Board hears update on on-site mental‑health agreements for special‑education students
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District staff reviewed annual agreements with Best Point and NECCO to provide on-site therapeutic services for special‑education RISE units, noting most services are billed to Medicaid or private insurance and some supports are funded by a Department of Justice STOP School Violence grant.
District staff told the West Clermont Local School District board the district’s agreements with Best Point of Cincinnati and NECCO provide on-site mental‑health supports for students in specialized special‑education classrooms (RISE units).
The presentation said services include individual therapy in school-based offices and group work that typically happens in classrooms. Staff explained that most services are billed to Medicaid or private insurance and that the agreements formalize partnerships; the district covers a small number of students through indigent funding when families lack insurance.
Staff also noted that some supports for higher‑intensity students are covered by a Department of Justice STOP School Violence grant that the district has received in prior years, and that this year’s agreements align with federal grant requirements for therapeutic programming in special‑education settings.
Board members asked whether services are on-site or off-site; staff confirmed that Best Point services are on-site and NECCO may provide some family therapy off-site while delivering most supports at school. Staff said agencies manage insurance verification and intake, while the district collects information at referral.
The board did not record a separate vote on these agreements during the Aug. 4 meeting; staff treated the presentation as the annual review and for formal approval as part of the consent agenda.