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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Placer County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
Placer County Grand Jury 2024-2025 Final Report Additionally, studies have shown children who do not meet full
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Findings 7 findings
F1
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Placer County Office of Education has not clearly communicated the plans for community schools effectively. Community outreach strategies, including parent involvement and engagement efforts in local schools, are not widely publicized or standardized across all districts.
F2
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Information provided by the Placer County Office of Education has not objectives and implementation strategies.
F3
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Community Schools is an educational strategy encouraged by, but not mandated, by the California Department of Education. Adoption is up to each school district and their board of education.
F4
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California Department of Education is encouraging, but not mandating, the implementation of wellness centers and school-based mental health services using Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative grants funded by the Department of Health and Child Service and the Multi-payer Fee Schedule.
F5
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The California Community Schools Partnership Program grant corresponded with the demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of Western Placer Unified School District students and families in specific schools within the district.
F6
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Some mental health disorders can be diagnosed by certain school based personal such as credentialed school counselors or wellness staff with appropriate training or licensure even if they are not licensed to provide mental health services.
F7
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Students can access school-based behavioral health services through Medi- Cal or the Multi-payer Fee Schedule without real time parental notification. Parents are informed later through an insurance statement, which may exclude specific service details due to FERPA/HIPPA regulations for students 12 years and older. 149 -2025 Final Report
Recommendations 3
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R1Page 158Placer County Office of Education should develop and implement transparent and broader communication about their involvement in the Community Schools program and associated initiatives (Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Multi-payer Fee Schedule) which reaches not just the educational community, but the wider community they serve
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R2Page 158Placer County Office of Education should put all Memorandums of Understanding for community schools on their website, so the community understands what Placer County Office of Education is agreeing to by taking the grant funding.
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R3Page 158Placer County Office of Education should develop a dedicated, comprehensive Community School page on their website with a section linking to Regional Transformational Assistance Center, Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative and any other organizations which has access to