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Board approves Kickapoo Tribe behavioral‑health MOU to provide school‑based services
Summary
Wellston approved a memorandum of agreement with the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Behavioral Health Program to provide therapy and evaluations to qualifying children in the district for a 12‑month term beginning May 15, 2025.
The Wellston Board of Education approved a Memorandum of Agreement with the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Behavioral Health Program to deliver behavioral‑health evaluations and therapy services to qualifying students.
The MOA—dated to begin May 15, 2025, for a 12‑month term—commits the Kickapoo Behavioral Health Program to provide qualified personnel to perform evaluations and therapy for eligible children ages four through 20, and requires the district to provide private space and designated personnel to coordinate referrals and paperwork. The MOA specifies that KBH will provide services regardless of a student’s Special Education status and includes cost‑sharing language assigning facility and referral‑coordination responsibilities to the local education agency and personnel costs and clinical materials to KBH.
The agreement also requires parental consent before services begin, maintains confidentiality standards under state and federal law, and sets out a dispute‑resolution process. The MOA language notes that services for eligible Native American students will be coordinated with documentation of tribal status (CDIB card) and that KBH will participate in joint training with LEA staff as needed.
The board approved the MOA as part of the mass contracts motion (agenda item 5.3); attachments in the meeting packet include the full five‑page MOA with term dates and operational details.
