San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District tackled topics at a long regularly scheduled meeting Monday. The board of trustees received a mental health program update, heard how the new scoring matrix for STARR testing would likely impact scores and heard about a proposed redistricting plan that would result in seven single-member districts.
Adriana Guerrero, director of social/emotional learning and guidance, gave a presentation on the project, Advancing Awareness and Resiliency in Education, and then provided an overview of SMCISD’s mental health services. She said project AWARE currently has representatives at Bonham PreKindergarten, at San Marcos High School and at Rodriguez Elementary who “identify any barriers [to positive mental health] that are schoolbased for our students and our families, and that’s how they develop a plan to support our students.” She said the representatives are tracking behavioral, academic and attendance data.
Guerrero noted that there is also a new program called Gear Up, which involves virtual behavioral health for children and teens.
