District Insight

Over the last few years, our district has been engaging with the community on the issues impacting our district. With all we have learned, we are quickly approaching a pivot point in the history of our district. Our CAT Team, the Community Action Team, has submitted recommendations to the board of education that deal with how to achieve our portrait of a graduate. We believe that as these recommendations are being considered, we should continue to educate you on our school facilities and how school finance at West Clermont works. It's critical that you are armed with this information as we approach this critical junction for our school district. 

That's why, over the next few weeks, we will be rolling out our "Focus on Finance" series, where our Treasurer, Dan Romano, will walk you through all aspects of our district's finances. This week we released the first two videos in the series and encourage you to watch. In our kickoff video Treasurer, Mr. Dan Romano, provides a broad overview of how West Clermont is funded. The second video continues the conversation into funding, specifically on the share that local residents and businesses contribute.

[Video 1]

[Video 2]

Additional detailed information about the topics discussed will be available on our website at https://www.westcler.org/our-team/treasurer/school-finances. 

In addition to the finance series, we are also re-releasing our Facilities video series, where we explore each of our school buildings. 

Let's start with Amelia Elementary which was constructed in 2010: [Video]

Want to learn more? Join us at one of our upcoming building tours (westcler.org/tours) or browse the artifacts from our recent 'Focus on Facilities' Town Hall (westcler.org/townhalls). You can also see the videos from all of the other West Clermont school buildings at westcler.org/facilities.

West Clermont Behavioral / Mental-Health Partnerships

As the new year begins, we wanted give you more information about a groundbreaking development in West Clermont’s commitment in addressing the growing mental-health crisis.

The district is renewing and expanding partnerships with mental health agencies to ensure that any student with need has access to comprehensive services starting as early as preschool and continuing through 12th grade without any additional cost to the district. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, these new partners will provide the following services to any student in need, with parent / guardian permission.

● As you are aware, Child Focus has been a valued partner of the district in this important work for many years. Child Focus will provide prevention (drug/alcohol/tobacco and suicidal ideation) and crisis services, and will continue to be the district’s community service provider for families not choosing to have the school-based services described

below.

● Necco will serve students preschool through 8th grade. Every elementary school will be staffed with at least one full-time, licensed therapist and two case managers. West Clermont Middle School will have 2 therapists and four case managers.

● Best Point will serve students at West Clermont High School, including two therapists and a care coordinator.

● Therapists will provide assessment, individual and group counseling, and crisis intervention. They additionally will assist in completing assessments / referrals for students needing medication management and/or wraparound services.

● Case managers and care coordinators will provide skills building in the classroom, parent / guardian skills building, coordination of treatment in collaboration with therapists.

Referral Links are below:

·                Amelia Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Clough Pike Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Holly Hill Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Merwin Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Summerside Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Willowville Elementary - Necco Referral

·                Withamsville-Tobasco Elementary - Necco Referral

·                West Clermont Middle School - Necco Referral

·                West Clermont High School - Best Point Referral

Students previously served by Child Focus at school will be offered the option of continuing with the agency as a community-based provider, or enrolling with Necco or Best Point. Follow-up will be occurring to successfully transition those students to the new providers. Questions can be directed to Eric J. Dool, Director of Student Services (dool_e@my.westcler.org).