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Alice ISD board approves MOU with United Connections Counseling for school-based behavioral health services
Summary
The Alice ISD Board approved a multi-year memorandum of understanding with United Connections Counseling to provide no-cost substance use and behavioral-health counseling, family supports and reentry services; the contract was described as five years and passed by unanimous recorded vote.
Alice Independent School District’s Board of Trustees voted to approve a multi-year memorandum of understanding with United Connections Counseling to deliver on-site counseling and related behavioral-health services to students and families at no cost.
The board considered the agreement under agenda item 8(b). Nicole, introduced as assistant director with United Connections Counseling, described services the agency would provide, including comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment planning, individual and group counseling, family counseling, case management, recovery supports for students returning from treatment or juvenile justice programs, and curricula focused on coping skills, relapse prevention, peer-relationship skills and trauma-informed resilience.
Administration recommended approval, noting the arrangement would expand access to substance-use disorder counseling and emotional-health supports for adolescents in the district. A board member asked about the contract length and was told the administration was seeking a five-year term.
A motion to approve the MOU was made by a trustee and seconded; the board recorded roll-call votes and the chair declared the motion passes. Administration said the services would be provided at no cost to families and would include both direct counseling and psychoeducational group work intended to reduce barriers to learning and support academic success.
The board did not attach any additional conditions in the meeting minutes excerpt. The next procedural step is implementation planning: district staff and the provider will coordinate logistics and locations for service delivery.
