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Board committee advances draft mental‑health and wellness policy, aims for vote next month
Summary
The Board’s policy committee on May 5 advanced a draft mental‑health and wellness policy that would require school‑level access to licensed mental‑health professionals, a district social‑emotional learning curriculum and a structured critical‑incident response.
The Board’s policy committee presented a comprehensive draft mental‑health and wellness policy May 5 that would set district expectations for school‑based mental‑health staff, social‑emotional instruction, employee wellness and crisis response.
Board member Mapp, who chaired the policy committee, summarized goal areas that include ensuring each school has access to licensed mental‑health staff and counselors, designating calming spaces and sensory supports in classrooms, adopting a district‑level social‑emotional learning…
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