Behavioral Health Grants give students b.e.s.t. help
Marshfield Clinic Health System and Security Health Plan are now accepting applications from eligible school districts, to implement b.e.s.t. Universal Screening in the 2023-2024 school year. b.e.s.t. (Behavioral Emotional Social Traits) is an online screening tool, designed to help education professionals build the emotional health of students and help identify students who may need additional positive behavioral support. Developed by School Psychologist Eric P. Hartwig, Ph.D., the tool provides educators recommended actions to take with students, based on their behaviors.
It’s a powerful tool for educators, because all students in a class are screened and teachers are given simple interventions to use, in real time, in the classroom. As a result, all students have the opportunity to receive positive support to help them learn new skills to manage their own behavioral health.
“This differs from typical interventions that are only implemented when there are problem behaviors in the classroom,” said Jay Shrader, Marshfield Clinic.
Schools awarded a grant receive technical support, biannual screenings for students, and training consultation and support, for teachers and staff. School districts eligible to receive the grant are located in Chippewa, Rusk and Taylor counties, to name a few.
For more information or to apply, visit securityhealth.org.
For more than 20 years, Missy Ouellette has been a dedicated fixture in the Cornell City Office, answering the phone and greeting customers as they walked in. But, as with all things, that time has come to an end, as Ouellette began her retirement, which was celebrated March 30, with an open house for current and former employees to drop in with well wishes. Making it a bittersweet moment, Ouellette and her husband immediately moved out of the area, but that doesn’t mean Ouellette won’t take a piece of Cornell with her. “I feel really happy to have worked with and known so many neat people in the community,” she said.
