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District outlines community partnerships for positive behavior supports and mental‑health services
Summary
Student advocacy director Nicole Lovell described Ogden School District’s partnerships — including Weber Morgan Health Department, Weber Human Services, Seager Clinic, United Way and Youth Impact — that support positive behavior supports (PBSS), mental‑health services and attendance interventions.
Nicole Lovell, the district director of student advocacy and PBSS anchor lead, told board members the district is collaborating with multiple community partners to provide prevention, early intervention and wraparound supports intended to improve attendance, behavior and student well‑being.
Lovell highlighted partnerships and programs that support these goals, including a certified youth court run in partnership with Weber Morgan Health Department, an eSIG grant for junior high students that provides curriculum and staff, a terrorism/violence‑prevention grant that expanded Hope Squad and elementary prevention work, and two community health worker positions funded through remaining COVID‑related funds. "We are a certified youth court and our Weber Morgan Health Department has been a great partner," Lovell said, describing experiential learning and funding for student judges and youth court professional development.
Web er Human Services and other partners Lovell described Weber Human Services’ role in providing clinicians and funding for a district day‑treatment option serving students in the alternative‑placement setting, assigning a clinician to the Odyssey program to deliver services in students’ home languages, and placing an intern at the district family center to help case coordination. She said Weber Human Services also provides stabilization and mobile response (SMR) resources the district may call when families and students need in‑home support to address attendance barriers.
Seager Clinic and United Way Lovell said Seager Clinic has funds to provide mental‑health services for 25 uninsured students; at the time of the presentation Lovell said 17 students had received at least one session and 13 were in ongoing care. United Way, she said, supports resource mapping and is actively seeking grants to support district attendance work.
After‑school partners Lovell described coordination with Youth Impact and the Boys and Girls Club to align after‑school supports and referral pathways. Ally Johnson was identified in the meeting as the district staff member who coordinates after‑school programming and partnerships.
Data and metrics Lovell said the district uses Panorama (an early‑warning system) and average daily attendance and chronic absenteeism classifications to measure attendance trends, and that the school‑based mental‑health model focuses on short‑term, problem‑solving interventions (roughly 8–16 weekly sessions of about 30 minutes) at the school level. When students require more intensive services, Lovell said the district refers families to Weber Human Services or other outside providers.
Why it matters Board members praised the district’s partnerships and the shift toward coordinated prevention and wraparound services, noting the work aims to keep students in school and link families to services the district does not provide directly.
Ending Lovell said the district will continue to refine partnerships and report results; board members asked for follow‑up on SMR attendance work and on metrics showing measurable improvements in attendance and student outcomes.
