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2 <br /> 1 Carrie Doyle, Chair of the Orange County Board of Education, greeted everyone and <br /> 2 introduced staff from the school system and members of the Orange County Board of <br /> 3 Education. <br /> 4 The Board discussed the various School related issues that are of interest to the Board <br /> 5 of County Commissioners, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) Board of Education and <br /> 6 Orange County Schools (OCS) Board of Education. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 BACKGROUND: The County/Schools Collaboration Work Group established the agenda items <br /> 9 for this Joint meeting. Both School systems provided attachments for the first agenda item. <br /> 10 The appropriate page numbers and/or attachment numbers are referenced in that agenda item. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 1. District Proposals for Behavioral Health and Achievement Gap Initiatives <br /> 13 a. Orange County Schools — <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Sherita Cobb, Director of Student Support Services, made the following presentation on <br /> 16 Mental Health Supports Updates: <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Slide #1 <br /> • Restorative Practices • Multi-Tiered Systern of Support(MTSS)for SEL Needs <br /> • Trauma Informed training • Say Something Anonymous Report App Tralning <br /> • Community Partnerships (Student,Staff and Famllies) <br /> • Gender Support Plan <br /> • Circles • Equity Policy <br /> • Backpack buddies • Gender Support Guidelines <br /> • Panorama • Preferred Name Process <br /> • PRis ■ Within our Exceptional Children's Classrooms(EC SED <br /> • SEL Framework and AU settings),we utilize Zones of Regulation,Think <br /> • School Counselors Social and SuperFlex to assist with SEL. <br /> • Character Education • Student Health Advisory Council(SHAG) <br /> • MTSS • ECATS MTSS Early Warning Signs <br /> • SEL in MTSS • School based mental health(SEIMH)Collaboration with <br /> • School social Workers Renaissance Wellness to provide therapy in all Orange <br /> • Student Equity Teams County schools <br /> • • Culturally Relevant Leadership Training with IDRA. <br /> Adult SEL Support • Suicide Assessment Training <br /> • Adult Restorative Practices Training • Threat Assessment Training <br /> • Equity Committees • Orange County Staff trained on Human Trafficking and <br /> Child Abuse Prevention <br /> • GateKeeper Training <br /> + <br /> 19 AVID programs,16 program. <br /> 20 Sherita Cobb said the district was looking into culturally relevant mental health training for <br /> 21 staff and students. She said they were also looking into gatekeeper training with all staff, <br /> 22 including bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and custodians. She said all staff interact with students <br /> 23 and make a difference in the lives of children. She said school counselors are supporting <br /> 24 character education and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) work for students and staff, as well as <br /> 25 adult SEL work. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 <br />