Communities In Schools Of San Antonio

PROJECT EAST CENTRAL AWARE: CREATING A WHOLE-COMMUNITY CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. - COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF SAN ANTONIO (CIS-SA) WILL PARTNER WITH EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (ECISD) TO DELIVER A CONTINUUM OF COMPREHENSIVE, CAMPUS-BASED, TIERED SUPPORTS, INCLUDING UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, INTENSIVE CASE-MANAGEMENT, ON-SITE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. BUILDING ON A 4-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT, CIS-SA IN COLLABORATION WITH TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER-REGION 20, AND TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION, WILL SHAPE AND DELIVER A DISTRICT-WIDE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT BUILDS ON ECISD'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM, EC CARES, AS WELL AS CIS-SA'S INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS MODEL OF CASE MANAGEMENT, WRAPAROUND SERVICES, AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. ECISD IS A SOON-TO-BE SUBURBAN COMMUNITY, DUE TO RAPID POPULATION GROWTH. MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE MALE, HISPANIC/LATINX, ECONOMICALLY-DISADVANTAGED, AT-RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL, AND ONLY 24.5% OF GRADUATES ARE CONSIDERED COLLEGE-READY. SINCE SPRING 2020, BOTH ADULT AND CHILDREN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS AT THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, OUR COUNTY-WIDE, MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, HAVE BEEN OPERATING AT 120% OF CAPACITY AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A 172% INCREASE IN INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING CRISIS SERVICES. IN RESPONSE, OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS, PROJECT EAST CENTRAL AWARE WILL REACH APPROXIMATELY 10,000 STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, 1,200 SCHOOL PERSONNEL, INCLUDING OVER 600 TEACHERS, ANNUALLY. AFTER A CAMPUS NEEDS ASSESSMENT, 12 SITE COORDINATORS (SC), AIDED BY A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, WILL DELIVER UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH CAMPUS. 12 CAMPUSES WILL RECEIVE CAPACITY-BUILDING SERVICES THAT INCREASE THE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL, ENABLING THEM TO RECOGNIZE AND ADDRESS THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THEIR STUDENTS. CIS-SA SCS WILL PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO AT LEAST 840 REFERRED STUDENTS, PER YEAR, AND IMPROVE AT LEAST 80% OF THESE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, ATTENDANCE, AND BEHAVIOR. LASTLY, 6 ON-SITE LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS (LMHC) WILL DELIVER MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING ACROSS 12 CAMPUSES, ENSURING THAT AT LEAST 80% OF STUDENTS SERVED WILL ACHIEVE THEIR CARE GOALS. BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2023-2028, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS: 1. CIS-SA WILL PROMOTE A SUPPORTIVE SCHOOL CLIMATE AND FOSTER POSITIVE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND BEHAVIORAL SKILLS OF 60% OF ECISD STUDENTS BY INTEGRATING A COMMUNITY EDUCATOR AND 12 SITE COORDINATORS AT 12 SCHOOLS TO ASSESS CAMPUSES AND COMMUNITY TIER 1-3 NEEDS, COORDINATE RESPONSIVE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-WIDE SERVICES, AND PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT STAFF. 2.CIS-SA WILL IMPROVE ECISD STUDENT'S MENTAL HEALTH BY INTEGRATING 6 FULL-TIME LMHC ACROSS 12 CAMPUSES, WHO WILL ASSESS 100% OF REFERRED STUDENTS' NEEDS AND PROVIDE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TO ELIGIBLE YOUTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DISTRICT STAFF. 3. CIS-SA STAFF, IN COORDINATION WITH THE CIS-SA COMMUNITY EDUCATOR, WILL IMPROVE 60% OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL'S ABILITY TO SUPPORT, IDENTIFY, AND REFER ECISD STUDENTS FOR AVAILABLE SERVICES BY PROVIDING CAPACITY-BUILDING TRAINING AT EACH CAMPUS.

UPWARD BOUND

UPWARD BOUND PROGRAM

TRIO - TALENT SEARCH - TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

WRAP AROUND SERVICES AND WHOLE CHILD SUPPORTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS.