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Board shifts mental-health coordinator to community service fund to preserve position
Summary
Board discussion confirmed the district will move the mental-health coordinator position from Fund 10 to the community service fund to sustain services for students and residents; estimated annual cost for the role is about $105,000 including fringe benefits.
Board members debated funding and supervision for a community mental-health coordinator and agreed the position will be supported from the community service fund going forward.
A board member explained the change is a reclassification rather than a new hire: the position was previously funded from Fund 10 (operating) and ESSER support during the pandemic and is now intended to be supported through the community service fund so the service can continue. One board member noted the community-service fund increase appears to be about $109,000; another estimated the coordinator position cost at roughly $105,000 with salary and fringe. The district administrator confirmed supervisory responsibility: "She reports to me as the district administrator," the administrator said when asked who would supervise the role.
Board members emphasized the coordinator provides both student-facing supports (confidential academic and behavioral assessment) and community outreach (evening sessions for parents). The move was discussed in the context of budget trade-offs and will take effect if funded through the adopted levy and fund allocations.
