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Community voices support mental-health services RFP; board approves as part of consent agenda
Summary
Multiple in-person and recorded speakers urged approval of agenda item 10.1 (mental-health services RFP, funded via Prop A). Trustees discussed the contract as a supplement to existing services; the board approved the consent agenda (including 10.1) unanimously.
Multiple community speakers—both in person and on recorded lines—urged the board to approve agenda item 10.1, a recommendation to contract for expanded school-based mental-health services funded with Proposition A dollars.
Leah Kelly, a parent and former district employee, told trustees the partnerships would expand comprehensive health supports and urged them to “please vote in favor of agenda item 10.1.” Recorded callers including Belinda Montgomery, Sharon Vane and long-serving AISD teacher Richard Kelly also left messages asking trustees to approve the RFP, saying timely mental-health access reduces crises, improves attendance and helps students learn. Several callers noted that Proposition A had approved this type of investment and urged the board to follow through on voters’ intent.
During discussion on the consent agenda, Trustee Singh thanked the administration for following through with the Prop A commitment and estimated the contract at roughly $500,000; trustees confirmed the intention is to supplement, not supplant, existing services. The consent agenda motion (mover Secretary Gonzales) included items 8.1, 9.1, 10.1, 10.2 and others; the board voted unanimously to approve the full consent package.
Next steps: administration will proceed with procurement and contract finalization for the mental-health services per the RFP and post details in board docs and contract repositories.
