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District considers three-year, grant-supplemented Cartwheel contract to expand virtual student mental-health access
Summary
Administrators described a three-year opportunity with Cartwheel — presented via the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance — that would expand virtual telehealth mental-health services; the three-year cost was described as roughly $19,000 after grant support, and board members asked about insurance billing, summer availability and overlap with existing on-site clinic services.
Staff told the board that Cartwheel, working through a rural-schools partnership and with grant support, offered a three-year telehealth mental-health contract intended to expand access to students who currently lack local in-person options. “I think the total cost over 3 years, if you're looking at it, is about 19,000,” the staff member said, and explained the grant would offset a portion of the cost in year one while the district would cover later-year costs if it continued the service beyond the grant period.
Board members asked whether services would be available year-round, whether Cartwheel would offer substance-use or vaping support in addition to mental-health counseling, and how referrals would be coordinated with the existing on-site clinic used primarily at the elementary level. Staff said some families could use the virtual service during the school day (private sessions at school or at home) and that the district would review operational details, summer availability and reimbursement logistics before bringing a contract forward for approval.
