Title and Board Action Requested
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Approve the Hernando County school District Mental Health Plan for the 2022-2023 School Year
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Executive Summary
The Director of Student Services, on behalf of the Superintendent of Schools, hereby requests the Hernando county School Board approve the Hernando County School district 2022-2023 Mental Health Assistance Application (MHAA), which is comprised of two (2) sections: 1) Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and 2) Mental Health Assistance Allocation Plan (MHAAP).
Final directive requirements as well as the allocated amount for the 2022-2023 Mental Health Assistance Allocations has been increased from $1,018,593.00 to $1,240,537.00 for the 2022-2023 school year. This increase has been absorbed due to the increase in salaries, insurance cost, etc. As of the upload of the Mental Health Board Agenda item the Department of Education has not provided the 22-23 allocated budget for the Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. The current plan is based on last years amount of $26,180.
As of January 21 7.5% of staff were trained in YMHFA. As of June 30, 2022 this percentage has increased to 13.14% staff trained and by the end of July 2022 the percentage of staff trained will be 23.62%. In compliance with House Bill 899, 80% of school personnel must be trained and receive certification in the Youth Mental Health First Aid Training. This portion of the application outlines the plan to achieve this with additional funding from the Mental Health Assistance Allocation once the YMHFA budget has been utilized.
Senate Bill 7030 requires all school districts to review, approve and submit Board approved plans for compliance with the SB7030 to the commissioner of education by August 1 of each year.
The MHAA provides funding to assist school districts in establishing or expanding school-based mental health services as part of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) process. The MHAA provides funding to assist school distri...
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