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Committee approves policy to offer annual mental-health assessments for grades 3–12; administration says Medicaid or insurance will cover costs
Summary
The committee adopted a revision to policy JGCF requiring that, with parent authorization, schools make available annual mental-health assessments for students in grades 3–12. Administration said the assessments will be covered by Medicaid or existing insurance where available and that parents must request assessments for their children.
The policy committee on Aug. 27 approved revisions to policy JGCF to provide for annual mental-health assessments for each student in grades 3–12, contingent on parental authorization. Staff said the legislative change requires schools to make assessments available and that assessments provided under the policy will be offered at no cost to the school board; administration indicated Medicaid or the student’s health insurance is expected to cover the cost where available. District staff said the district would provide a list of outside providers if the district’s providers are not available and that the district will not unilaterally pull students from class for assessments—the parent must request an assessment. The motion to adopt was moved by Miss Dominguez and seconded by Mister Piazza; after questions about cost coverage and parental responsibility, the committee voted to approve the policy revision.
