2025-01 School-Based Mental and Behavioral Health Services

The Douglas Education Service District is seeking qualified mental and behavioral health providers to deliver embedded school-based services across its partner districts. The selected provider will supply licensed professionals to support students with Tier I–III needs, in alignment with Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Positive Behavioral Interventions & Support (PBIS) frameworks. The provider will be responsible for billing services through Medicaid and other eligible insurance sources. The scope of services includes employing and supervising Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs) or Licensed Professional Counselor Associates (LPC-A’s), deploying licensed mental health professionals across designated school sites, providing clinical oversight and billing, delivering trauma-informed training, skill-building groups, and 1:1 therapy, and collaborating with student support teams, school counselors, families, administrators, and community agencies. • The provider must have experience with school-based mental/behavioral health services. • The provider must have licensure and qualifications of staff. • The provider must have a clear plan for service delivery, billing, and compliance. • The provider must have the capacity to staff all required school sites by the start of the service period. • The provider must have a strong understanding of Medicaid billing requirements and school-based service contexts.