District expands school mental‑health partnerships; UNO, Arbor, ESU3 and One World cited as providers

District staff summarized school mental‑health services and community partnerships, emphasizing an expanded network to increase access, crisis response and embedded supports.

Highlights included a collaboration with UNO to place graduate clinicians who coach teachers and support Tier‑2 interventions, Arbor Family referrals and crisis assessments (Arbor had 57 referrals May–Dec and 36 Jan–May 2026 in the district report), ESU3 therapists embedded at select buildings who can bill insurance and continue summer services (121 referrals this year, 116 unique, nine urgent), and One World’s mobile clinic that completed 599 visits including medication checks (31 students this year for psych med checks tied to attendance/mental‑health barriers).

Administrators described how the organizations coordinate: Arbor can conduct rapid threat and risk assessments in crisis situations; ESU3 provides short‑term embedded services and progress monitoring across tiers of MTSS; and One World addresses access barriers such as medication refills that otherwise disrupt school participation.

Board members asked about capacity and sustainability; staff noted ESU3’s federal grant includes billing infrastructure and sustainability planning so services can continue beyond the grant period. "They have another five years," staff said of the ESU3 grant and explained the district is working to pair grant funding with insurance billing and foundation support to maintain capacity.

The board praised the networked approach and asked staff to return with utilization trends and outcome measures to assess program impact and gaps by building.