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Board approves contract amendment to add 12 school-based social workers under grant; vote 6-1
Summary
The Blue Valley Board of Education approved an amendment to its Children's Mercy contract to add up to 12 bachelor-level social workers funded by a state mental-health integration grant. The measure passed 6-1 after one board member criticized the expansion as "mission creep."
The Blue Valley Board of Education on Feb. 10 approved an amendment to its contract with Children's Mercy that will allow the district to hire up to 12 additional bachelor-level social workers paid through a mental-health integration grant.
The amendment passed on a 6-1 vote after discussion about funding, program scope and the district’s role in providing nonacademic services. Board member Jim voted against the measure; Board member Clay moved the motion and Jody seconded it.
Board documents and the staff presentation said the grant — which the presenter said began in 2018 and has expanded in subsequent years — routes salary and benefit funds to the…
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