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Bend‑LaPine presents student services update: counselors, school nurses, special‑education strain and partnership expansions
Summary
District student services leaders detailed programs supporting mental health, chronic conditions and special education; leaders said the district added 55 counselors, has three school‑based health centers, serves 59 students with type‑1 diabetes, but reported a net increase of 264 students with IEPs since COVID with no corresponding staffing increases.
At the Nov. 20 meeting the Bend‑LaPine Student Services team gave a broad update on nursing, mental health, special education and alternative programs and described staffing pressures as student needs grow.
Executive Director Sean Reinhart introduced the department and its leadership, saying the team supports thousands of students across the district and that “just with 504s and IEPs alone, we serve 2,600 students in the district” (presentation remark). He outlined partnerships with Deschutes County behavioral health, Mosaic Community Health, Saint Charles and Healthy Schools that provide in‑school supports and Medicaid reimbursement assistance.
Health services staff said the district currently identifies 59 students with type‑1…
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