County school system adds mental health coordinator position
Cullman TimesSep 11, 2020
The system received a
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The state did not fund the position in every school system, but the ALSDE allowed systems to apply for the grant, and the
Because the Mental Health Services Coordinator is a pilot program, the state is still working on the exact responsibilities for the position, but the role will be more clearly defined as the year goes on, he said.
"The state is actually still building this position," he said. "They don't know what all its going to coordinate."
Pinion already works closely with the system's counselors and social workers as part of her current job, so the board felt that it would be best for her to take on the new role as the system's Mental Health Services Coordinator and take on additional duties as the state puts them under the new position's purview.
"We felt it would be a natural fit for her to add that title, and as they add things over this next year, she's going to pick those up," he said.
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