File #: 19-546    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 4/11/2019 In control: DHHS: Behavioral Health
On agenda: 5/7/2019 Final action: 5/7/2019
Title: 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
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Memorandum of Understanding with the Humboldt County Office of Education Regarding the Continued Development of a MTSS Coalition within Humbold.pdf, 3. Executed Memorandum of Understanding with the Humboldt County Office of Education Regarding the Continued Development of a MTSS Coalition within Humboldt
Previous Action/Referral: 22-1285, 23-743, 24-862
To: Board of Supervisors

From: DHHS: Mental Health

Agenda Section: Consent

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:
1. 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 the Humboldt County school system in an amount not to exceed $94,100; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return two 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 prog...

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