One Florida
school district will take action on a proposal to approve the $2 million Mental
Health Allocation Plan for the 2019-2020 school year.
Public records
reviewed by County Examiner reveal the
Lee County School District 2019-2020 Mental Health Allocation Plan is a requirement
of a comprehensive Florida statute addressing school safety.
Documents
reveal the addition of (4) school psychologists for the 2018-2019 school year,
one of which was assigned full-time to the Districts’ Success Academy. The
Success Academy is one of forty-five Title 1 schools in the District.
The six
licensed mental health professionals represent an expansion of school mental
health personnel from the 2018-2019 school year.
Upon Trustee approval,
the plan will be transmitted to the Commissioner of Education by an August 1
deadline.
