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Cape Girardeau board approves DESE/DMH grant to launch recovery high school
Summary
After an extended presentation and discussion about enrollment, staffing and optics, the Cape Girardeau Public Schools board authorized the superintendent to accept a multi-year grant from DESE and the Department of Mental Health to establish a recovery high school serving students in the district and region.
The Cape Girardeau Public Schools board on Feb. 2 voted to accept grant funding from the Missouri Department of Mental Health and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a recovery high school intended to serve students struggling with substance use disorders.
Miss Keyes, who presented the district’s application and the materials shown to state reviewers, said the program will phase in enrollment beginning with 10 students in year one and expanding to as many as 40 in later years. "This is not a school that we will force students to go to," she said, adding that participation will be voluntary and require parent or guardian agreement.
Keyes described a staffing model that would begin with a part-time director, a contracted counselor through the…
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