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Lucas Local board approves Wellness Team MOU with county mental‑health partners
Summary
The Lucas Local Board of Education unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Board and Family Life Counseling to provide a Wellness Team of licensed mental‑health professionals to students and staff for the 2025–26 school year.
The Lucas Local Board of Education on July 15 approved a memorandum of understanding to bring a Wellness Team of licensed mental‑health professionals into district schools for the 2025–26 school year.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the MOU, which partners Lucas Local School District with the Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Board and Family Life Counseling to provide counseling and coaching services. Mr. Rick Foss, a board member, moved the approval and Mrs. Amy Cuthbertson seconded the motion.
The agreement is effective July 1, 2025 and terminates June 30, 2026. According to the motion language recorded in the meeting, the MOU is intended to provide “a Wellness Team and licensed and qualified Mental Health professionals for the provision of Counseling and Coaching services to students and staff.” The motion passed on a recorded unanimous vote.
Board members did not record additional public discussion about staffing levels, specific service hours or funding sources during the meeting transcript. Treasurer Eric W. Pickering provided a general update earlier in the meeting, but the transcript does not include details tying district funding commitments to the MOU.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: the MOU is in effect for the 2025–26 year; any operational details, such as schedule, referrals and reporting requirements, were not specified in the recorded segments.
