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House panel approves interim study on school counselors to address rising student mental-health needs
Summary
Representative Jamie Eisley urged an interim study of how to better leverage school counselors; testimony cited heavy caseloads, a Montana accreditation ratio of 1 counselor per 400 students, and national recommendations for lower caseloads; the committee voted the study to the floor.
Representative Jamie Eisley (HD 50/58) opened House Joint Resolution 58, urging an interim study to examine how Montana can better leverage school counselors to improve student outcomes. Eisley described her experience as a middle-school CTE teacher and recounted correspondence from counselors who said workloads had doubled and that the existing Montana accreditation standard allowed one counselor for 400 students.
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