Support Incorporated asks Anson County Board to explore partnership for High Fidelity Wraparound

Support Incorporated representatives used the public-comment period of the Anson County Board of Education meeting to describe High Fidelity Wraparound and request guidance on working with the school system.

Ronnie Lassiter, representing Support Incorporated, described the program as "a mental health community based process meant to strengthen families" that typically serves Medicaid recipients and works with youth for "9 to 12 months, ages 5 to 20." He said the model coordinates services from clinical partners and community team members to keep families engaged with supports.

Christian Sellers, a family support partner who said he brings lived experience as a parent, told the board HiFi helps parents navigate schools and connect with services. "It's not a clinical based thing," Sellers said, describing the role as one-on-one support that helps families show up and communicate with school staff.

Denisha Lismby, wraparound facilitator for Support Incorporated and a self-identified Anson County Schools graduate, urged the board to move beyond the "low performing" label and emphasized that HiFi can help shift outcomes by bringing families and agencies together. "When families are supported, children perform better academically, emotionally, and socially," Lismby said.

Dr. Shekinah Oates, listed by the speaker as a director at Support Incorporated, summarized the agency's scope: she said Support Inc. has operated for more than 20 years and "currently serve[s] over 3,000 families" across multiple counties and would prefer to partner with the district rather than supplant existing school services.

Board leadership invited Support Incorporated to meet with the superintendent to explain specific needs and protocols for working in schools and to identify next steps. The board asked for additional written information and signaled that any access or volunteer arrangements would need to follow district protocols and be reviewed by the superintendent and, if necessary, legal counsel.

The board did not take any formal vote on a partnership at the meeting; the request was left as a follow-up item pending more information and a meeting with district leadership.