How is the exchange of confidential information between agencies, schools and CIS handled?
Schools and agencies involved make these decisions and have it written out in the school-agency Collaborative Agreement. Generally, schools refer students to services based on their own records without releasing those records to the agencies. Likewise, agencies maintain their policy on their confidentiality when working with individual students, while sharing aggregate information on services rendered and outcomes achieved. In the comprehensive approach, CIS asks for both schools and agencies to furnish aggregate statistics on numbers of students served, services provided, and any general evaluation and outcome data.
