK. OKAY. I'M A LITTLE BIT OVER TIME, BUT WE WILL MOVE ON. I'D LIKE TO[II. Presentations]
INTRODUCE DIVINA, MILES AND KAYLA LUDTKE, WHO ARE LEAD SOCIAL WORKERS, AND THEN ALSO RACHEL MCCUNE, WHO WILL BE DISCUSSING OR SHARING WITH US. YOU KNOW, HOW TO GET MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES, AND THEN ACTUALLY SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE REAL NUMBERS THAT WE DEAL WITH ON ON THE DISTRICT LEVEL. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE THAT. YEAH I JUST WENT UP AND DOWN FOR. YES MA'AM. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I GUESS IT'S STILL MORNING OR IT'S AFTERNOON, BUT GOOD MORNING. I'M DIVINA MILES. I'M ONE OF THE LEAD SOCIAL WORKERS IN FORT BEND ISD, AND I WILL START WITH THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, WHICH ALSO WE CALL MTSS, IT'S JUST A FRAMEWORK THAT WE USE TO JUST IDENTIFY THOSE STUDENTS WHO MAY NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS.AND IT JUST, SHOWS THE PROCESS. SO FOR TIER ONE, IN THAT MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, THAT LEVEL ONE, IT PROVIDES, THAT'S USUALLY OUR COUNSELORS. AND WE HAVE ALSO, OTHER TEAM MEMBERS IN THE DISTRICT WHO PROVIDE TIER ONE, BUT MAINLY THE COUNSELORS. THEY PROVIDE SERVICES TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE ON THE CAMPUSES AND THAT COULD BE THROUGH THEIR GUIDANCE, LESSONS. AND MISS MCCUNE WILL EXPLAIN MORE ABOUT THAT. AND THEN USUALLY ABOUT 85% OF THOSE STUDENTS, ARE SUCCESSFUL AT TIER ONE. AND IF THEY'RE NOT THOSE 15% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE REFERRED TO TIER TWO, THE COUNSELORS ALSO ASSIST WITH TIER ONE, AND THE SOCIAL WORKERS COME IN AT THAT TIME TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS AT TIER TWO LEVEL, USUALLY ABOUT ABOUT 10% OF THOSE STUDENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN A LEVEL TWO, BUT IF NOT, THOSE STUDENTS ARE REFERRED FOR OUR LEVEL THREE, WHICH IS OUR TIER THREE INTENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY. AND THAT'S WHERE OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS COME INTO PLAY AND PROVIDE SERVICES IN OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SO THAT'S OUR THREE LEVELS. IT JUST, IDENTIFY. IT ASSISTS US TO IDENTIFY THOSE STUDENTS WHO NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. AND, THE TEAMS THAT PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORTS. AND SO MISS MCCUNE WILL START WITH THE COUNSELORS. HELLO, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL, I WAS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR AT SARTARTIA MIDDLE SCHOOL BECAUSE BEFORE I CAME INTO THIS ROLE AS THE SCHOOL COUNSELING COORDINATOR. AND SO IT'S SO REFRESHING TO SEE SOME OF MY FORMER STUDENTS IN, IN THE COMMITTEE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE, I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU SPECIFIC TO SCHOOL COUNSELING, SINCE WE ARE THE TIER ONE AND TIER TWO SUPPORTS, THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN THAT ARE OUR LARGEST STUDENT NEEDS, RIGH.
SO THIS IS WHERE OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS COME IN, AND THEY DO SOME OF THOSE, CONVERSATIONS ABOUT TEST ANXIETY. MAYBE THEY TALK ABOUT CAREER PLANNING WITH THE STUDENTS, SCHOOL SAFETY. SO AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SCHOOL YEAR, WE DO A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WHERE WE GET THE INFORMATION BACK FROM THE STUDENTS TO SEE WHAT THE NEED OF THE CAMPUS IS. AND THEN OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS DESIGN A YEAR LONG PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MEET THAT NEED. NOW THERE IS AN OPEN ENDED QUESTION IN OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT SHOWS THAT STUDENTS CAN WRITE IN SOMETHING ELSE. MAYBE THEY WANT TO CONNECT WITH THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR ABOUT SOMETHING. MAYBE IT'S BULLYING. MAYBE IT'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE. BUT THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ASK AS A BLATANT QUESTION ON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. BUT IT IS A WAY FOR OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO, LIKE I SAID, ASSESS THE NEED OF THEIR CAMPUS AND MAYBE HAVE A SPECIFIC STUDENT SO THAT WE GET THAT FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE, THAT FIRST REFERRAL PROCESS TO GO IN AND DECIDE IF THAT STUDENT NEEDS TIER TWO OR TIER THREE REFERRALS. SO I WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU AS WELL. SCHOOL COUNSELORS. WE ARE A RESPONSE TEAM, RIGHT? BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE PIECE OF WHAT YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR CAN DO FOR YOU. WE ALSO DO SYSTEM SUPPORT SO YOU CAN READ THAT. I WON'T READ THAT LITTLE BITTY WRITING TO YOU. WE ALSO DO INDIVIDUAL PLANNING. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE DISCUSSED. MAYBE IT'S CAREER PLANNING. MAYBE IT'S DISCUSSING YOUR FOUR YEAR PLAN OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE.
YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR CAN DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE ALSO KIND OF KNOWN AS THE RESPONSE TEAM, RIGHT? SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY. SO RESPONSIVE SERVICES WILL BE WHERE WE'RE KIND OF MEETING THE NEED OF THE STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE. THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO TO TRY TO BE MORE PROACTIVE IN OUR IN OUR SUPPORTS OF THE SCHOOL CAMPUS, IS THAT WE GO IN AND WE DO GUIDANCE CURRICULUM. SO AS A, AS A RESULT OF THAT, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, WE GET THE
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INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO DETERMINE, ALL RIGHT. WHEN DO WE NEED TO GO INTO OUR CLASSROOMS AND TALK TO OUR STUDENTS ABOUT SPECIFIC THINGS LIKE SAFETY OR BULLYING. AGAIN, THAT IS WHERE THAT FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE COMES IN, WHERE WE TRY TO EDUCATE THE FULL CAMPUS AND THEN AFTER THOSE CONVERSATIONS, STUDENTS THEN COME TO US ABOUT OR TEACHERS CAN COME TO US OR PARENTS CAN COME TO US ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL NEED. RIGHT. AND THEN THAT'S WHEN WE DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF THE TIERS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THAT STUDENT TO. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO MOVE IT BACK TO DIVINA. OKAY SO MISS MCCUNE ALREADY EXPLAINED ABOUT TIER ONE, INTERVENTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE BEHAVIORAL FACILITATORS THAT ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORS OF STUDENTS. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY MENTAL HEALTH, THEY MAY DO, SUPPORTS IN THE CLASSROOMS TO HELP THE TEACHERS AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT. THAT'S ADDITIONAL TIER ONE SUPPORTS THAT. FORT BEND ISD PROVIDES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SO THE SOCIAL WORKERS COME IN, WITH TIER TWO, TIER TWO INTERVENTION. SO THIS IS AN EXHAUSTIVE IT'S NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST, BUT IT'S A LIST OF DIFFERENT SUPPORTS THAT THE BEHAVIORAL FACILITATORS, THE SOCIAL WORKERS AND THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS PROVIDE. BUT I'LL JUST PULL OUT A FEW THAT THE SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE. AND SO WE DO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP SESSIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS, WITH A PARENT CONSENT. WE DO PROVIDE THOSE, OUR INDIVIDUAL AND OUR GROUP SESSIONS. IT MAY BE, A STUDENT WHO IS, EXPERIENCING ANXIETY ABOUT COMING TO SCHOOL.MAYBE THEY DON'T WANT TO COME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THOSE ANXIOUS FEELINGS THAT THEY'RE HAVING, SOMETIMES WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO, YOU KNOW, HAVE LOST A PARENT THAT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, AND OR STUDENTS WHO JUST HAVE A LOW SELF-ESTEEM. SO JUST DIFFERENT, REASONS WHY WE MAY, PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SESSIONS WITH THESE STUDENTS, ALSO WE HAVE ON THERE IS HOME VISITS, WE PROVIDE THAT AS A RESOURCE FOR OUR CAMPUSES. IF THERE'S, HAVING DIFFICULTIES GETTING IN CONTACT WITH FAMILIES OR PARENTS, WE WILL GO AND DO A HOME VISIT. AT THAT TIME. AND IT'S ALSO USED ALSO FOR TRUANCY. IF THE KID IS NOT COMING TO SCHOOL, WE TRY TO GO TO THE HOME TO SEE WHAT BARRIERS THAT THE STUDENT IS EXPERIENCING SO WE CAN GET THEM BACK INTO SCHOOL, WE ALSO PROVIDE COMMUNITY REFERRALS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES OUR FAMILIES JUST NEED ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, AND WE TRY TO KEEP ABREAST OF THE DIFFERENT, AGENCIES THEY HAVE IN FORT BEND SO THAT WE CAN BE KNOWLEDGEABLE AND BE ABLE TO REFER OUR FAMILIES TO THOSE AGENCIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE THAT CRISIS SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS, SOMETIMES STUDENTS ARE HAVING JUST HAVING A, A BAD DAY OR THEY'RE HAVING, YOU KNOW, THESE IDEATIONS OF SUICIDE. AND SO WE PROVIDE THOSE SUPPORT AND INTERVENTIONS AS WELL WITH TIER TWO. AND THEN, ALSO SO THESE ARE OUR, STUDENTS THAT WE PROVIDE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING TO, BUT THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR OUR AT RISK POPULATIONS. MAYBE THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR OUR STUDENTS WHO ARE IN FOSTER CARE, OUR PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDENTS, WE HAVE THOSE IN THE DISTRICT. AND SO WE TRY TO PROVIDE THOSE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS TO THEM JUST SO THAT WE KNOW WE TRY TO ASSIST THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACADEMICALLY. AND SO I WILL SEND IT ON TO MISS LUCKY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO I'M GOING TO BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR TIER THREE INTERVENTIONS. AND WHILE THIS IS THE SMALLEST PIECE ON OUR MTSS TRIANGLE, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PIECE BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE VIEW AS BEING REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE DISTRICT. SO I'M GOING TO START JUST BY REVIEWING WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF TIER THREE INTERVENTIONS. SO AGAIN LOOKING AT THESE TIER THREE INTERVENTIONS, THESE ARE OUR INTENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY. SO FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHERE TIER ONE AND TIER TWO WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERVENTION.
THAT'S WHERE WE MOVE UP. SO THIS COULD BE CRISIS INTERVENTION. SO AS DEVONA MENTIONED, IF A STUDENT IS IN CRISIS ON A CAMPUS, THE COUNSELOR THE SOCIAL WORKER WILL STEP IN. BUT IF IT'S A HIGHER RISK CRISIS, WE'LL CALL IN TEXANA AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, WITH PARENTAL CONSENT, DO AN ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDE THAT IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS. SO WE HAVE SIX IN THE DISTRICT. THEY'RE LPCS AND LCS. THEY ARE EMPLOYED BY THE DISTRICT. AND THEY COVER THE WHOLE DISTRICT. SO THEY COVER ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES WITH 13 TO 14 CAMPUSES EACH. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE OUR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS. SO WE HAVE CLEAR HOPE AND INVACARE. THEY'VE BEEN OUR PARTNERS FOR A WHILE. AND THEN WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TWO NEW PARTNERS THIS YEAR. SO WE HAVE DEPELCHIN AND SAFE PLACE COUNSELING. BY EXPANDING OUR MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS. NOW WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE EVERY SINGLE CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT ALSO HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PARTNER. SO
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THAT'S SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN REALLY EXCITED ABOUT. JUST EXPANDING AND GETTING THOSE SERVICES OUT THERE, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO HAVE T CHAT AND A-Z. SO THIS IS, TELEHEALTH THERAPY OR SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO MAYBE NEED TO SEE A PSYCHIATRIST THROUGH A TELEHEALTH MODULE. AND THEY ALSO HAVE A-Z, WHICH IS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. AND SO WE CAN ALSO DO REFERRALS TO THEM. ALL RIGHT. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR TIER THREE MENTAL HEALTH PROCESS FOR REFERRALS, WE DO REALLY STRICTLY FOLLOW THAT MTSS PROCESS. SO WE WANT TO FOLLOW THE TIERS. AND WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THE TIER THREE IS WE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE A PARENT PERMISSION TO REFER BEFORE WE CAN EVEN THINK ABOUT SUBMITTING A REFERRAL TO EITHER OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST OR OUR DISTRICT PARTNERS. SO THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THAT IN.ONCE WE DO GET THAT CONSENT SIGNED BY THE PARENTS, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO NOTIFY OUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR OR SOCIAL WORKER, WHOEVER OUR REFERRAL SOURCE WILL BE, AND THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GO IN AND INITIATE THE REFERRAL TO EITHER THE PARTNER OR THE MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST, ONCE A PARTNER OR THE THERAPIST RECEIVES THE REFERRAL, THEY THEN REACH OUT TO THE FAMILY AND THEY'LL COMPLETE THEIR INTAKE PACKET. SO WHATEVER THAT MAY ENTAIL OF, YOU KNOW, ASSESSING WHAT THE STUDENT'S PROBLEM IS, WHAT THEIR NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, AND THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A SECOND CONSENT. SO FOR ALL OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WE'RE LOOKING AT A DOUBLE LAYER OF CONSENT. SO THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE TWO CONSENTS PROVIDED BY THE PARENT FOR THE THERAPIST TO EVEN BEGIN WORKING WITH OUR STUDENTS. ALL RIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AGAIN. SO AGAIN THERE ARE SIX OF THEM. THERE ARE THEY'RE EITHER LPCS OR LCSW WS AND THEY ARE HERE TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM COUNSELING. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT 10 TO 12 SESSIONS.
AND BECAUSE THERE ARE ONLY SIX OF THEM, THEY ARE SPREAD KIND OF THIN BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL ACROSS THE DISTRICT AT 13 TO 14 CAMPUSES. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO KEEP THEIR SESSIONS ON THE SHORT TERM SIDE, THERE IS POSSIBILITY FOR EXTENSION WHEN THE SERVICES ARE NEEDED. THEY DO FACE TO FACE AT CAMPUSES. AND SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THEM AROUND THE DISTRICT AND AT DIFFERENT CAMPUSES. THEY CAN ALSO DO VIRTUAL IF IT'S APPROPRIATE. AND THAT WOULD BE A DISCUSSION WITH THE STUDENT PARENT. EVERYONE INVOLVED. OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS ARE HERE TO SEE OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE OR MEDICAID, AND THE STUDENT IS NOT A VICTIM OF CRIME. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES, MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS OUR OTHER PROVIDERS FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. SO THIS IS TRYING TO CLOSE THE GAPS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HAVE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO SOME SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER.
AND AGAIN, THEY ARE FBISD EMPLOYEES. AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE FBISD EMPLOYEES, AGAIN, WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE THAT PARENT PERMISSION TO REFER BEFORE WE CAN EVEN SEND THEM A REFERRAL.
OKAY. AND THESE ARE OUR PARTNER. SO AGAIN, CLEAR HOPE AND INVACARE THERE ARE LONGER STANDING PARTNERS. SO YOU'LL SEE CLEAR HOPE. WE HAVE 46 CAMPUSES THAT THEY'RE ASSIGNED TO BECAUSE THEY CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE 46 CAMPUSES, SO THEY'RE VERY WELL EQUIPPED TO MEET THOSE STUDENT NEEDS. AND THEN INVACARE, WE HAVE 11 CAMPUSES. THEY'RE SAFE PLACE AND DEPELCHIN ARE OUR NEW CAMPUS, OUR NEW PARTNERS. SO THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT FEWER CAMPUSES, JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SUPPORT CAN LOOK LIKE THERE, HOPEFULLY THAT CAN BE EXPANDED IN THE FUTURE AS WELL. BUT, WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE PARTNERSHIPS FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES SO THAT THERE IS HOPEFULLY NOT GAPS IN SERVICES.
AND THEN AGAIN, TCAT THEY DO TELETHERAPY FOR TWO CAMPUSES. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE REESE AND PROGRESSIVE. AND THAT'S BECAUSE ON THOSE CAMPUSES, OUR STUDENTS HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY TO DO VIRTUAL TELETHERAPY TELETHERAPY. BUT FOR DISTRICT WIDE, THEY'LL DO PSYCHIATRY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE MAYBE LOOKING FOR PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION OR TO TALK WITH A PSYCHIATRIST. THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THAT VIRTUALLY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT. SO SOME OF OUR BILLING OPTIONS. SO WE HAVE OUR VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT OR VOCA. THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE APPLY FOR EVERY YEAR. AND I'LL GO INTO DETAIL A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE NEXT SLIDE, BUT THIS HELPS OUT A LOT. A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS, WE CAN ALSO BILL THROUGH INSURANCE OR PRIVATE PAY IF THE FAMILY HAS THAT RESOURCE AND THEN NO PAY. SO AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE OUR DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST. IF THERE'S A NO PAY OPTION. AND THEN, WE ARE WORKING REALLY HARD TO REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS. SO THAT'S WHERE THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS COME IN. SO THESE ARE THE TYPES OF VICTIMIZATION THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN WE'RE CONSIDERING USING THE VOCA GRANT TO FUND THERAPY SERVICES FOR A STUDENT, YOU CAN SEE ON THERE IT'S A PRETTY EXHAUSTIVE LIST. THERE'S A LOT ON THERE. AND SO BY HAVING SUCH A LONG LIST THAT COVERS A VARIETY OF TOPICS, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE VOCA SERVICES TO A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS WHO DO BENEFIT
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FROM USING VOCA GRANT MONEY FOR THERAPY. AND THIS CAN BE IF THE STUDENT IS A PRIMARY VICTIM. SO MEANING THEY THEMSELVES WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCED ONE OF THESE EVENTS ON THE LIST, OR ALSO SECONDARY. SO IF ANY OF THEIR FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBER HAS WITNESSED OR EXPERIENCED ANY OF THESE THINGS AND THAT'S ALSO IMPACTED THE STUDENT, THEY QUALIFY UNDER VOCA TOO. SO WE CAN GET STUDENTS QUALIFIED AND SEEN UNDER VOCA PRETTY EASILY. ALL RIGHT. SO THESE ARE OUR 2324 STATS. SO WE HAD 470 STUDENTS RECEIVE TIER THREE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE DISTRICT.SO EARLIER WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE TIER THREE THAT'S ABOUT 5% OR SO OF OUR STUDENTS. AND YOU MAY BE THINKING LIKE 470 FOR 80,000 STUDENTS. THAT'S NOT 5%. AND YOU'RE RIGHT, WE HAVE SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE DO FACE IN THAT. AND THAT IS, LAST YEAR, ALL OF OUR PROVIDERS FOR OUR DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST AND OUR OUTSIDE PROVIDERS WERE AT FULL CAPACITY. SO WE FILLED THEM UP. THEY WERE SEEING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, SO THAT CAN BE A BARRIER SOMETIMES TO SERVICES.
AND THEN ALSO RECENTLY WE'RE SEEING HIGHER NEEDS FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT WE'RE REFERRING TO THERAPY. AND SO OUR THERAPISTS WILL NOT CUT A STUDENT OFF UNTIL THEY ARE STABLE. SO THEY'RE NOT JUST GOING TO HIT THAT 10 TO 12 SESSIONS CUT OFF. THEY WILL SEE THE STUDENT THROUGH STABILIZATION AND THEN TALK ABOUT TRANSITIONING OUT. AND SO SOMETIMES THAT CAN MEAN, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE SEEING THE STUDENT A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THOSE 10 TO 12 SESSIONS, ANOTHER THING IS OUR FAMILIES, A LOT OF OUR FAMILIES DO HAVE ACCESS TO OUTSIDE PROVIDERS, SO THEY DON'T SEEK THERAPY THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. TOTALLY. OKAY. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE FORCE. WE'RE JUST HERE TO HAVE AN EXTRA LAYER OF SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES WHO DO NEED THAT RESOURCE. AND THE SOCIAL WORKERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE A LIST TO FAMILIES IF THEY ARE SEEKING OUTSIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SO THEY CAN, YOU KNOW, LOOK THROUGH SOME OF OUR RESOURCES THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER. THEY CAN GO THEY CAN ACCESS THE PROVIDER OF THEIR CHOOSING OUTSIDE OF THE DISTRICT AS WELL. IF THE RESOURCES ARE THERE. LAST YEAR WE HAD 4204 CLINICAL SESSIONS THAT WERE CONDUCTED AT NO COST WHATSOEVER TO OUR PARENTS. SO THESE ARE ONLY OUR SESSIONS THAT WERE COVERED BY THE VOCA GRANT OR A DISTRICT MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST. THIS DOES NOT LOOK AT OUR THERAPISTS WHO ARE SEEING STUDENTS WHO HAD EITHER PRIVATE PAY OR INSURANCE. SO THERE'S MORE THERE. WE DON'T EXACTLY PULL THOSE SAME NUMBERS FOR THAT. BUT 4204 WERE AT NO COST TO THE PARENT WHATSOEVER. AND THESE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY 19 THERAPISTS. SO SIX OF OUR OWN WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND THEN THE REST WERE FROM OUR COMMUNITY, MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS. AND THEN JUST A COUPLE REMINDERS WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THOSE TIER THREE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
AGAIN, THE STUDENTS CANNOT BE REFERRED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PARENT. SO THAT PARENT PERMISSION TO REFER, WE HAVE TO HAVE TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE BEFORE WE CAN EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THE REFERRAL. AND THEN THE THERAPIST CANNOT THEMSELVES START SEEING UNTIL WE HAVE THAT SIGNED CONSENT, IF THERE'S A CASE WHERE THE PARENTS ARE DIVORCED, THE THERAPIST WILL REQUIRE A COPY OF A DIVORCE DECREE OR CUSTODY ORDER THAT WILL BE OBTAINED BY THE THERAPIST. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING OUR COUNSELORS OR OUR SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE TO GET WHEN THEY'RE DOING THE REFERRAL PROCESS. THAT WILL COME LATER AFTER THE REFERRAL IS DONE. IF A PARENT IS NOT INTERESTED IN DISTRICT RESOURCES, THEY ARE PROVIDED THOSE OUTSIDE RESOURCES. WE ALWAYS GIVE AT LEAST THREE, SO THEY HAVE SOME TO CHOOSE FROM AND MAKE THE BEST INFORMED DECISION FOR THEIR STUDENTS. AND ALL REFERRALS SHOULD COME DIRECTLY FROM THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR. AND THEN THERE ARE TIMES WHERE THE SOCIAL WORKER IS ALSO REFERRING ON CAMPUSES, BUT IT SHOULD BE COUNSELOR OR SOCIAL WORKER, NOT NECESSARILY LIKE THE ADMIN TEAM OR TEACHERS. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR YOU ALL FOR MENTAL HEALTH. SO YEAH, WE DO HAVE. YES, YES. OKAY. WE ARE UP HERE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR TEAM. ON YES, YES. SO IF YOU CAN PLEASE CLARIFY WHAT IS VOCA GRANT LPS AND LCP OR SOMETHING. WHATEVER. LIKE YOU KNOW YES YES YES. GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU, SO VOCA IS OUR VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT. SO THAT'S THE GRANT THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE THERAPY SERVICES UNDER MTS ARE OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, AND THEN LPCS ARE LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND LCSW OR LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS. SO THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR ACRONYMS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. AND, LPCS AND LCSW HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS. SO THEY'RE ALL LICENSED. THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH TRAINING AND SUPERVISION TO PROVIDE SERVICES. SO WHEN YOU SAY A REFERRAL NEEDS TO BE MADE, FOR A STUDENT TO RECEIVE
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SERVICES, WHO MAKES THE REFERRAL LIKE YOU SEE A STUDENT WHO NEEDS SERVICES, THE STUDENT IS NOT GOING TO GO AND TALK TO THE PARENTS. SO HOW CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THAT WHOLE PROCESS WORKS? YEAH SO I'LL SPEAK AS A SOCIAL WORKER. SO IF I'M SEEING A STUDENT AS A SOCIAL WORKER AND I'M THINKING, MAN, I DON'T THINK I CAN MEET THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENT AT LEVEL TWO, THEN WE NEED TO LOOK AT TIER THREE. WHAT I'LL DO IS I'LL REACH OUT TO THE PARENT AS WELL AND SPEAK TO THE PARENT AND EDUCATE THEM ON THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE IN THE DISTRICT FOR THERAPY SERVICES.TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, OUR BILLING OPTIONS AND EVERYTHING THERE, AND SOMETIMES THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY TRY TO FOCUS ON IS THE BILLING OPTIONS, BECAUSE WE WANT TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT AS FAR AS VOCA DO. THEY QUALIFY. ARE THEY A VICTIM OF CRIME. DO THEY HAVE INSURANCE. AND LETTING THEM KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE ANSWERS ARE TO THOSE QUESTIONS, THERE ARE SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THEM, AND THEN THE SAME THING, IF A COUNSELOR IS SEEING A STUDENT AND THEY THINK, OH, MAN, BASED ON WHAT THISTUDENT HAS TOLD ME, I NEED TO SEND THEM DIRECTLY TO TIER THREE, THEN THEY CAN ALSO DO THE SAME, SO IT SHOULD BE COMING FROM LIKE ONE OF US WHO TYPICALLY KNOWS THE STUDENT AND HAS BEEN MEETING WITH THEM. THERE MAY BE TIMES WHERE EVEN LIKE THE PARENT REACHES OUT DIRECTLY TO THE COUNSELOR OR THE SOCIAL WORKER, AND THEY'RE SEEKING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR THEIR STUDENT. AND THEY MAY TELL US, HEY, MY STUDENT EXPERIENCE THIS CRIME OR THIS TRAUMA, AND WE CAN PROCEED FROM THERE AS WELL. OUR TEACHERS ARE ALSO TRAINED TO THE FIRST STUDENTS IN THE COUNSELOR.
YES, ABSOLUTELY. SO YES, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, COUNSELORS GO TO THE STAFF AND THEY KIND OF EXPLAIN THAT REFERRAL PROCESS. SO A LOT OF TIMES BECAUSE THOSE TEACHERS ARE BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE. SO THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SAY, HEY, I THINK, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS STUDENT AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'VE MENTIONED SOME THINGS IN THE CLASSROOM, AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED, THERE ARE ALSO MOST COUNSELORS HAVE A, A MICROSOFT FORM THAT THEY HAVE EITHER ON THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS OR ON THEIR WEBSITE. AND STUDENTS CAN GO IN. SOME OF THEM ARE ANONYMOUS REPORTING. SO MAYBE IT'S LIKE A CRIME OR MAYBE BULLYING OR THEY HAVE JUST A DIRECT LIKE, I WANT TO SPEAK TO A COUNSELOR. SO THOSE ARE BOTH OPTIONS THAT OUR COUNSELORS HAVE, YOU'RE WELCOME. TO WE CAN HEAR YOU. YEAH. THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENS. IS THERE A LINK SOMEWHERE OR A WAY TO FIND OUT? THE COMMUNITY PARTNER? YES, FOR THE CAMPUS. SO WE HAVE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE. I'M NOT 100% SURE IF WE'VE ADDED THE NEW ONES ON THERE YET, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR, AND THEY CAN LET YOU KNOW WHO THE DIRECT COMMUNITY PARTNER FOR THAT CAMPUS IS, WE DON'T HAVE, LIKE, THE WHOLE LIST ON THE WEBSITE, BUT WE DO HAVE OPTIONS TO REACH OUT TO THE COUNSELOR OR EVEN, YOU KNOW, OTHER PEOPLE AT THE SCHOOL MAY KNOW. AND THEN IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THEIR BIOS ARE ACTUALLY ON THE WEBSITE AS WELL. SO YOU CAN SEE THOSE. YEAH. SO, IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SECTION, WHEN WE'RE IN AN ARD AND THE STUDENT IS DEEMED REQUIRING THEIR TIER THREE COUNSELING SERVICES, OUR PARENT PERMISSIONS REQUIRED TO AT THAT POINT, ONCE. SO IN ARDS, WHEN STUDENTS ARE DEEMED NEED COUNSELING, THEY USUALLY COMES FROM THE LRSP. AND SO THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROCESS. OKAY OH LICENSE AND SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY LICENSE. AND SPECIALTY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. WE ASK WHAT DOES. THAT ONE. I THINK JUST SPEAKING TO TIER ONE AND TIER TWO. SO A SCHOOL COUNSELOR IS THEY GO THROUGH CLASSES, THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT THE STUDENT NEEDS. RIGHT.
SO THEY'RE KIND OF ABLE TO ASSESS THE STUDENT INITIALLY. THEY DO THE CLASSROOM GUIDANCE LESSONS. THEY MAYBE PUT THAT STUDENT IN A GROUP, AND THEY SEE THAT THE STUDENT WITH THOSE COPING STRATEGIES THAT THEY'VE BEEN TAUGHT, THEY'RE STILL NOT PROGRESSING THE WAY THE COUNSELOR WOULD LIKE TO SEE. SO IT'S REALLY JUST KIND OF A STUDENT BY STUDENT BASIS.
HONESTLY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD, ALSO, FOR OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SOMETIMES HIGH SCHOOL
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STUDENTS WILL COME TO US, THEY KNOW IF THEY'RE DEALING WITH SOME THINGS THAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEY NEED TO TALK TO US ABOUT, THEY CAN REACH OUT DIRECTLY TO US AS WELL. THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE REFERRED BY SOMEONE. YOU CAN REFER YOURSELF TO THE COUNSELOR OR THE SOCIAL WORKER. FOR THAT.YES. AND YOU GUYS PUT UP THE SLIDE. A FEW EXAMPLES OF WHAT CONSENT CAN COME UP THERE, BUT I CAN'T READ IT. SO JUST A QUICK LITTLE SUMMARY. YEAH, DEFINITEL. SO ANY TYPE OF ABUSE, WHETHER THAT BE, YOU KNOW, VERBAL PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, ANYTHING CONSIDERED ABUSE WOULD FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORY, AS WELL AS BULLYING. BULLYING CAN ACTUALLY FOLLOW FALL UNDER THE VOCA CATEGORIES AS WELL. SO IF WE HAVE A STUDENT WHO'S DEALING WITH BULLYING AT SCHOOL THAT WOULD QUALIFY FOR VOCA, AND THEN WE HAVE THINGS LIKE HUMAN TRAFFICKING, FAMILY VIOLENCE, WITNESSING A VIOLENT CRIME OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEN EVEN SOME MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES LIKE BEING THE VICTIM OF A HIT AND RUN OR A DUI, DWI, IF A FAMILY MEMBER MAYBE HAD A SITUATION WITH THAT, ARSON, BURGLARY. SO WE COVER A LOT OF DIFFERENT TOPICS, BUT REALLY, LIKE ANY VIOLENT CRIMES, DOMESTIC OR FAMILY ISSUES, BULLYING, ABUSE AND THEN TRAFFICKING AS WELL.
AWESOME. THANK YOU. SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY STUDENTS OVER HERE, IF THEY ARE WITNESSING ANY OF THEIR FRIENDS GOING THROUGH SOMETHING, ARE THEY ABLE TO REFER THEM TO THE COUNSELORS OR COME AND TALK TO THE COUNSELORS? YEAH YEAH, JUST LIKE I WAS STATING A LOT OF SCHOOL COUNSELORS LIKE ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY HAVE THAT EITHER ANONYMOUS REFERRAL, MICROSOFT FORM OR THEY HAVE ONE IN THEIR SIGNATURE WHERE THEY CAN JUST REFER TO SEE A COUNSELOR. THEY CAN TELL PRETTY MUCH ANY ADULT ON CAMPUS IF THEY. AND THAT WORD IS GOING TO GET TO THE COUNSELOR. BECAUSE AGAIN, LIKE I WAS STATING, THE COUNSELOR DOES A TRAINING WITH THE FULL STAFF BEFORE THE SCHOOL YEAR STARTS JUST TO KIND OF SHOW EVERYBODY, THIS IS WHAT WE ARE HERE FOR.
THIS IS OUR SERVICES. PLEASE REFER BECAUSE I SCHOOL COUNSELORS, THEY'RE 1 TO 500 MOST TIMES. RIGHT. SO THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT A SCHOOL COUNSELOR I MEAN, I'M SORRY, WHAT A CLASSROOM TEACHER OR ANOTHER STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THE STUDENT. YEAH OKAY, SO THERE WAS A BIG EMPHASIS ON PARENTAL CONSENT SOMETIMES. SO WHAT IS THE POLICY? BY THE TIME THAT THE. IT IS TRUE. OKAY SO AS FAR AS STRAIGHT REFERRAL GOES. SO FOR A SCHOOL COUNSELOR THAT HAPPENS A LOT RIGHT. SO WE KNOW AND WE CALL CPS. WE DO. WE GO STRAIGHT. AND MOST OF THE TIMES WHEN WE KNOW FOR SURE WELL I SAY FOR SURE BUT IT'S NOT IT'S NOT OUR PLACE TO BE THE DETERMINING FACTOR WITH THAT. BUT WE CALL INSTEAD OF DOING AN ANONYMOUS REPORT ONLINE, WE CALL CPS. SO A LOT OF OUR COUNSELORS ARE TRAINED TO KIND OF SEE THE SIGNS AND TO KNOW THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO REACH OUT TO. AND CAN I JUST MAKE ONE MORE CLARIFYING STATEMENT, SO WHEN I SAY PARENTAL CONSENT, ALSO THAT'S PARENTAL OR GUARDIAN. SO WHOEVER IS STEPPING IN AS A GUARDIAN FOR A STUDENT, IF THEY'RE IN, MAYBE LIKE AN UNACCOMPANIED MINOR SITUATION OR IF THEY ARE IN CPS CUSTODY, WHOEVER IS THE GUARDIAN ALSO IS ABLE TO CONSENT FOR THOSE SERVICES. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THE SITUATION IS, THEN THE COUNSELOR OR SOCIAL WORKER WILL FIGURE OUT WHO CAN CONSENT FOR THOSE SERVICES. SO. REALLY. THAT'S HARD. SO I MEAN THEY CAN DEFINITELY SEE THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR AND THEN THEIR SCHOOL COUNSELOR CAN ENCOURAGE THEM THROUGH CONVERSATION AND THROUGH BUILDING THAT RELATIONSHIP FOR THEM TO REACH OUT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY NEED SOME ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. SO REALLY, SOMETIMES THAT IS KIND OF HARD FOR A STUDENT TO SHARE WITH THEIR PARENT, BECAUSE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BELIEVE OUR STUDENTS ARE PERFECT AND THEY'VE GOT IT ALL TOGETHER. BUT THAT'S TRULY NOT THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
SO WHAT THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR WILL DO WILL BE BUILD THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE STUDENT AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TELL THEIR PARENTS OR EVEN SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL BE IN THE IN THE ROOM WITH YOU CAN I HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOUR PARENT AND SHARE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SHARE EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON, I'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND HAVE YOU SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO ME. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO REALLY THANK YOU GUYS FOR
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EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. IT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE. AND I THINK IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE THESE RESOURCES. AND I HOPE YOU GUYS, AS STUDENTS, TAKE SOME OF THIS INFORMATION AND TRY TO SEE HOW YOU CAN PROCESS IT. I FEEL LIKE, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN SOMEONE'S LIFE IN JUST ONE CONVERSATION. OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LORI COME UP HERE AND INTRODUCE THE STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION AND JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'RE IN THE STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION, STAND UP. AWESOME THESE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ARE AMAZING, WE INTRODUCED PACK TODAY. IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH PACK, WE'LL HAVE TO BRING IT. BRING PACK TO PACK. RIGHT BUT IT'S DOCTOR SMITH'S NEW INITIATIVE, AROUND PROFESSIONALISM, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND COMMUNICATION. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS GROUP EXEMPLIFIES. WE TALKED TODAY.THEY GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP THEIR PEERS AND THE PEOPLE IN THEIR CAMPUS WITH SOME OF THESE HARD TOPICS. WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY. MENTAL HEALTH. RIGHT. THOSE FOUR PILLARS, PILLARS THAT THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL. SO, JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THEY'RE DOING BECAUSE WE KNOW THE KIDS DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO THIS OLD PEOPLE ANYMORE. THE IDEAS HAVE TO COME FROM THEM, AND THEY HAVE TO BE FOSTERED. AND ADVOCACY HAS TO COME FROM FROM WITHIN THEIR PEER GROUP. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY REALIZE THE HUGE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY'RE MAKING AND THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE. BUT WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU, AND WE ARE YOUR CHEERLEADERS. AND I KNOW OUR SHARK CAME AND TALKED TO THEM EARLIER. THEY'VE ALREADY GOT ALL THESE GREAT IDEAS. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN HELP YOU MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND WE'RE SUPER PROUD OF YOU. SO GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. Y'ALL CAN SIT DOWN NOW. I KNOW I MADE YOU FEEL AWKWARD. SORRY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OUR HIGH TOWER, STUDENT WELLNESS COMMITTEE BECAUSE THE COMMITTEES ARE EACH CAMPUS, AND THEN THE COALITION IS WHEN THEY ALL COME TOGETHER, LIKE THIS MORNING, THEY WON'T ATTEND EVERY MEETING LIKE THEY DID LAST YEAR, BUT THEY'LL ATTEND AT LEAST THREE. THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON THE STUDENTS, LIKE TODAY, MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNOW THE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS AND THE RESOURCES THROUGH THE MTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE. SO WITH MY HIGH TOWER FRIENDS COME UP, THEY'RE GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE COALITION IS AND WHAT WE HAVE IN STORE FOR THIS YEAR. GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. HELLO. I'M FRESH. I'M NAOMI CARRION, I'M ALLISON NGUYEN, I'M KALEENA BARNES, AND WE'RE PART OF HIGHTOWER STUDENT WELLNESS COMMITTEE FOR THE CAMPUS, PRETTY MUCH. WE WERE JUST ASKED BY MISS LAURIE TO, LIKE, KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT, LIKE, THE COALITION IN ITSELF AND JUST, SAY WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING JUST TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AND WHAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE. SO GO AHEAD. YEAH. SO BASICALLY WHAT WE DO ON THE CAMPUS LEVEL IS WE TRY TO ENGAGE ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, BY HELPING THEM ADVANCE IN THE FOUR PILLARS OF HEALTH. SO THAT'S PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH.
SO THOSE FOUR PILLARS OF HEALTH ARE REALLY KEY TO HOW WE ADVOCATE FOR INCREASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS IN OUR SCHOOLS. SO WE'LL HAVE MEETINGS WHERE WE TALK ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE IN THOSE SPECIFIC PILLARS. SAY FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THE PHYSICAL HEALTH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT, LIKE HOW TO EXERCISE OR LIKE HOW TO BE MORE ACTIVE. DESPITE LIKE THE MORE DIGITAL AGE THAT WE'RE IN, AND ALONG WITH ALL THESE, LIKE, MEETINGS THAT WE'LL HAVE, WE'LL HAVE ENGAGING ACTIVITIES SO THAT THEY CAN PUT THEIR PUT WHAT THEY'VE LEARNED, LIKE IN PRACTICE. AND A BIG THING THAT WE DO IS HOST A BUNCH OF EVENTS THAT STUDENTS CAN COME TO. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST HAVE FUN WITH. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A PET DAY, WHICH IS MEANT TO FOCUS ON MENTAL HEALTH AND KIND OF DE-STRESSING BEFORE EXAMS. WE HOLD IT USUALLY IN, BEFORE, LIKE THE MAJOR EXAMS COME UP. SO THAT WAY THEY HAVE A DE-STRESSOR THAT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IS STILL OKAY, WE ALSO HAVE A FIELD DAY WHERE WE'LL ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL HEALTH BY, YOU KNOW, HAVING A BUNCH OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN JUST HAVE FUN WITH, AND ALONG WITH ALL OF THESE EVENTS, YOU KNOW, THE MAIN GOAL OF WHAT WE DO IS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE FOUR PILLARS OF HEALTH. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE FOUR PILLARS OF HEALTH ARE OF THE FOUR PILLARS OF HEALTH ARE UPHELD IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE BY EVERY STUDENT, JUST TO ADD ON TO THAT, FOR THE STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION AS A WHOLE, WE'VE BEEN WORKING LIKE TODAY AND FOR THE REST OF THE TIMELINE AS WE GO ON THROUGH THESE MONTHS TO KIND OF HELP IN LIKE OUR DISTRICT AND TO HELP LIKE IN
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GENERAL, WE'RE KIND OF LIKE YOU KNOW, BRAINSTORMING NEW IDEAS OF WHAT WE CAN BRING IN TYPES OF ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY RELEVANT IN OUR CAMPUSES ITSELF, INCLUDING OUR THINK TANK COMPETITION THAT WE DO THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR DISTRICT STUDENT WELLNESS. SO THAT WOULD BE LIKE KIND OF THINKING ABOUT LIKE A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT YOU SEE IN CAMPUS AND HOW TO LIKE, ADVOCATE FOR IT AND HOW TO LIKE, THINK OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. AND WE'RE ABLE TO BE, YOU KNOW, HAVING GRANTS THAT ARE OFFERED FOR US. AND FOR THE FIRST PLACE BEING, 1200 AND THEN 805 HUNDRED, FROM THE UNITED HEALTH CARE. YES. UNITED HEALTHCARE, YEAH. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OUR COALITION KIND OF IS BASED OFF OF. IT'S A LOT OF BRAINSTORMING, A LOT OF LIKE REVAMPING AND HOW WE CAN KIND OF INVOLVE OUR STUDENTS MORE IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS WHILE ALSO BEING, YOU KNOW, A GREAT DISTRICT AND STUFF LIKE THAT. BUT, MOVING ON TO ALLISON, LIKE, MAYBE TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT WE DID TODAY, SPECIFICALLY. AND SO TODAY WE WERE JUST MEETING EACH OTHER, GETTING TO KNOW TO ALL THE CAMPUS. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON TWO PROJECTS OR TWO EVENTS, WHICH IS THE FOOD FAIR AND THE STAFF WELLNESS FAIR. AND SO WHAT WE DID IS WE SPLIT INTO GROUPS OF WHO WHICH CAMPUS OR WHO WANTS TO BE INVOLVED AND WHAT. AND THROUGH THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT DIFFERENT LIKE RESOURCES. WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN LIKE SET A BOOTH IN WAYS THAT WE CAN ADVOCATE IN THOSE FOUR PILLARS. SO, YEAH. ALL RIGHT, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AS A COALITION? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. SO MUCH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REPRESENTING, GUYS, OKAY. AND NOW WE HAVE MISS CHASTITY. SHE'S GOING TO COME UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT OUR VOTER REGISTRATION BECAUSE ELECTIONS ARE THIS YEAR. SO IT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT THAT YOUR ANNUAL SEMIANNUAL PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. I THINK YOUR VOICE IS DECLINING OVER THE YEARS. ALRIGHTY SO, IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN. WE'RE APPROACHING NOVEMBER. WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN NOVEMBER, RIGHT? IT'S AN ELECTION. AND SO I WANT TO REMIND, PARTICULARLY MY HIGH SCHOOLERS, AS BOOTS ON THE GROUND ADVOCATES AT YOUR SCHOOLS THAT PER TEXAS ELECTION CODE 13.046, YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THAT PART, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE TO BE PROVIDED WITH TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING EACH YEAR. OKAY. HOW MANY OF YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY? RAISE YOUR HAND. AWESOME. GREAT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DID NOT. NOW YOU KNOW. AND SO YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO GO BACK TO YOUR CAMPUS AND, ASK YOUR PRINCIPAL, HEY, I HEARD THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE REQUIRED TO REGISTER TO VOTE TWICE A YEAR IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING. WHAT'S THE PLAN? THEY ALL HAVE PLANS, AND I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THOSE PLANS.EVERY CAMPUS HAS A DIFFERENT PLAN, BUT YOUR JOB IS TO ASK AND THEN SPREAD THE WORD. OKAY.
SHARE THAT INFORMATION. THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE THIS YEAR IS OCTOBER 7TH. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THAT INFORMATION. IF YOU ARE NOT AGE ELIGIBLE OR ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER TO VOTE, THAT'S OKAY. I'M SURE YOU HAVE A FRIEND, A NEIGHBOR, A SIBLING, A PARENT WHO YOU CAN, ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO OUT AND REGISTER TO VOTE. NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY IS SEPTEMBER 17TH, SO MISS LORI AND I WILL BE PUTTING OUT SOME SOUNDBITES AND SOME, THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO ASK THAT ALL OF YOU LIKE TAG SHARE THOSE POSTS. ONCE THEY COME OUT.
BECAUSE WE DO KNOW I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS, A LITTLE LATER IN OUR SOUNDBITE. BUT PART OF ADVOCACY AND USING YOUR VOICE AND YOUR YOUR EXPRESSION OF CHOICE REALLY PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN YOUR MENTAL HEALTH. IT IS ONE SMALL FACTOR IN HAVING A STRONG, POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH FEELING THAT YOUR VOICE IS HEARD. AND THAT'S JUST ONE SMALL WAY THAT YOU CAN DO THAT. AND SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT VOTER REGISTRATION, THE TEXAS ELECTION CLERK PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS, ANY OF THAT INFORMATION, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME. I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THAT NAME IN THE SYSTEM. SO YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND ME. AND I HAVE INFORMATION ON HAND, NOT ONLY JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR YOUR YOUR STAFF MEMBERS AT SCHOOL OR YOUR PARENTS. ANYBODY NEED INFORMATION? I CAN POINT THEM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. OKAY. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. WE WANTED TO SHARE KIND OF AN UPDATE, OUR WHOLE CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE IS OUR FIFTH YEAR. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. WE'RE LEARNING AND GROWING WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM THE STUDENTS, ACTUALLY. SO THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE'VE BEEN DOING, DIFFERENT KIND OF
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INITIATIVES. SO ONE OF THEM WAS WEBINARS. WE'VE BEEN DOING WEBINARS FOR THE PARENTS. WE STARTED THAT WAY LAST YEAR. WE EXPANDED TO SOME STUDENT SUCCESS WEBINARS. AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT NOTICE SOME OF THE STARS IN THE AUDIENCE FROM SOME OF THOSE WEBINARS. LAST YEAR, BUT WE'RE TALKING TO THE STUDENTS. THEY KIND OF WERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, MISS OUR TEEN, WE'RE IN THE NETFLIX WORLD. IT'S LIKE WHAT THEY EXPLAINED TO ME, THEY'RE LIKE, NOBODY HAS TO BE HOME AT 730 TO WATCH A SHOW ANYMORE LIKE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE'RE LIKE, WHY ARE WE NOT SEEING MORE PEOPLE COME TO OUR WEBINARS, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN WATCH STUFF WHENEVER THEY WANT. IT'S REALLY HARD TO MAKE SOMETHING WORK. AND THEY'RE LIKE, THEY'RE REALLY LONG. LIKE, WE LIVE IN THE TIKTOK INSTAGRAM WORLD, LIKE. AND SO THEY WERE LIKE, I'M LIKE, WELL, TELL ME MORE LIKE WHAT? AND THEY'RE LIKE, WELL, DO QUICKS OR SHORTS? AND I'M LIKE, WHAT IS THE QUICK OR SHORT LIKE? I FEEL SO UNCOOL AND I HAVE SIXTH GRADERS. I SHOULD KNOW THE TERMS. AND THEY'RE LIKE, NO, LIKE IN SOUNDBITES. AND WE'RE LIKE, TELL US MORE. AND SO THEY DID. THEY THEY EXPLAINED TO US AT SHORT TIDBITS OF REALLY IMPORTANT, REALLY ENGAGING INFORMATION THAT YOU GET IN LESS THAN REALLY A MINUTE AND A HALF. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WATCH. THAT'S WHAT WE DO. WE SAID, OKAY, WELL, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU THIS YEAR. SO THIS YEAR WE HAVE THE WHOLE CHILD HEALTH SOUND BITE SERIES. AND SO IT'S ABOUT EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS WE HAVE A NEW ONE COME OUT, SOME OF THEM ARE US. SO THE FIRST ONE WAS, WAS ME. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IT IN A SECOND, THE NEXT ONE IS CHASTITY. SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED THAT THAT ONE'S GOING TO COME OUT ON SEPTEMBER 17TH, NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY, THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE WITH FORT BEND REGIONAL COUNCIL. BECAUSE OCTOBER IS FENTANYL AWARENESS MONTH, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO BE RELATED. AND THEN SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, LIKE CLEAR HOPE COUNSELING, HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH US TO REALLY SHARE SOME REALLY IMPORTANT TOPICS. SO WE SERVE SURVEYED THE STUDENTS LAST YEAR AND A LOT OF THE PARENTS LAST YEAR WITH PTAS AND PTOS AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANTED INFORMATION ON WERE SLEEP HYGIENE, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND JUST WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE. AND WHAT'S OUT THERE FOR HELP, SO WE'VE CREATED THE SOUND BITES. AND SO WE ARE PROVIDING THE INFORMATION. WE HOPE THAT YOU ALL ARE NEEDING, IN A WAY, IN A FORMAT THAT WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN AND RESPOND TO. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'VE DONE. SO COMMUNICATIONS HAS BEEN AMAZING, THEY HAVE REALLY GOT BEHIND THIS INITIATIVE THIS YEAR. SO THEY'RE HELPING FILM THESE THINGS. THEY'RE REALLY PUSHING OUT THE PROMOTIONS. THEY'RE MAKING SURE THEY'RE, OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. SO INSTEAD OF AT 730 ON A WEDNESDAY, IT'S MORE WE HAVE RELEASE DATES. SO THE RELEASE DATE IS OCTOBER 1ST. THE RELEASE DATE IS, YOU KNOW, OCTOBER 22ND.SO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEM. THEY'RE GOING TO BE GOING ON INSTAGRAM. FACEBOOK I KNOW FACEBOOK IS WHAT I WAS TOLD IS WHAT ALL THE OLD PEOPLE USE NOW. SO WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH INSTAGRAM AND ALL THE OTHER ONES TOO. SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK BECAUSE THESE RESOURCES ARE FOR Y'ALL, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO GET THEM TO Y'ALL. SO WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU REALLY ENJOY THEM. AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'VE ONLY PLANNED THE FALL, SO FAR. SO THE WELLNESS COALITION, Y'ALL ARE REALLY GOING TO HELP US PLAN THE SPRING TOO. WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF ONES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECORDED FOR US, AND THEY'RE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH GUYS, SO THAT'S SUPER EXCITING, SO WE'LL GET TO GET Y'ALL'S FEEDBACK ON WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IN THE FALL. SO I GUESS NEXT TIME. TECHNOLOGY HELP. YOU.
THIS IS OUR FIRST. HELLO. FORT BEND ISD FAMILY. I'M LAURIE SARTAIN, DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THIS YEAR, WE'RE EXCITED TO LAUNCH THE DISTRICT'S WHOLE CHILD HEALTH SOUNDBITE VIDEO SERIES. THE GOAL OF THE INITIATIVE IS SIMPLE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE WIDE RANGE OF HEALTH SERVICES. FORT BEND ISD OFFERS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD. THIS INCLUDES MENTALLY, EMOTIONALLY, SOCIALLY, BEHAVIORALLY, AND PHYSICALLY. WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO REDUCE THE STIGMA ABOUT SEEKING HELP. IN TODAY'S SEGMENT TITLED YOU ARE NOT ALONE, WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT YOUR CHILD'S CAMPUS THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. AT FORT BEND ISD, WE PROVIDE ROBUST HEALTH SERVICES TO ENSURE STUDENTS PHYSICAL WELL-BEING IS TAKEN CARE OF. OUR CAMPUS NURSES HAVE IT COVERED WHEN IT COMES TO ENSURING STUDENTS HAVE THE REQUIRED VACCINATIONS, THEIR HEARING AND VISION SCREENINGS. THE CORRECT DOCTOR APPROVED MEDICATIONS, AS WELL AS SUPPLIES TO ADDRESS MINOR CUTS OR INJURIES THAT COULD OCCUR DURING THE DAY. OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS ARE ALSO KEY TO SUPPORTING THE WHOLE CHILD. THEY ARE HERE TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH CONCERNS, OFFERING ONE ON ONE COUNSELING
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AND GROUP SESSIONS TO HELP EVERY STUDENT IN FORT BEND ISD THRIVE WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY. OUR STUDENTS OFTEN HAVE THE BEST INSIGHT INTO POTENTIAL CONCERNS LIKE BULLYING SITUATIONS OR SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR. THAT'S WHY FORT BEND ISD HAS THE SEE SOMETHING, SHARE SOMETHING ANONYMOUS REPORTING PORTAL. THIS RESOURCE IS EASILY AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE BY CLICKING THE SEE SOMETHING, SHARE SOMETHING ICON AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF YOUR SCREEN. REMEMBER, GETTING HELP IS AS EASY AS MAKING A PHONE CALL OR SENDING A TEXT. THE NATIONAL SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE IS AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, JUST TEXT OR CALL 988. ONE SIMPLE STEP THAT COULD SAVE A LIFE. FOR FAMILIES NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIALS, GET CONNECTED AND GET HELP BY DIALING 211. THE WHOLE CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE IS HERE TO SUPPORT YOU. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ARE NOT ALONE.THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS HE WAS FACING FOR THE NEXT. YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT GUYS, WE'RE
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GOING TO HAVE A BRAIN BREAK IN A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET THROUGH SOME ADMINISTRATIVE THINGS. SO AT THIS POINT WE WANT TO LOOK THROUGH THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING, WHICH WAS MAY 15TH. AND I'M GOING TO HAVE DEREK COME UP HERE. DO WE HAVE QUORUM? SURE AWESOME. OKAY HE'S GOING TO BE ASKING FOR A VOTE. ALL RIGHT. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 15TH MEETING. I'M SORRY. SO, ALLISON. THANK YOU. MEETING MINUTES. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND MOTION? ALL RIGHT. IS ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THESE MINUTE? ALL RIGHT. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ON THAT? OKAY THANK YOU. OKAY, SO NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR BRAIN BREAK. LADONNA, I THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME FOLKS IN MIND. ALL RIGHT. THIS MORNING DURING THE STUDENT WELLNESS COALITION MEETING, THERE WERE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO GET UP AND BE ACTIVE AND TO MOVE. SO RIGHT NOW, DURING THIS MEETING, THEY'RE GOING TO LEAD OUR BRAIN BREAK. SO TODAY I HAVE MISS JULIANA FROM DULLES HIGH SCHOOL AND MISS MADISON FROM KEMPNER. THEY'RE GOING TO COME UP AND LEAD US IN A BRAIN BREAK. HI, EVERYONE. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE PLAYING A LITTLE GAME THAT I THINK EVERYONE KNOWS. CAN YOU RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU KNOW HOW TO PLAY ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS? OKAY. SO ALL OF US. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND A PARTNER, AND THEN YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS AND THEN THE WINNER, IS GOING TO PLAY A WINNER FROM ANOTHER PAIR, AND THEN THE LOSER IS GOING TO BE LIKE THE WINNER'S CHEERLEADER. SO WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU LIKE A LITTLE EXAMPLE. PAPER SCISSORS. SHOOT. SO SINCE I BEAT HER, I WOULD PLAY THE NEXT PERSON AND THEN SHE WOULD FOLLOW BEHIND ME AND BE LIKE MY BIGGEST CHEERLEADER. LIKE YAY, JULIANA! AND THEN. AND THEN YOU KEEP PLAYING UNTIL THERE'S ONE WINNER. AND LIKE, EVERYONE'S CHEERING FOR THAT ONE PERSON. YEAH. SO EVERYONE WILL DO ONE. YEAH, WE CAN DO THAT. SO EVERYONE STAND UP AND FIND A PARTNER NEXT TO YOU. OH I THINK THEY GOT IT.RIGHT THE WINNER WAS THE WINNER. WOW ANY WINNERS? IN. THIS.
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I CAN GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENTS FOR THAT WONDERFUL BRAIN BREAK.I WANT TO THANK OUR STUDENTS FOR THAT WONDERFUL BRAIN BREAK. SHOUT OUT TO THE WINNER. NOW, I AM LADONNA GREEN. I'M THE FORT BEND ISD WELLNESS AND PREVENTION SPECIALIST. I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT SOME UPCOMING EVENTS. SO SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK IS COMING UP SEPTEMBER 8TH THROUGH THE 14TH. SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONT. TANIT GOLD DAY WILL BE OBSERVED ON SEPTEMBER 13TH, WHICH IS A FRIDAY. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR YOUR GOLD AND WE HAVE SEPTEMBER SOUND BITES COMING UP. ONE JUST PAST SEPTEMBER 3RD, WHICH WAS WHEN TO INITIATE MENTAL HEALTH CARE. AND THEN ONE IS COMING UP ON SEPTEMBER 17TH SHAPE TOMORROW, WHICH IS ABOUT VOTING. WE HAVE OUR LIAISON ACTION ITEMS TO TAKE BACK TO THE CAMPUS. BE SURE TO FILL OUT YOUR GOOGLE FORM AFTER YOUR BREAKOUT SESSION, WHICH WE'RE ABOUT TO GET INTO IN A SECOND, AND THEN TAKE ACTION.
THINK OF WAYS TO SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH WITHIN YOUR SCHOOLS, AND THEN VOTER REGISTRATION NEEDS TO HAPPEN BEFORE OCTOBER 7TH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LADONNA. OKAY, SO IF YOU GUYS TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR AGENDA, HOPEFULLY MOST OF YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO SCAN THE QR CODE THAT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. WE HAVE UNTIL 130, AND THEN, WE'LL WRAP UP THE MEETING. BUT WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IN THE NEXT 20 MINUTES OR SO IS HAVE EVERYBODY SPLIT UP BY THEIR FEEDER PATTERN, OR FIND A HOME IF YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC HOME AND, SIT DOWN AND KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE GOOGLE FORM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET AT, OKAY, FIRST WE KIND OF WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU A STUDENT OR ARE YOU A PARENT? HOW HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO THIS TOPIC, BUT THEN WE WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, ARE YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS READILY AVAILABLE, HOW LONG DOES IT USUALLY TAKE FOR YOU TO SEE YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR? AND, DEFINITELY THE ANSWERS THAT ARE HERE, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD BE YOUR PERSONAL ANSWERS, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THAT. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF LAURIE HAD A CHANCE TO WARN Y'ALL, BUT WE DO WANT THE STUDENTS TO LEAD THESE DISCUSSIONS. YOU HAVE A LITTLE CHEAT SHEET WHERE YOU'RE ASKING THE QUESTIONS, AND YOU GUYS WILL BE KIND OF HAVING A DISCUSSION, BUT THEN WHAT YOU ANSWER ON YOUR GOOGLE FORM IS KIND OF WHAT YOUR OWN PERSONAL OPINION IS. SO AS, I'M GOING TO CALL OUT THE HIGH SCHOOL NAMES AND I'LL HAVE EACH GROUP COME UP HERE. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS DECIDE AMONGST YOURSELVES WHO'S GOING TO LEAD AND THEN, FIND A SPOT THAT'S KIND OF SEPARATED FROM EVERYONE ELSE. AND WE'LL START THE CONVERSATION. OKAY SO I HAVE HEATHER. HERE. OKAY. SO COME ON UP HERE, GUYS. AND YOU'LL JUST TAKE THIS LITTLE STICKY AND THEN ANYBODY WHO IS ALIGNED WITH KEPNER OR WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, AND MAYBE AT SOME POINT WE MIGHT HAVE TO GROUP UP SOME OF THESE TYPES OF DEPENDING ON HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE, THAT NUMBER IS. PRACTICE. AND THEN DEFINITELY FOLLOW THE KIDDOS IF THEY'RE PART OF YOUR GROUP. TRAVIS OKAY, LEMON. YEAH. SO IF WE DON'T SEEM TO HAVE TOO MANY PARENTS HERE, SO WE KIND OF TYPICALLY HIGH POWER. THERE'S NO CRAWFORD OR MARSHALL. SO IF YOU CAN JUST FIND AT HOME, THAT
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WOULD WITH CLEAN, CLEAN. COMMISSIONER, DOUGLAS. ELKINS AND THEN. AWESOME ROOM. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE 20 MINUTES TO JUST HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH. ANY KEY TAKEAWAYS YOU GUYS HAD, USE THE GOOGLE FORM TO KIND OF BUILD OFF OF. MINOR DETAIL. NO, I SHOULD I SHOULD YES. SO WE'RE GOING. CAN YOU PUT THE GLASSES BACK IN FOR THEM. BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TO THE QUESTION. IT'S ON THE IT'S ON HERE AGENDA ON HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S.FOR ANY STUDENT LOOKING FOR THE QUESTIONS, LOOK ON THE AGENDA FOR THE QR CODE. THE QR CODE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE QUESTIONS. IF YOU NEED AN AGENDA, LET ME KNOW. LET ME KNOW.
YES, ALL. EVERYBODY GETS A QR. CAN ANYBODY? YEAH I.
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I.YEAH WE HAVE. YEAH. IT'S JUST GOING TO SEND IT.
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LIKE.YEAH. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT DISCUSSIONS AROUND. LET'S. YOU'VE GOT ONE MINUTE LEFT. I WOULD, I WOULD LIKE. TO OH, OKAY. I KNOW THAT. THE IDEA THA.
I WANT TO MAKE IT RIGHT. YEAH YEAH. SORRY I SAID THAT I. YES YEAH. YEAH. SO, YOU KNOW WHAT VARIOUS. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. READY HEY, CAN YOU HEAR MY VOICE? GOOD ONE. AWESOME. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO BACK TO OUR SEATS. YOU CAN HAVE THE FULL PUBLIC HEARING AND FOUR MINUTES. SO WHEN WE GO BACK TO OUR SEAT, LET OUR AWESOME, SHARE. THANK Y'ALL. YOU'RE SO GOOD. HOW DO YOU DO THAT? I'M ALL. HELLO HELLO, EVERYBODY. PLEASE. WELL, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE SOME GOOD CONVERSATIONS. GOOD DISCUSSION? RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU FILLED OUT YOUR GOOGLE FORM. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON FILLING OUT THAT GOOGLE FORM. I REALLY HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE, BY THE END OF THE DAY FILLS OUT THEIR GOOGLE FORM. I FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOME REALLY GOOD DISCUSSION. I LOVE HEARING FROM YOU GUYS, SO AT 130 WE'RE STARTING A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I HAVE TO WRAP UP OUR MEETING. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY ANGIE HANNON, WHO'S ON OUR BOARD. HER LITTLE NAME IS HERE. SECOND PLACE I KNOW. SO CLOSE, SO CLOSE, SO THANK YOU, EVERYBODY, FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO STAY HERE TO LISTEN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND IT'S ACTUALLY TOTALLY RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH. SO I HOPE EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE TO STAY. AND LISTEN. AND IT SHOULD TAKE LIKE 15 MINUTES, AND THEN WE'LL CLEAR OUT. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANKS. ALL. VERY.
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SOME OF THEM, THEY'RE FREE TO GO BECAUSE WE'RE DONE. BUT IF THEY WANT TO STAY THE BUS, KIDS STAY BECAUSE TILL TWO. HEY SO THE BUS WILL PICK YOU UP RIGHT HERE. IT'LL BE THE ONE TIME WE'RE ACTUALLY. OH. IT'S OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO MUTE THE MIC REAL QUICK?[01:30:41]
OH, IT LOOKED GREEN. THANK YOU. DOING GOOD. YOU GOOD? YES ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING PORTION OF CHAK, IT'S ALREADY A PUBLIC MEETING, SO WE THOUGHT WE'D TACK ON THE INCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE BOARD MEETING IN JULY RFP PROCESS. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. AND AS PART OF THAT, WE ACTUALLY BROUGHT FORWARD IN A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE JULY, BEFORE THE JULY BOARD MEETING, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS AROUND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD AT THAT TIME, THE TEAM HAD PUT FORWARD PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SO WE BROUGHT FORWARD AT THAT TIME THE PRIMARY RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT KNOWING THE NEED AND KNOWING HOW WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE CAMPUSES AND GETTING TO ENGAGE WITH THE PROVIDERS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DISCERN THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO ENGAGE WITH OUR SECOND TIER PROVIDERS THAT WERE APPROVED THROUGH THE RFP AS WELL. SO WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE PARTS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING SO THAT WE COVER THE PIECES, AND THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHARING ANYTHING OR ASKING ANY QUESTIONS. SO UNDER CHAPTER 38 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE, IF WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND OR CHANGE SERVICES, WE NEED TO BRING IT FORWARD FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. AND AS FAR AS DOING THAT, IT'S ANYTHING THAT WASN'T IN PLACE AS OF JANUARY 1ST, 1999. SO WE'RE DOING THAT AS PART OF WHAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO DO UNDER FFA LEGAL, AS WELL AS CHAPTER 38 OF THE TEXAS EDUCATION CODE. SO ANYTIME WE WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES, WHETHER MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL, WE NEED TO BRING THOSE FORWARD. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE, ANY INDICATION OF HOW A CHILD'S MEDICAL RECORD WILL BE SHARED? WHO WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THAT? PARENTS INCLUDED, THAT INFORMATION IS INCLUDED IN PUBLIC HEARING. ANYTHING REGARDING FUNDS, GRANT FUNDS IS INCLUDED IN THIS MEETING. AND THEN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SECURITY MEASURES IN PLACE FOR PRIVACY OF THOSE RECORDS FOR OUR STUDENTS. A FOUNDATIONAL PIECE OF WHAT WE DO IS ACTUALLY, PROFILE OF A GRADUATE. AND KAYLA AND DAVINA WENT INTO OUR MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT. SO I WON'T TAKE AS MUCH TIME ON THAT. BUT ESSENTIALLY, IN OUR TIER ONE, OUR CHARACTER EDUCATION, WHICH FALLS UNDER OUR PROFILE OF A GRADUATE, WHICH THE BOARD ADOPTED BACK IN 2017, IT LAYS OUT ESSENTIALLY OUR VISION, OUR NORTH STAR, FOR HOW WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE IN ORDER TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS GRADUATE AS THE CITIZENS WE WANT TO HAVE WALKING IN OUR COMMUNITY, HELPING AND SUPPORTING EACH OTHER. THAT'S WHERE THE PROFILE OF A GRADUATE STEMS FROM, MAKING SURE THAT ANYTHING WE DO IS ALIGNED, INCLUDING OUR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM, WHICH WE ACTUALLY REFER TO AS OUR DISPOSITIONS OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. THAT'S PART OF OUR PROFILE OF A GRADUATE THAT ALSO MAKES UP PART OF THE BASE OF TIER ONE OF THE MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT. BECAUSE FOUNDATIONALLY, IF WE CAN CREATE AND HELP STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO BE GOOD CITIZENS, THEN WE'RE HELPING WITH THAT FOUNDATION AND HELPING THEM LEARN THINGS LIKE ADVOCATING FOR THEMSELVES AROUND SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING, MENTAL HEALTH THOSE PIECES ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THOSE PROFILE OR DISPOSITIONS OF LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR. TIER TWO GOES INTO, AS KAYLA POINTED OUT, THE ADDITIONAL LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED IN THE CASES OF STUDENTS WHOSE NEEDS AREN'T MET ON THAT FOUNDATIONAL LEVEL THROUGH THE SCHOOL COUNSELORS OR THAT CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH PROFILE OF A GRADUATE. SO TIER TWO MIGHT BE OUR SCHOOL COUNSELORS. IT MIGHT BE OUR SOCIAL WORKERS. AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO TIER THREE, WE'RE ACTUALLY SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO ABOUT 5 TO 10% MIGHT NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. THEY MIGHT HAVE HAD SOMETHING TRAUMATIC HAPPEN, BUT ADDITIONALLY IT MIGHT BE THAT THEY JUST HAVE HIGHER NEEDS AND THEY COULD BE TEMPORARY NEEDS, OR IT COULD BE[01:35:04]
LONG TERM. BUT STUDENTS CAN GET SERVICES THROUGH OUR MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS OR OUR MENTAL HEALTH THERAPISTS. ACTUALLY KAYLA AND DAVINA ALREADY TALKED ABOUT THAT. SO THE PARTNERS THAT WE'RE WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT ARE CLEAR. HOPE INVACARE DAYBREAK COUNSELING, DEPELCHIN AND T CHAT AND THEN THE TWO OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE SAFE PLACE AND HAZEL HEALTH. THEY WERE BROUGHT FORWARD IN THE RFP THAT WAS APPROVED IN JULY. THE IDEA IS LIKE I SAID, WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BRING FORWARD OUR SECOND TIER SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT WEREN'T BROUGHT FORWARD IN JULY, AND IT WAS JUST THAT WE DIDN'T THINK WE WOULD NEED TO ENGAGE INITIALLY WITH THESE PARTNERS. AND NOW REALIZE THAT WE DO. AS FAR AS ACCESS TO INFORMATION, OUR PARENTS AND ANY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICES UNDER CONSENT FROM THE PARENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEDICAL RECORDS, MEDICAL RECORDS ARE CONFIDENTIAL. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SHARED ACROSS THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT AS FAR AS OUR HIPAA COMPLIANCE AND FERPA COMPLIANCE. OUR PARTNERS SIGN, DSA'S DATA PROTECTION AGREEMENTS, AND THEY ALSO USE SECURE ELECTRONIC RECORDS. SO IT HELPS PROTECT THE STUDENT'S RECORDS ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL AS IT FALLS INTO THE PRIVACY PRACTICES THAT OUR STAFF ARE TRAINED IN UNDER HIPAA AND FERP.OUR HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH PARTNERS, WE ALSO SHARED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING IN JULY AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT SHAQ MIGHT WANT TO HEAR ABOUT. SO WE ALSO WANTED TO BRING IT FORWARD HERE, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALREADY BROUGHT UP. SO WE PARTNER BEYOND OUR CLINICAL, NURSES AT THE CAMPUSES THAT LORI SHARED IN OUR SOUNDBYTES, THE IDEA BEING THAT STUDENTS MIGHT NEED ACCESS TO EYEGLASSES, THAT A NURSE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO ACCESS UNLESS THEY HAVE A PARTNER. AND SO TO SUCCEEDS PROVIDES US THAT PARTNER THAT ALLOWS FOR STUDENTS TO RECEIVE EYEGLASSES IF THEY NEED THEM. BECAUSE A STUDENT THAT CAN'T SEE IN CLASS IS GOING TO DEFINITELY GET BEHIND IF THEY CAN'T PAY ATTENTION, THEY CAN'T SEE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE CURRICULU. ANOTHER PARTNER IS PROJECT SAVING SMILES BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT IF YOU'VE EVER HAD A TOOTHACHE OR ANYTHING HURT IN YOUR MOUTH, YOU CAN'T PAY ATTENTION TO MUCH BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL GOOD. JUST LIKE A TUMMY ACHE. AND THAT'S WHERE IBN-SINA COMES IN. THEY ARE OUR MEDICAL PROVIDER, SUPPORT PARTNER AND THEY ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES IN THE DISTRICT. IT IS AT THE RIDGEMONT CLINIC AS WELL AS THEY HAVE A PRIVATE PRACTICE OFF SITE THAT OUR FAMILIES CAN ACCESS. THEY DO USE MEDICAID. THEY ALSO ALLOW FOR A TIERED, PAY PROCESS BASED ON INCOME. AS FAR AS MEDICAL RECORDS, SAME THING FALLS INTO PLACE. ALL MEDICAL RECORDS WOULD ONLY BE ACCESSIBLE BY THOSE THAT THE PARENTS CONSENTED TO. WHETHER IT BE DENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH. WHATEVER THE PARENT CONSENTED TO, THOSE MEDICAL PROVIDERS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE RECORDS AND THE FAMILIES WOULD. AS FAR AS THE FUNDING STREAMS, 199 FUNDS OR GENERAL FUNDS. TITLE ONE FUNDS. TITLE FOUR FUNDS VOCA GRANT PRIVATE INSURANCE, MEDICAID AND SELF-PAY ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES FOR PAYMENT, THOUGH ALMOST EVERYTHING THAT IS DONE THROUGH OUR SERVICES IS EITHER MEDICAID OR PRIVATE INSURANCE, A SLIDING SCALE BASED ON INCOME AND OUR VOCA GRANT, WHICH IS PROVIDED THROUGH RESOURCES THAT THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDES. IF WE'RE GRANTED IT THIS OCTOBER FOR THE NEXT COMING YEAR. PROJECT SAVING SMILES DEPELCHIN T CHAT. THEY'RE SELF-FUNDED, SO THERE'S NO COST TO STUDENTS OR FAMILIES. AND THAT COVERS IT. SO THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS TIME? PLEASE COME ON UP TO THE MIC. THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. MY QUESTION IS, IF SOMEONE WERE TO HAVE SERVICES, COULD ANYBODY IN THE DISTRICT ACCESS THAT? OR IS IT ONLY THAT PARTICULAR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR? AND THEN THAT CAMPUS REPRESENTATIVE. SO IF THERE'S A STUDENT THAT HAS RECEIVED SERVICES WHO GETS THE
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ACCESS, DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? SO THE PARENT WOULD BE, CONNECTED TO A RESOURCE. SO SAY AT FIRST THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR DECIDES, YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED TO HAVE A HIGHER LEVEL OF SERVICE PROVIDER. THEN IT'S DECIDED. YOU KNOW WHAT? MAYBE KAYLA AND DAVINA DECIDE. YOU KNOW WHAT WE NEED A SOCIAL WORKER. SO IT COULD BE AN IN-DISTRICT PERSON THAT'S PROVIDING SOME SUPPORTS, BUT PERHAPS THE SOCIAL WORKER DETERMINES THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS NEEDED. AND A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER IS CONNECTED. AND KAYLA AND DAVINA FEEL FREE TO COME UP AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE IDEA IS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARENT CONSENTS TO ANY SHARING OF INFORMATION. SO JUST LIKE IF A STUDENT COMES BACK FROM SERVICES AT, MAYBE AN OVERNIGHT STAY FOR SERVICES, WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE CONSENT, RELEASE OF INFORMATION FROM THE DOCTOR OR PROVIDER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. IT'S NOT AUTOMATIC, ACCURATE. OKAY. THEY'RE SAYING YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES SHACK AND THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.