Edmonson County schools approve district mental health provider paid through GRREC

The Edmonson County Board of Education on March 10 approved creation of a District Mental Health Provider position to be established in cooperation with GRREC and paid through GRREC, the board said. The board said the new position will not affect the district’s General Fund. The motion to create the position passed unanimously. Board members discussed the step as an administrative action to add a mental-health service role for the district; no additional local funding was authorized at the meeting. The board voted 5-0 to approve the creation of the position, with Paul Forester moving the motion and Alex Ulm seconding. The action places the new position under GRREC’s funding and administration; the board discussed no changes to district payroll or the General Fund during this vote. The transcript records no further contract details, job description, start date or reporting structure; those were not specified at the meeting. The decision follows other district staffing and administrative items on the March 10 agenda and does not by itself authorize new local expenditures. Board members present for the vote were Alex Ulm (chair), Paul Forester (vice chair), Melinda Campbell, Sean Sanders and Mark Rich.