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Board backs expanded college and career counseling; staff told to proceed with hires
Summary
Superintendent’s team proposed splitting high school counseling into separate 9–10 and 11–12 teams and adding a TK–12 director; board members gave direction to proceed with hiring, with support for three additional counselors and some members favoring more.
Beverly Hills Unified School District officials presented a plan May 27 to expand college and career counseling at Beverly Hills High School and across the district, and the Board of Education gave staff direction to proceed with hiring additional counselors.
Dustin Seaman, a district staff presenter, told the board the proposal would split high‑school counseling into two teams (a 9–10 team and an 11–12 team), add a director to oversee TK–12 counseling, and reduce counselor caseloads so students receive more individualized attention. Seaman said the proposal arises from “the complexity of the college application process” and the system’s limited capacity to give one‑on‑one time when…
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