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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC25-283 Eagle County School District AGREEMENT BETWEEN
EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
AND
EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
THIS GRANT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is effective as of January 1, 2025 by and between
Eagle County School District (hereinafter “Grant Recipient”) and Eagle County, Colorado, a body
corporate and politic (hereinafter “County”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the County, through its Department of Public Health and Environment (“ECPHE”)
works to promote the health, safety and welfare of County residents of all ages; and
WHEREAS, the County uses outside providers and professionals to enhance the ability of
County to promote such health, safety and welfare; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement is entered in reference to Eagle County Ballot Measure 1A,
approved by voters on November 2, 2017, which provides for a sales and excise tax on
recreational marijuana to establish earmarked funding to further the valid public purpose of
addressing mental health needs in Eagle County (“Marijuana Tax Revenue”); and
WHEREAS, ultimate approval for use of Marijuana Tax Revenue lies with the Eagle County
Board of County Commissioners (“Board”); and
WHEREAS, Eagle County Resolution No. 2018-007 established a Mental Health Advisory
Committee (“MHAC”) within ECPHE to provide recommendations to the Eagle County Board
of County Commissioners regarding the use of Marijuana Tax Revenue; and
WHEREAS, the MHAC has identified a community need for funding of services dedicated to
the ‘health promotion’ and ‘recovery or aftercare’ phases of care, and on the recommendation of
the MHAC, the Board has allocated Marijuana Tax Revenue funds to address this community
need by supporting programs and services offered by local organizations providing culturally
responsive care to the public; and
WHEREAS, Eagle County School District has agreed to provide services which increase youth
access to school-based mental health programming throughout the Eagle County School District
to provide accessible mental health services to students. This program focuses on prevention and
early intervention to reduce crises and improve student well-being, ultimately fostering a
healthier school environment; and
WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge and agree that the programs and services funded by
Marijuana Tax Revenue promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of Eagle County and
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are intended to serve a valid public purpose and provide services that could otherwise be performed
by County directly; and
WHEREAS, Grant Recipient has elected to perform services that help create and sustain a
healthy, environmentally and economically vital and socially diverse community in Eagle
County on its own and County has, therefore, elected to compensate Grant Recipient to perform
the Services for the public to fulfill an important public purpose; and
WHEREAS, compensation paid by County to Grant Recipient enables Grant Recipient to
perform the services for the public and County shall have no responsibility for the performance
of the services; and
WHEREAS, Grant Recipient is authorized to do business in the State of Colorado and has the
time, skill, expertise, and experience necessary to provide the Services as defined below in
paragraph 1 hereof; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement shall govern the relationship between Grant Recipient and County
in connection with the Services.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the following promises,
Eagle County and Grant Recipient enter into this Agreement for payment of the grant award in the
amount of one hundred thousand, eight hundred Dollars ($100,800, the “Grant Award”) to
Grant Recipient.
A. Grant Recipient agrees that funds awarded by County may be used and expended solely
for the provision of school-based mental health programming throughout the Eagle County School
District as specified in the 2025 MHAC Funding Application and Grant Application Budget
Section, attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Grant Application), and incorporated herein by reference.
All funds must be expended by Grant Recipient the one calendar-year grant period, with grant
period closure taking place exactly one year from contract execution. The Grant Award set forth
herein has been allocated for the specified Grant Period and the County makes no representations,
nor should Grant Recipient rely on this award as a representation of, any future awards for other
grant periods.
B. In return for the Grant Award, Grant Recipient agrees to the terms of funding,
deliverables, and deadlines outlined in the Scope of Work attached hereto as Exhibit B, and
incorporated herein by reference. Grant Recipient shall submit periodic reports detailing how the
Grant Award was expended, progress on deliverables as outlined in the Grant Application and in
Exhibit B, and how they tie back to creating and sustaining a healthy environmentally and
economically vital and socially diverse community. The reports will be due at mid-grant, roughly
July 2025, and at grant closure, roughly December 2025. Grant Recipient agrees to use the
Colorado Common Grant (CCG) Report format which can be downloaded and printed from the
following website: http://www.coloradocommongrantforms.org/CGR/default.htm.
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C. Payment of the Grant Award will be made in one installment upon execution of this
Agreement.
D. The Grant Award must be used and expended within the Grant Period. Any portion of the
Grant Award not used or expended during the Grant Period must be returned to County.
E. If, after payment of the Grant Award, Eagle County reasonably determines that payment
was improper because the purposes for which the payment was made were misrepresented, or the
terms of this Agreement were breached, then upon written notice of such determination and request
for reimbursement from Eagle County, Grant Recipient shall forthwith return such payment to
Eagle County.
F. Grant Recipient shall comply at all times and in all respects with all applicable federal,
state and local laws, resolutions and codes; and specifically, with the requirements of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, concerning discrimination on the
basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, political beliefs, national origin or handicap.
G. Grant Recipient shall not assign any of its rights or duties under this Agreement to a third
party without the prior written consent of the County. The County shall terminate this Agreement
in the event of any assignment without its prior written consent, in which case, any unused Grant
Funds must be returned to County.
H. Grant Recipient agrees that no agent, employee or volunteer of Grant Recipient shall be
deemed an agent, employee or volunteer of County.
I. Grant Recipient shall maintain, for a minimum of three (3) years, adequate financial and
programmatic records for reporting to County on performance of its responsibilities hereunder.
Grant Recipient shall be subject to financial audit by federal, state or county auditors or their
designees. Grant Recipient authorizes County to perform audits or to make inspections during
normal business hours, upon 48-hour notice to Grant Recipient for the purpose of evaluating
performance under this Agreement. Grant Recipient shall cooperate fully with authorized Eagle
County representatives in the observation and evaluation of the program and records. Grant
Recipient shall have the right to dispute any claims of misuse of funds and seek an amicable
resolution with County.
J. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado. Jurisdiction and
venue for any suit, right or cause of action arising under, or in connection with this Agreement
shall be exclusive in Eagle County, Colorado.
K. This Agreement supersedes all previous communications, negotiations, and/or agreements
between the respective parties hereto, either verbal, or written, and the same not expressly
contained herein are hereby withdrawn and annulled.
L. This Agreement does not, and shall not be deemed or construed to confer upon or grant to
any third party or parties any right to claim damages or to bring any suit, action or other proceeding
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against either Grant Recipient or County because of any breach hereof or because of any of the
terms, covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein.
M. The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
N. To the extent required to perform the services under this Agreement, Grant Recipient
represents and warrants that it has the expertise and personnel necessary to properly perform the
services for which the Grant Award has been allocated, and its professional personnel are duly
licensed to perform said services.
O. No failure or delay by either party in the exercise of any right hereunder shall constitute a
waiver thereof. No waiver of any breach shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or
succeeding breach.
P. The signatories to this Agreement aver to their knowledge, no employee of the County has
any personal or beneficial interest whatsoever in the matters described in this Agreement. The
Grant Recipient has no beneficial interest, direct or indirect, that would conflict in any manner or
degree with the performance of the Agreement and Grant Recipient shall not employ any person
having such known interests.
Q. Grant Recipient shall be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of its
performance under the Agreement, including all supporting data or other documents prepared or
compiled in performance of the Agreement, and shall correct, at its sole expense, all significant
errors and omissions therein. The fact that the County has accepted or approved the work
performed shall not relieve Grant Recipient of any of its responsibilities. Grant Recipient shall
perform services under this Agreement in a skillful, professional and competent manner and in
accordance with the standard of care, skill and diligence applicable to Grant Recipients
performing similar services. This paragraph shall survive termination of this Agreement.
S. Grant Recipient shall carry workers compensation insurance as required by law and
automobile and commercial general liability insurance as necessary and appropriate during the
term of the Agreement.
T. The Grant Recipient shall indemnify and hold harmless County, and any of its officers,
agents and employees against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities for which County may
become subject to insofar as an such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, directly or
indirectly, this Agreement, or are based upon any performance or nonperformance by Grant
Recipient or any of its sub-recipients hereunder including claims for bodily injury or personal
injury including death, or loss or damage to tangible or intangible property; and Grant Recipient
shall reimburse County for reasonable attorney fees and costs, legal and other expenses incurred
by County in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action. This indemnification shall not apply to claims by third parties against the County to
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the extent that County is liable to such third party for such claims without regard to the
involvement of the Grant Recipient. This paragraph shall survive expiration or termination
hereof.
U. Grant Recipient certifies that it has read the Agreement, understands each and every term
and the requirements set forth herein, and agrees to comply with the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first set
forth above.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO,
By and Through Its COUNTY MANAGER:
By: ________________________
Jeff Shroll, County Manager
GRANTEE NAME
By: ______________________
Name: Melisa Rewold-Thuon
Title:_____________________
Date:_____________________
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Assistant Superintendent
6/27/2025
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EXHIBIT A
Grant Recipient Proposal
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Email *
carrie@yourhopecenter.org
Eligibility and Requirements
Funding Application Eligibility
A proposal/project-specic budget, including additional revenue sources, and sustainability plan
emailed at the time of application submission to chelsea.carnoali@eaglecounty.us
Project applied for will directly impact residents of Eagle County, with the applicant’s service area
focused on the Eagle County and/or Roaring Fork Mid-Valley
Funding will go towards either existing programming/services or support creative efforts of new
projects
Provide culturally responsive services or programs within the mental health promotion/root cause
and/or recovery/aftercare space
Program Recipient Participation Requirements
Sign a standard Eagle County Contract, including a Scope of Work
2025 Mental Health Advisory Committee
Funding Application
The Mental Health Advisory Committee (MHAC) of Eagle County is pleased to announce the opening of
2025 Funding opportunities with the purpose of addressing mental health needs of our communities.
These funds are focused on programs, projects, and/or initiatives contributing to health promotion/root
causes of local mental health challenges, and efforts offering equity in access to culturally responsive
care.
This one-year funding cycle will begin January 2025, with an application period beginning Wednesday,
October 23rd, 2024, and closing Monday, November 18th, 2024. This funding is sourced by local
marijuana tax revenue, meaning each contract will have a one-year scope without promise of continued
funding. The decision-making entity of this funding stream, the Mental Health Advisory Committee, is the
governing entity reviewing applications and selecting proposals for award.
For more details and information on the MHAC, application, timeline, and grant process, please see
the grant information packet. Please reach out to Chelsea Carnoali
at chelsea.carnoali@eaglecounty.us with additional questions.
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Provide a post-grant report (template will be provided) including the successes and experiences of
the funded project, budget reporting, and outcomes of identied project goals detailed in the Scope
of Work
A minimum of one (1) progress presentation to the Mental Health Advisory Committee during the
2025 calendar
Completion of the project, including all components of the Scope of Work, within the contract period
Applicant Information
Carrie Benway
Your Hope Center
carrie@yourhopecenter.org
9703760657
yourhopecenter.org
First & Last Name (person who is filling out application)*
Name of Organization *
Contact Email *
Contact Phone *
Organization's Website (if applicable)
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In collaboration with our community partners, Your Hope Center connects individuals in need to immediate
clinical support to promote stability, resiliency, and hope.
Project Funding Request
maximum character count: 3000 per question
Organization Background - Provide the organizations mission and vision:*
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Your Hope Center Sustainability Transition: Bridge Operating Funds to Support Children and Families.
Your Hope Center's school-based clinicians are a cornerstone of community efforts to suppor t children.
Your Hope Center places clinicians in every public and char ter school in the Eagle River Valley, providing
critical mental health care for students.
Our work began in 2018 when the community, led by first responders, Eagle County Government, citizens,
and Vail Health, requested the Aspen Hope Center to provide crisis co-response and school-based clinicians
in the Eagle River Valley. Over two years, the programs expanded to meet the specific needs of our
community. In January 2021, Your Hope Center was established as an independent 501(c)(3) organization
to serve the Eagle River Valley.
Over six years, there has been significant growth in the number of students seeking help. With extensive
philanthropic suppor t, in 2022 Your Hope Center achieved a goal of placing clinicians in every Eagle County
School District (ECSD) school. During the 2023-24 academic year, the program provided nearly 17,500
sessions for more than 1,000 students, representing 15% of the ECSD student population.
Your Hope Center's school-based clinicians focus solely on behavioral health care, without additional
academic or social responsibilities, allowing them to provide specialized suppor t to students. The presence
of clinicians in schools ensures students have immediate access to mental health resources, reducing
barriers to care and promoting early intervention.
Goals for the School-Based Clinician Program
Expand Reach and Accessibility:
Increase the number of sessions provided annually to reach more students.
Work with Vail Health to schedule student sessions increasing our efficiency.
Engage Vail Health case managers for high-needs families to assist with social determinants of health and
Medicaid registration.
Enhance Program Effectiveness:
Utilize Vail Health’s electronic health record system to more effectively track, diagnose, and treat students
across multiple providers at Your Hope Center and Vail Health.
Suppor t Clinician Development:
Provide ongoing professional development oppor tunities for school-based clinicians to enhance their skills
and knowledge.
Continue weekly meetings for clinical supervision, training, and group consultation.
Proposed Use of Funding: Provide a project title, description, and any specific goals of the
proposed use of funds:
*
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Increase Program Sustainability:
Build our Medicaid revenue by continuing work with ECSD and community par tners to ensure eligible
children and families are enrolled in Medicaid.
Work with Vail Health to bill private insurance for care.
Help impoverished clients access Vail Health Financial Aid.
Access alternative revenue from I Matter Colorado, Second Wind Fund, Mountain Strong EAP, and Olivia’s
Fund.
Your Hope Center seeks Eagle County Mental Health Advisory Committee funding to continue our critical
work with youth as we build upon our previous progress towards program sustainability.
$240,000
Requested Funding Amount: Please list dollar amount here, & email project budget &
sustainability plan to chelsea.carnoali@eaglecounty.us:
*
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Your Hope Center seeks funding for critical school-based care as we transition from philanthropic support
to sustainable revenue streams. During the past two years, we made significant steps towards increasing
our sustainability:
Starting in July 2022, Your Hope Center began billing Medicaid to cover the cost of providing care to
approximately 30% of the students we serve. Through our par tnership with Eagle Valley Behavioral Health
and its status as a Community Mental Health Center, we are reimbursed at special rates that are higher than
normal rates. We estimate this will help us recoup approximately $450,000 annually, slightly more than 10%
of our $4,000,000 budget. We will continue work with ECSD and community par tners to ensure eligible
children and families are enrolled in Medicaid
On July 1, 2024 Your Hope Center entered an agreement with Vail Health through which our clinicians use
Vail Health’s electronic health records system and Vail Health bills Medicaid and private insurance. This
reduces Your Hope Center’s Medicaid billing expenses and increases our revenue by allowing private
insurance payments at Vail Health’s negotiated rates. Throughout this year our clinicians will become more
efficient at coding for insurance billing. In addition, Vail Health is directly scheduling clients with our school-
based clinicians to increase access and efficiency.
Your Hope Center has also connected with I Matter Colorado and The Second Wind Fund to provide
additional suppor t for students.
Your Hope Center is continuing to pursue individual and foundation philanthropic suppor t.
Our overarching goal is to secure sustainable revenue streams to provide our life-saving behavioral health
care for students and families in our community.
Mental Health Advisory Committee Alignment
maximum character count: 3000 per question
Activities and Actions: Describe the steps and actions that will be taken to implement the
project within the grant period:
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In 2018, behavioral health care, particularly for children, was almost nonexistent in our community. As noted
above, first responders, Eagle County Government, citizens, and Vail Health, helped to bring Hope Center
Aspen into the Eagle River Community. Bringing Your Hope Center into our community, and par ticularly into
our schools, played a critical part in adapting our local systems to better suppor t the mental wellbeing of
our community. Public schools are the most diverse and population-intersecting organizations in our
community. By providing bilingual care in schools and serving 15% of all ECSD students, we reach across
many segments of our community.
Though not solely due to Your Hope Center, the success of these effor ts is reflected in the positive
outcomes reported by the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. The survey indicates notable improvements in
various mental health metrics among students:
Percentage of students who felt so sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row during
the past 12 months that they stopped doing some usual activities:
Middle School: 2017: 32% - 2023: 18%
High School: 2017: 32% - 2023: 21%
Percentage of students who seriously thought about killing themselves:
Middle School: 2017: 24% - 2023: 15%
High School: 2017: 18% - 2023: 10%
Percentage of students who made a plan about how they would kill themselves:
Middle School: 2017: 18% - 2023: 10%
High School: 2017: 15% - 2023: 8.2%
Percentage of students who ever tried to kill themselves:
Middle School: 2017: 9% - 2023: 4.3%
High School: 2017: 8% - 2023: 4.2%
Your Hope Center's work is perfectly aligned with the Mental Health Advisory Committee’s vision adapting
systems for better mental wellbeing. The school-based clinician program has made significant strides in
improving the mental health of students and families in the Eagle River Valley.
MHAC Vision: Describe how the proposed project aligns with the MHAC Vision Statement
(see Grant Information Packet for Vision Statement and detailed reference):
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Your Hope Center has worked hard to attract and retain bilingual and bicultural clinicians. Your Hope Center
currently has eight clinicians who are bilingual with an additional bilingual practicum student. Approximately
29% of Eagle County residents are Hispanic, with 15.3% of residents foreign-born. Nearly one-third of
residents speak a language other than English at home (26%). Hispanic students make up 50% of
enrollment in the Eagle County School District. We provide special stipends for bilingual clinicians, as well
as professional development and team building to help us retain these valued team members. In addition,
we will try to fill any positions that open with bilingual clinicians. We have had great success in identifying
and recruiting Spanish-speaking staff who grew up in our community. Four of our eight bilingual clinicians
grew up in our local Hispanic communities. In addition, we have a local bilingual case manager working
towards his MSW to become a clinician. With the massive shor tage of bilingual and bicultural clinicians
across the United States, to have more than 40% of our clinicians as bilingual is beneficial for our
community.
As noted above, more than 40% of Your Hope Center’s school-based clinicians are bilingual and 20% are
bilingual and bicultural Eagle County natives. With the specialized training required of clinicians and the
nationwide shortage of clinicians, we are for tunate to be fully staffed and to have such a representative
population of clinicians.
In addition to our diverse staff, Your Hope Center works closely with local organizations, schools, law
enforcement, and healthcare providers to understand the needs of various sectors of our community. Other
professionals and clients with lived experience inform our priorities and approaches. Client feedback and
evaluations also play a significant role in helping us adjust programs, select trainings, and augment services
to provide care in a culturally responsive manner.
Culturally responsive care: Describe how the proposed project meets the diverse needs of
Eagle County community members with equity in access and cultural responsiveness (see
Grant Information Packet for definition and detailed reference):
*
Inclusivity and equity : How does your staff and/or programming represent the population that
the project will serve in a culturally responsive manner:
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Data from the recently released Teen National Health Interview Survey from July 2021 to December 2023,
reveals that 20% of adolescents ages 12-17 repor t experiencing symptoms of anxiety in the past two weeks,
and 18% said they had symptoms of depression. From the 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey we know 32%
of our community’s middle and high schoolers felt sad or hopeless to an extent that they stopped doing
normal activities.
The root causes of this depression and anxiety are diverse. With early intervention by our school-based
clinicians, we help youth identify and address root causes, as well as provide them with training, techniques,
and lifestyle changes to help them overcome anxiety and depression. Working with children, and their
families, before they reach crisis level plays a critical role in improving health and wellness.
Our school-based clinicians accept walk-in clients, as well as referrals from teachers, counselors,
administration, other students, Vail Health, and other clinicians. All school-based care is voluntary, but the
rappor t our team has developed in schools makes it easier for students to seek help. The steady growth of
our services and the improvement in student behavioral health measures demonstrate that our work to
reach the root causes of student behavioral health issues is working.
In addition to our addressing root causes to prevent behavioral health crises, Your Hope Center’s school-
based clinicians provide wrap-around recovery/after care for students returning from crisis or
hospitalization. During the 2023-24 school year, there were 35 crisis evaluations at schools resulting in 3 M1
holds. Your Hope Center school-based clinicians, working in conjunction with our Community Stabilization
Program and Vail Health were an integral par t of the recovery/after care team for these students.
Requirements
Please review par ticipation requirements outlined below, checking boxes next to each identied
requirement as an indication of commitment. If you cannot, for any reason, check one of these
requirements below, please describe reasoning in the section below.
Health promotion/root cause efforts AND/OR Recovery/after care: Describe how the proposed
project addresses either mental health promotion/root causes and/or recovery/after care
(see Grant Information Packet for definition and detailed reference):
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Sign a standard Eagle County Contract
Provide a post-grant report to the Mental Health Advisory Committee
Work collaboratively with Eagle County Public Health as needed throughout grant period
Complete project within outlined time period
Commit to one (1) progress presentation to the Mental Health Advisory Committee during the 2025
calendar
Your Hope Center is grateful for your time and consideration of this application.
This form was created inside of Eagle County Government.
I Agree To:*
Reason unable to fulfill any requirements listed above:
Additional comments or questions:
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EXHIBIT B
Scope of Work
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AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN EAGLE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
AND
EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
EXHIBIT B
Scope of Work: Terms of Funding, Deliverables, and Deadlines
These provisions are to be read and interpreted in conjunction with the provisions of the
Contract specified above.
I. Entity Name: Eagle County School District
II. Project Description: This project serves to increase youth access to school-based mental
health programming throughout the Eagle County School District to provide accessible
mental health services to students. This program focuses on prevention and early intervention
to reduce crises and improve student well-being, ultimately fostering a healthier school
environment.
III. Definitions:
Community Voice: An approach to decision-making, project management, and strategic
planning which incorporates direct feedback and redistributes power to community
members most impacted by the project or programming.
Root cause: A descriptor for the underlying reasons that create the differences seen in
health outcomes which originates from the community in which people live, and the
systems that dictate accessibility to resources and opportunities necessary for survival.
Systems change/systems-level-work: The shift of responsibility for poor health outcomes
from individual behavior, to the community systems which individuals rely on, where
inequities in access to opportunities for success exist. This addresses population health
measures on social, racial/ethnic, economic, and physical factors- often referred to as social
determinants of health.
Culturally Responsive Care: A provider, organization, and system’s understanding of an
individual’s culture (the combination of a body of knowledge, a body of belief and a body
of behavior with personal identification, language, communication preferences, customs,
beliefs, value) when providing resources, education, and services in an effort to provide
equitable, effective and respectful care and services.
MHAC: Mental Health Advisory Committee
ECPHE: Eagle County Public Health and Environment
Eagle County School District: Contractor/awardee
IV. Work Plan
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Goal I: Contractor will report progress specific to the funded project showing transparency
in use of funds, adherence to grant focus, and project purpose.
Objective Ia: Contractor will report budgetary, programmatic, and evaluation progress with
MHAC, point of contact being ECPHE staff member, at a minimum of two (2) occurrences
throughout the funding cycle, taking place at mid-grant and grant closure, in adherence to
transparency, participation, and project-specific expectations.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will provide MHAC (via ECPHE staff
contact) with budget updates with specificity and
transparency in direct correlation with the funded
project using the MHAC-provided reporting
template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
2. Contractor will provide MHAC (via ECPHE staff
contact) with project-specific updates, as detailed
in Objective Ib, using both narrative and indicator
progress using the MHAC-provided reporting
template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
3. Contractor will provide ECPHE with evaluation
updates using MHAC-provided reporting template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
Objective Ib: Contractor will provide project-specific updates that indicate progress and
adherence to the project timeline and goals.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will provide MHAC (via ECPHE staff
contact) data reflecting reach of students served,
including, but not limited to:
a. The number of contact hours for each
counselor provided at each school in the
district per month
b. The number of students seen by mental
health counselors at each school per month
c. Wait times for each visit (time from referral
from individual student, parent or school
personnel to the time that the student is first
seen by the counselor)
d. Demographics for each visit including:
i. Age
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
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ii. Grade
iii. Gender
iv. New or repeat visit
v. If repeat visit, number of visits to
date
vi. Level of risk
vii. Diagnosis, if applicable
viii. Treatment recommended
ix. Referral, if applicable
x. Outcome
2. Contractor will provide information regarding care
coordination and referral services for recovery/after
care following crisis involvement,including, but not
limited to:
a. Reporting partnership listing/mapping as
described in Goal IV, Objective IVa,
Deliverable 2
b. Reporting partnership listing/mapping as
described in Goal IV, Objective IVa,
Deliverable 3
c. Sharing any additional referral data, such as
referral outcomes, etc
3. Contractor will provide results for participation
surveys for the funded program, capturing
information including, but not limited to:
a. Stability measurements for high-need
students
b. Self-harm risk measurement self-scoring
c. Other pertaining indicators collected
d. Program-specific feedback, such as ease of
access and opportunities for improvement,
interest in programming offered, etc
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
Goal II: Contractor will describe cultural responsiveness of the project/program.
Objective IIa: Contractor will provide a description of how the population impacted by the
funded project was served in a culturally responsive manner.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will provide a description of how the
population impacted by the funded project was
served in a culturally responsive manner, including,
but not limited to:
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
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a. volunteer, contractor, and staff training
and/or lived experience
b. cultural knowledge and experience with
population served
c. authentic language accessibility
d. authentic assessment and response to
barriers in program/project access for
population served
Goal III: Contractor will indicate efforts to incorporate community voice of population(s)
most impacted by the organization’s programming/the funded project into decision-making
processes.
Objective IIIa: Contractor will assess the organization’s current decision-making process and
identify opportunities to incorporate direct community voice from the population(s) most
impacted by the organization’s programming/funded project.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will identify the organization’s current
decision-making process and share this outline with
MHAC (via ECPHE staff contact) using MHAC-
provided template.
To be reported at mid-grant,
roughly July, 2025 (specific date to
be determined).
2. Contractor will assess the organization’s
opportunities to incorporate direct community
voice into decision-making using MHAC-provided
template.
To be reported at mid-grant,
roughly July, 2025 (specific date to
be determined).
Objective IIIb: Contractor will identify needs for internal capacity building to incorporate
community voice in decision-making processes.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will assess current organizational
capacity for the incorporation of community voice
in decision-making, including but not limited to
staff and board representation, community-member
advisory roles, community boards, etc narratively
using MHAC-provided template.
To be reported at end-of-grant
report, roughly July, 2025 (specific
date to be determined).
Goal IV: Contractor will collaborate with partners of shared population(s) served in an
effort to establish, determine, and/or strengthen the Organization’s role within the
population’s systems/system of care.
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Objective IVa: Contractor will, or describe strategy to, communicate/collaborate with key
community partners in assessing the needs of the population most impacted by the project and
utilize these strategic conversations to advocate for the population served using information
provided directly by the community.
Deliverables Deadlines
1. Contractor will provide ECPHE updates regarding
School-Clinician program leadership’s role in
participation of regular (monthly, quarterly, etc)
youth mental health-focused coalitions, groups,
strategies, and/or similar convenings and share this
with MHAC (via ECPHE staff contact) using
MHAC-provided template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
2. Contractor will provide ECPHE evidence of Eagle
County School District’s strategizing efforts with
key partners within the youth mental health-
focused, including additional partners crucial to the
efficacy of meeting the needs of Eagle County
School District students. Contractor will share this
information in narrative format with MHAC (via
ECPHE staff contact) using MHAC-provided
template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
3. Contractor will share referral processes, both to and
from, the funded project and share with MHAC
(via ECPHE staff contact) using MHAC-provided
template.
Mid-grant, roughly July, 2025, and
end of grant, roughly December,
2025 (specific date to be
determined).
V. Monitoring:
The Mental Health Advisory Committee members and/or Eagle County Public Health and
Environment will monitor this Contract for compliance with performance requirements
throughout the Contract period. Methods used will include progress meetings with MHAC
and/or ECPHE as needed/requested with required documentation provided by the
contractor. The Contractor’s performance will be evaluated in December of 2025 prior to
the release of final payment of contract funds, at the end of the contract period, with an
evaluation discussion required one-year following contract closure.
VI. Resolution of Non-Compliance:
The Contractor will be notified in writing within 15 calendar days of discovery of a
compliance issue. Within 30 calendar days of discovery, the Contractor and Mental Health
Advisory Committee members and/or Eagle County Government will collaborate, when
appropriate, to determine the action(s) necessary to rectify the compliance issue and
determine when the action(s) must be completed. The action(s) and timeline for completion
will be documented in writing and agreed to by both parties.
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EXHIBIT C
Certificate of Insurance
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Certificate of Coverage
) 303.722.2600
: www.csdsip.org
* 6857 South Spruce Street
Centennial, CO 80112
THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED AS A MATTER OF INFORMATION ONLY AND CONFERS NO RIGHTS UPON THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER. THIS CERTIFICATE DOES
NOT AFFIRMATIVELY OR NEGATIVELY AMEND, EXTEND OR ALTER THE COVERAGE AFFORDED BY THE POLICY BELOW. THIS CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE ISSUING INSURER, AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, AND THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER.
06/16/2025
IMPORTANT: If the Certificate Holder is an ADDITIONAL INSURED, the coverage must have ADDITIONAL INSURED provisions. If SUBROGATION IS WAIVED,
subject to the terms and conditions of the coverage, the coverage must have that provision. A statement on this certificate does not confer rights to the
Certificate Holder in lieu of such coverage provisions.
Member:EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-50
Sandra FarrellAttention:
Mailing Address:PO BOX 740
EAGLE, CO 81631
Policy Number:1950-24-00096
Policy Period:07/01/2024 to 07/01/2025
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE COVERAGES LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO THE MEMBER NAMED ABOVE FOR THE POLICY PERIOD INDICATED .
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY REQUIREMENT, TERM OR CONDITION OF ANY CONTRACT OR OTHER DOCUMENT WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THIS CERTIFICATE
MAY BE ISSUED OR MAY PERTAIN, THE INSURANCE AFFORDED BY THE COVERAGES DESCRIBED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO ALL THE TERMS, EXCLUSIONS,
DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONS OF SUCH COVERAGE FORMS. LIMITS SHOWN MAY HAVE BEEN REDUCED BY PAID CLAIMS.
Coverages Limits/Deductibles
School Entity Liability (SEL) Coverage
Occurrence Form Each Occurrence, School Leaders Wrongful Act &
Employment Wrongful Act Limit
$2,000,000
$15,000,000Annual Aggregate Limit - Shared SEL & SAM
Medical Payments (Any One Person/ Any One Accident)$1,000/$10,000
Each Molestation Claim
Annual Aggregate Limit - Shared SEL & SAM $15,000,000
$2,000,000Sexual Abuse and Molestation
(SAM) Liability Coverage
Claims-Made Form
School Auto Coverage
Limit Per Accident - Any Auto, Hired & Non-Owned $2,000,000Auto Liability Coverage
Limit (Per Person/Per Accident)Medical Payments
Auto Physical Damage Coverage Auto Physical Damage Deductible $2,500
/$500,000$5,000
Property Coverage
Special Form Building & Business Personal Property Per Occurrence $562,869,006
$500,000Property Damage To Premises Rented To You
Description of Operations/Locations/Vehicles
Certificate Holder has been included as an additional insured on the Member's School Entity Liability Coverage for "bodily injury", "personal
injury" or "property damage" caused by the Member's negligence if required by written contract or agreement subject to the policy terms and
conditions with respect to the Member's MHAC Award.
CANCELLATION: SHOULD THE ABOVE DESCRIBED POLICY BE
CANCELLED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEREOF, NOTICE WILL
BE DELIVERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICY PROVISIONS.
Authorized Representative
Certificate Holder:
Attn: Chelsea Venerdini Carnoali, MPA
Email: chelsea.carnoali@eaglecounty.us
Eagle County Public Health and Environment
7/1/25
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