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AODA coordinator reports caseload growth and outlines prevention plans including SBIRT expansion
Summary
Kristen Roberts, the district AODA coordinator, told the board her caseload contacts rose from 18 to 35 since November, with 15 currently active students; she described interventions including SBIRT, Prime for Life and online VAPE curricula and plans to expand SBIRT and peer mentorship programs.
Kristen Roberts, the district’s AODA coordinator, updated the board on prevention and intervention work related to student substance use. Roberts said her caseload contacts increased from 18 in November to 35 in March; 15 students remain active in ongoing interventions while 18 students have closed out of services.
Roberts outlined the interventions she is using, including Prime for Life, SBIRT (screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment), Connecting to Community Resources, and two online vape‑education curricula. "SBIRT is an acronym. It stands for screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment," Roberts told the board, and she described brief intervention sessions as roughly four to six short meetings focused on student‑driven goals.
Roberts said she is working with community partner Elevate and exploring a peers‑for‑peers mentoring model for high school students. She reported strong parental cooperation for consent‑driven services and noted that, among the students who received services, only one had a policy violation afterward.
Roberts outlined next steps including expanding SBIRT implementation at the high school, forming an SBIRT team, continuing prevention at the middle school, and hosting a community event (Screenagers) on May 1.
The board had no further questions and thanked Roberts for the update.
