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Meeting Date:
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Subject:
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17.4 Creation of 23 School Counselor Positions |
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LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
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College and Career
Access to College and Career Goal 1.12, 1.18, 1.19 Access to College and Career Goal 1.12, 1.18, 1.19 College and Career
Interventions Goal 1.6, 1.13-1.16 Interventions Goal 1.6, 1.13-1.16 College and Career
Arts and Athletics Goal 1.20-1.21 Arts and Athletics Goal 1.20-1.21
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Enclosure:
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Staff requests authorization to create 23 new School Counselor positions for the 2015-2016 school year to provide developmentally appropriate and comprehensive counseling services focused on academic success, personal and social development and career and college guidance to students. The need for site-based counseling services was shared consistently district-wide at the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) community meetings, at school site visits and dialogue with staff. In response, 14 School Counselor positions were created during the 2014-2015 school year (3 at elementary, 4 at middle and 7 at high) to address the need for direct counseling support, academic advisement and intervention.
Staff is proposing to hire additional School Counselors to support academic and social needs of students funded by Local Control Funding Formula (general fund) dollars and Equity funds (Coordinating Early Intervention Services). At the secondary level 14 new counselor positions would be created. Each comprehensive high school and Olympic Alternative High School would be allocated one additional full time equivalent (FTE) School Counselors, one FTE would be shared across alternative programs and each middle school would be allocated one FTE. In addition, based on student enrollment and percentage of special population students, a distributed allocation of FTE time ranging from 1.0 FTE to .2 FTE will be assigned at the elementary schools for a total of 9 FTE). The proposed 23 School Counselors will provide the onsite academic and social-emotional support to students K-12 and will serve as a model for possible expansion in the district in the future. |
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Funding:
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The School Counselor positions would be funded by Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) and the 15% of the IDEA funds that has been re-allocated. Budget Codes: 0300, 0700, 0800, 0931, 3141. |
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Fiscal Impact: |
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Total cost is estimated at $1,905,481 ($1,280,916 salary and $624,565 benefits) |
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Recommendation
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Approve creation of 23 School Counselor positions. |
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Approvals:
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Recommended By: |
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Signed By: |
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Stephanie Roberts - Director of Development |
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Signed By: |
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Nance Juner - Director of Fiscal Services |
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Signed By: |
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Leyla E. Benson - Executive Director of Human Resources |
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Signed By: |
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Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| New Motion | | Member Barbara Oaks Moved, Member Brian Lawrence seconded to approve the New motion 'Approve creation of 23 School Counselor positions.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | Linda Mayo | Yes | | Cheryl Hansen | Yes | | Brian Lawrence | Yes | | Barbara Oaks | Yes | | Debra Mason | Yes | |
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