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School social workers press board for pay equity in FY27 budget
Summary
Several licensed school social workers urged the Anne Arundel County Board of Education to prioritize salary parity with school psychologists and pupil personnel workers in the FY27 budget, saying AACPS underpays and underutilizes social workers.
School social workers filled the public comment portion of the Oct. 15 Anne Arundel County Board of Education meeting to call for pay equity and greater use of their clinical skills in schools.
Scott Candelosi, a school social worker with 25 years of clinical experience, told the board that social workers are the only licensed clinical mental-health providers directly employed by Anne Arundel County Public Schools and that they supply a wide array of services including individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, IEP support and family…
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