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Status of School Bond Projects and Update on the Lincoln Center Groundbreaking <br /> Project schedules for the Lincoln Center and Chapel Hill High School projects are included in the <br /> packet. Bids are scheduled to be opened on September 28 and a public ground breaking <br /> ceremony will be scheduled once contracts and schedules are finalized. See page 22 <br /> Review of the Use and Purpose of School Resource Officers <br /> During the budget process a question was raised by a commissioner on whether the separate <br /> School Resource Officer (SRO) and Nurse funding be included in the ADM funding to allow <br /> districts more flexibility to pay for other identified needs instead of using the money for SROs. <br /> Ultimately the commissioners approved keeping the funding structure the same, but <br /> committed to an additional discussion at the joint boards meeting. <br /> District administration is in strong support of our SRO program and supports the current <br /> funding structure. We have discussed our program at Board meetings in May and September <br /> 2017, shared a variety of resources including our professional development efforts, school <br /> incident data, and information about our first SRO program summit. Board packets from <br /> both meetings are included with this memorandum. See pages 23-106 <br /> Mental Health Collaboration between the Schools and the County <br /> The district has been engaged in a review of our mental health services. Our focus has been to <br /> develop and implement strategies to promote awareness, ensure we are identifying students <br /> early, being clear about what individual supports are needed, and to removing barriers for <br /> mental health services and treatments. The district recently developed a request for proposals <br /> (RFP) for co-located mental health services to provide onsite support to our students. Service <br /> providers have been selected and the district is moving forward with agreements. The RFP and <br /> draft agreement are included, along with an overview of co-located mental health services. <br /> See pages 107-136 <br /> Staff will be present at the Joint Boards meeting on September 28, 2017 to answer questions as <br /> needed. <br /> 2 <br />