2025-2026 School SBIRT Implementation Project Application - Deadline SEPT 24, 2025! For New & Returning School Districts

Project Requirements

School districts can apply to be a part of the Wisconsin Safe & Healthy Schools Center School SBIRT Implementation Project for 2025-2026. Here is a link to a pdf copy of the application for reference. A copy of your responses will be emailed to you.

School SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment) offers an efficient, evidence-based, and comprehensive service to address selected behavioral health concerns among adolescents, including substance use, vaping, and mental health.

Key Project Details:
1. Project Objective: The primary goal of the SBIRT Project is to integrate screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment practices into the school environment and equip schools with tools and resources to effectively address selected behavioral health concerns among adolescents.

2. Benefits of Participation: School districts selected to be part of the one-year cohort will receive comprehensive training, ongoing implementation support, and access to valuable resources. Additionally, each participating school district is eligible to receive a stipend of $2,000-$4,000 upon meeting the project requirements.

3. Project Requirements: Participating school districts are expected to actively engage in project activities including trainings and community of practice sessions, implementing SBIRT protocols, collecting and reporting data, and participating in project evaluation efforts.

4. Application & Deadline: Applications for the 2025-2026 SBIRT Project must be submitted by 4pm, Wednesday, September 24, 2025. School districts will be notified in early October. This application is an important step in the process of project participation as it will help your team evaluate readiness and commitment and thorough considerations of responses will prepare teams to successfully complete the project requirements. Application questions are based on the Hexagon: an exploration tool developed by NIRN (link: https://nirn.fpg.unc.edu/).

If you have any questions please contact:
Tracy Herlitzke, WISH Center Director, therlitzke@cesa4.org
Alie Hubing, WISH Center Project Coordinator, ahubing@cesa4.org

Thank you for your interest in the School SBIRT Implementation Project. We look forward to receiving your application!

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* 1. What is your first and last name?

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* 2. What is your email?

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* 3. School District Name:

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* 4. List the name(s) of participating schools:

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* 5. Review the project requirements below and check the boxes indicating your team agrees to the project requirements (must agree to all to be considered for the project):

Identify a District Administrator/School Leader to engage in decision-making and problem solving for project implementation.

Identify an existing team or create a SBIRT Implementation Team. The team will be comprised of participating Practitioners, designated Leader/Administrator, and Team Lead.

The Team Lead is responsible for communicating the project requirements with all team members.

New staff (not previously trained) must complete pre-learning, in-person 2-day training, practice sample submission for fidelity review, and regular self-assessments of practice.

Each practitioner delivers SBIRT to 1-2 new students per month during the project year and tracks data in the Google Dashboard.

Each practitioner participates in 2 virtual follow-up community of practice sessions.

Each team will receive a customized Google Dashboard and will enter their data on a monthly basis for implementation feedback.

Team Lead submits a final SBIRT data tracking sheet and summary survey to WISH Center Director at the end of the year for project evaluation and reporting.

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* 6. Is this application for a school district new to School SBIRT or a returning school district continuing its implementation?
Note: a returning school district has staff that were previously trained and has implemented SBIRT within the district with students in the last 1-2 years. If it has been 3 or more years since your school/district has participated in the School SBIRT project please select 'New to School SBIRT'.

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Returning School District