Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Office of Organizational Effectiveness
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Authorization To Negotiate, Execute, And Amend A Memorandum Of Understanding With The Harris Center For Mental Health And Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities
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The Houston Independent School District (HISD) administration asks the HISD School Board for authorization to negotiate, execute, and amend a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with The Harris Center for Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) to perform screenings and assessments, psychosocial services as needed, and follow-up services to HISD students with a high risk of experiencing a crisis or developing a mental health condition, and thus to reduce the number of children at risk of placement in foster care, reduce involvement in the juvenile justice system, and reduce admissions to state hospitals, inpatient mental health facilities, and residential behavioral health facilities.
HISD and The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD will coordinate services to meet the following objectives:
• Reduce duplication of services,
• Maximize available resources, and
• Jointly monitor the service delivery continuum.
Specific roles and responsibilities of HISD and The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD will be documented in the final MOU, along with the agreement's effective, renewal, and termination dates.
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THIS ITEM DOES NOT ESTABLISH, MODIFY, OR DELETE BOARD POLICY.
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RECOMMENDED: That the School Board authorizes the superintendent or designee to negotiate, execute, and amend an MOU with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, effective May 9, 2025.