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District and teachers warn loss of federal mental‑health grant will reduce services; leaders outline mitigation steps
Summary
Teachers and social‑work staff told the board that a federal grant supporting mental‑health fellows and interns was canceled, leaving fewer social workers and higher caseloads. District leaders said some positions remain this fall (including 10 university interns) but that the reduction will be significant and they are seeking local partnerships.
Teachers, a union representative and parents told the Poudre School District board that the loss of a federal mental‑health fellows grant will reduce school‑based supports and increase caseloads for remaining staff.
Why it matters: Speakers said social‑work fellows and interns funded by the grant provided prevention, crisis intervention and case management that kept students in school and helped some avoid expulsions. District leaders said the federal program’s discontinuation reduced funding previously used to staff dozens of school‑based positions.
Rocky Mountain High School social‑studies teacher Wendy Bergman told the board that the grant funded social‑work fellows at 23 schools and called the…
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