Emotional, Mental, Behavioral Health Impacts Academic Achievement

• Even moderate substance use and/or violence/delinquency is associated with test scores a full level below other students.
• Students with depression, trauma/violence exposure, serious emotional disturbance are more likely to be absent, have poorer grades, be retained, and not complete secondary education as compared to other students.
• School-based social and emotional learning programs have effects equivalent to a 10 percentage point gain in academic test performance and improvements in school attendance.

• Sixty one overall actions throughout the district
• Initiative actions range from development of an intervention menu to training for all staff
• Early universal screeners for students to identify and support needs
• Multi-year implementation
• Ongoing data review and adjustments

*More details will be added as the plan is finalized.