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Peoria Unified reports 30.8 FTE unmet mental‑health positions; district to provide periodic staffing updates
Summary
Superintendent's office reported 16 social‑worker openings and a combined 30.8336 FTE shortage across school psychologists, counselors and behavior interventionists; board requested continued updates and a possible study session on mental‑health staffing and vacancy management.
Peoria Unified Superintendent Doctor Summers updated the governing board on mental‑health professional staffing for the 2025–26 school year, reporting the district is understaffed across multiple titles and will provide periodic updates to the board.
Summers said 16 social‑worker vacancies remain after 16 social workers signed contracts (nine licensed social workers who are staying in the district and seven who are working toward licensure). He said six employees moved into alternate district roles this year (one…
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