To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
SUBJECT:
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Memorandum of Understanding with the Humboldt County Office of Education Regarding the Continued Development of a Multi-Tiered System of Support Coalition within Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached Memorandum of Understanding with the Humboldt County Office of Education regarding the continued development of a Multi-Tiered System of Support Coalition that will implement the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports curriculum throughout Humboldt County school system in an amount not to exceed $86,900; and direct the Clerk of the Board to route two (2) fully executed original copies of the attached Memorandum of Understanding to the Department of Health and Human Services-Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund
DISCUSSION:
The Humboldt County Office of Education ("HCOE") is working to improve school climates in order to meet the social, emotional and educational needs of students and families in the Humboldt County school system.
The Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports ("PBIS") curriculum is a framework used to assist school personnel in adopting and organizing evidence-based behavioral interventions into an integrated continuum that enhances academic and social behavior outcomes for all students.
The Multi-Tiered System of Support ("MTSS") is an organizational method used to implement the PBIS curriculum which is designed to provide a continuum of care for all students and the implementation of prevention as an intervention through family involvement and culturally competent interventions, sensitive to all student groups and families. The services provided through the continued development of the MTSS Coalition will reinforce HCOE's mission of establishing and maintaining programs that contribute to the educati...
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