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State internship pay for school psychologists called inadequate as programs report interns leaving
Summary
University programs and association leaders told the Senate panel that funding for school‑psychology internships has lagged while teacher minimums rose, leaving interns effectively underpaid and driving some to take internships out of state.
University faculty and the Ohio School Psychologists Association told the Senate Education Committee that the state‑funded school‑psychology intern program is underfunded and that the flat appropriation has left interns with effective take‑home pay well below comparable starting teacher salaries.
Rachel Chilton, executive director of the Ohio School Psychologists Association, said the line item has been flat‑funded for years and…
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