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District told federal fellowship funding will end; interns and fellows forecasted to lose roles supporting student mental health
Summary
Superintendent Brian Kingsley told the board a federal grant of about $9.75 million that funds school mental‑health internships and fellowships will be discontinued after December, potentially eliminating up to 10 intern positions and 17 fellowships.
Superintendent Brian Kingsley told the Poudre School District Board of Education that a federal grant awarded about two years ago to support internships and fellowships for school mental‑health services will be discontinued after this coming December. Kingsley said the grant—about $9,750,000—helped fund internships and fellowships that placed clinicians and social‑work trainees in schools; he said discontinuation would negatively affect up to 10 interns and 17 fellowships.
The funding announcement prompted multiple public comments from current interns and mental‑health staff who told the board the roles support students across schools. Maxfield Martinez, a mental‑health intern who said he was…
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