Building Community Schools is about changing the way we work - shared vision, collaboration, strategic use of data, continuous learning, leveraging resources and building infrastructure that supports coordination and integration.
Resources include: definitions and frameworks; tools for assessing need, mapping assets and measuring impact; research and documented results; information on staffing, developing partner collaboratives, systems building, continuous improvement, and how to fund Community Schools.
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Introduction to COST: Building Communities of Care
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Loading...A presentation made by Alameda County’s Center for Healthy Schools and Communities. Provides an overview of Coordination of Services Teams (COST) — a team approach for coordinating learning supports and resources for students.
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Categories: Infrastructure and Building Partnerships
Resource Tags: Coordination, coordination of services, learning supports, multi-disciplinary team, team
School-based Mental Health Services: What California’s School District Leaders Should Know about Mental Health Funding and 2011 Realignment
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...Through the 2011 Realignment, California permanently shifted responsibility for administration and financing of most services for vulnerable children and youth to counties — including mental health services provided via EPSDT (Early and Periodic, Diagnosis, Screening and Treatment — Medi-Cal for enrollees under 21 years of age). EPSDT Realignment provides increased funding, as well as significantly […]
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Categories: Financing, Infrastructure and Building Partnerships, Mental Health Services, Nuts + Bolts
Resource Tags: 2011 Realignment, comprehensive systems, EPSDT, Funding, Mental Health, partner, universal services
