4.07 Mental Health Services

BSD#7 LRSP Strategic Objective ACTION PLAN: 4.07 BHS
Mental Health Services
Action Plan Projected Completion Date:
Leader:
Team Members: Godfrey, Lori G., Mike and Ken
Strategic Objective (SO): 4.07 Continue and expand participation and collaboration with community agencies and consortia
about mental health services available for at-risk students.
Evaluation Plan: (Describe steps you’ll take to determine if you’ve
Best Practice Investigation (What information is uncovered looking at best
reached your strategic objective.)
practice in relation to your strategic objective.)
Needs of at-risk students are addressed through a multitude of agencies.
When the needs of at-risk students are addressed, academic achievement improves
and both school and community benefit.
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Action Steps
Who?
Timeframe
What actio ns will be taken to achieve this S O? Include what
staff may ne ed to l earn to accomplish this S O.
Who will be responsibl e for
what actions?
What is a realistic
ti meframe for each action?
Continue to support Central Office in their efforts to collaborate with
community agencies in providing services.
Continue active involvement with the Interdisciplinary Team, KMA,
AWARE, Alta Care, Bozeman Deaconess Hospital, and private counselors.
Continue to make available a crisis counselor at BHS.
Continue to fund the Bridger Program.
Begin strategic planning with the Special Education Department to implement
and coordinate appropriate mental health services for BHS, BAS, and
Evergreen students.
Ensure that school psychologists and the crisis counselor are familiar, and
work well with community agencies.
Encourage professional development for counselors and school psychologists to
increase their awareness of available mental health services.
Updated 1/12/2009
1. Staff and administration
1. Ongoing
2. Staff and administration
2. Ongoing
3. Administration
4. BHS administration and Central
Office
5. BHS and BAS
Administration/Special Education
Department
6. School Psychologists/School Crisis
Counselor
7. BHS Administration/District Special
Education Office
3. Ongoing
4. Ongoing
5. 2008-2009 school year
6. 2009-2010 school year
7. 2009-2010 school year
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In a year, we hope to see the following progress on this strategic objective:
A continued collaboration with mental health services throughout the community.
Updated 1/12/2009
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