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School board agrees to pursue state-directed telehealth mental‑health grant with parent-led rollout
Summary
Amherst County Public Schools won preliminary approval to pursue a roughly $300,000 state grant that requires telehealth delivery of mental‑health services. The superintendent sought a board consensus to accept contractors and proceed; the board asked for close monitoring and quarterly updates.
Amherst County Public Schools presented revised plans to use a state-directed mental‑health grant that requires telehealth delivery and won board consensus to move forward while keeping parents central to implementation. Superintendent Dr. Wells asked the board for a consensus to accept contractors and proceed with the grant by the state's October 1 deadline.
The memo before the board described a roughly $300,000 award (with about $45,000 available for staffing) that the state has limited to telehealth. Administrators said the intent is to provide an additional tier‑3 support option so families can schedule virtual sessions from home evenings, weekends or school breaks; in-school sessions would be accommodated only when parents…
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