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Greendale board to consider MOU to expand school‑based mental‑health counseling
Summary
Administrators proposed a memorandum of understanding with Clinical Psychology Associates to provide private and state‑insurance‑billable outpatient therapy in district schools (starting at the elementary level) and coordinate with existing Kettle Moraine Counseling; the board is scheduled to vote on the MOU next week.
District staff presented a plan to expand on‑site, community‑based mental‑health counseling and said the board will be asked to act on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) next week.
Staff said the district currently has an MOU with Kettle Moraine Counseling that provides licensed counseling at the middle and high school levels. After a summer request‑for‑proposals process, the district recommended Clinical Psychology Associates to expand individual and family outpatient therapy at the elementary level. Staff emphasized the goal of reducing barriers to care by offering services during the school day and accepting both private and state insurance.
District staff described a coordination workflow: families, staff or pupil‑services staff can make referrals; Clinical Psychology Associates will process referrals and coordinate care with pupil‑services staff through release‑of‑information agreements so continuity and handoffs are documented. Staff said elementary placements will depend on referral volume and noted that an on‑site counselor at a single elementary school would require about seven clients to justify a full‑day placement.
The plan preserves continuity: Kettle Moraine Counseling will continue to serve existing clients at the middle and high school while Clinical Psychology Associates begins new relationships at the elementary level, and Clinical Psychology Associates could expand services at secondary levels if demand warrants. Staff said the district also has a Stronger Connections grant that could fund services for families without insurance, subject to committee approval.
The board asked about transition continuity, billing and how families without insurance would be served; staff described the referral and grant‑based fallback process. The board did not take final action on Nov. 11; a vote on the MOU was scheduled for the following board meeting.
