Commissioners OK'd more than $6.7 million in federal pandemic-recovery funds at four districts.
Bexar County Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores said she’s spearheaded an effort to improve mental health services in schools to help break a “school-to-prison” pipeline.Bexar County commissioners approved more than $6.7 million in federal pandemic-recovery funds for mental health services at four school districts and urged administrators and county staff to measure and compare results.
The allocations of American Rescue Plan Act funds Tuesday for the school-based programs are just over $1 million for the Edgewood Independent School District, $4.5 million for the Northside Independent School District, $476,000 in the Somerset Independent School District and $690,000 for the Southside Independent School District.
Commissioner Tommy Calvert said “it almost blows my mind” to see how school districts have embraced on-campus counseling — a practice they shunned when he took office in 2015. But he said the districts need to be thoughtful in the implementation of their respective programs. Agreements for the funding expire at the end of 2026.Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai encouraged school district administrators and county staff to work together, confer and “capture the best practices.
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