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Middle school counselors urge board to restore school social workers after staffing cut
Summary
Oakland Middle School counselors and special education staff told the board eliminating school social workers at the middle-school level leaves a crucial gap that outside contractors cannot fill; they urged the district to prioritize rehiring social workers.
Mary Adamley, a school counselor at Oakland Middle School, told the Stillwater Area Public Schools board during public comment that recent elimination of school social workers at the middle-school level creates a “critical gap” in student supports and should be reconsidered as a long-term priority.
Adamley said the district’s multi-tiered system of supports relies on school social workers to deliver Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions — systemwide work that…
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