The Edmonds School District Board of Directors will obtain an replace and additional discuss school-based health centers throughout its Tuesday, June 28 common enterprise assembly.
The board has talked in regards to the thought a number of occasions over the previous yr. Staff have been gathering enter and extra data for probably making a school-based health middle for a few of the district’s most at-risk college students.
School-based health centers are situated in or adjoining to a college and provide built-in medical, behavioral health and different health care companies reminiscent of dental care. Services offered are sometimes outlined by neighborhood want and first care is offered by a doctor assistant or nurse practitioner, licensed psychological health suppliers and a clinic coordinator.
In April, the board was advised that the on-campus health middle could be sponsored by the Verdant Health Commission and Community Health Centers (CHC) of Snohomish County, which might employees and handle it. Plans name for the health middle to be situated at Meadowdale High School and embrace two phases of implementation. If permitted, the school-based health middle could be the primary of its sort situated in Snohomish County.
Tuesday night time’s assembly additionally includes a single studying and subsequent vote to doubtlessly approve an interagency settlement between the Edmonds School District and Community Health Centers of Snohomish County for school-based health centers. The venture might be grant funded.
Other gadgets on the agenda embrace an replace relating to the district’s Native Education program. The board could have a second studying of a brand new coverage for resolving employees complaints after which vote on whether or not to approve it.
The school board meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and it may also be seen via livestream. There can be a chance for public remark and the whole agenda can be viewed here.
