Funding Coordinated School Health Mississippi Department of Education Lea Ann McElroy, Director Bureau of Coordinated School Health

Where are you?

Does your funding look like this?

…or is it focused like this? Physical Education Health Education Health Services Nutrition Services Counseling, Psychological Services Healthy School Environment Health Promotion for Staff Family and Community Involvement

Where do you want/need to be?

What are your district’s resources? How are you currently using those resources? What are your district’s needs/goals? What will it take to meet those needs/goals?

Remember… TEAMWORK IS CRITICAL for TEAM SUCCESS

TEAMmates are Critically Important to Success There is no “I” in TEAM Educate/get buy-in Move from “mine” to “ours” Promote ownership in the whole

What tools do you need to get there?

Resource list Funding & expenditure guidelines Additional funding sources Successes

Tool #1: Resource List Source of FundsUse of Funds Dollar AmountRestricted? Federal - Title ISalary %$100,000No Federal - SBACSalary %$10,000No Equipment - school clinic$5,000No District fundsSalary %$30,000No Federal - USDA grantpurchase fruit & vegetables$2,000Yes

Tool #2: Funding & Expenditure Guidelines

Tool #3: Additional Funding Sources MAEP through increased attendance Maximize Federal dollars School-based Medicaid programs MOUs, interagency agreements, interns Leverage grant funds

**Reduced absenteeism means… ( figures) Statewide Enrollment: 493,302 ADA Statewide: 470,879 Statewide Attendance: 95% $4,574 per student based on fully funded MAEP Statewide schools leaving $102,562,802 on table (not taking into consideration local contribution)

**Reduced absenteeism means… School District: 3,000 Students Each 1% attendance improvement = $137,220

Medicaid School-Based Programs Mississippi Cool Kids (EPSDT) School-Based Administrative Claiming (SBAC) Health-Related Services

What is Mississippi Cool Kids (EPSDT)? A FREE health care program for Mississippi’s children ages birth through 21 who are eligible for Medicaid A way for children to get medical exams, checkups, follow-up treatment, and special care they need – all while they are in school - to make sure they enjoy the benefits of good health A “fee-for-service” program

What is School-Based Administrative Claiming (SBAC)? A federally funded program administered by the Division of Medicaid in coordination with MDE A program that allows school districts to be reimbursed for some of their costs associated with school-based health and outreach activities which are not claimable under the Medicaid School Health-Related Services program or other Medicaid “fee-for-service” programs

What is the School Health-Related Services Program? Designed to identify children who have a learning problem because of a medical problem which requires special services Services include: Speech/language therapy and evaluations Occupational therapy and evaluations Physical therapy and evaluations Psychological evaluations Psychotherapy services

MOUs and More… Mental Health Public Health University Law Enforcement Wellness/Fitness

Tool #4: Successes Has a peer been successful with funding in another district? Ask questions! Do not reinvent the wheel! Network!

“No educational tool is more essential than good health.” -Council of Chief State School Officers

Coordinated School Health Make it a reality in your school!!

Contact Information MS Dept. of Education Lea Ann McElroy, Director Bureau of Coordinated School Health