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Psychologists say 94 vacancies and heavy admin work are shrinking school mental-health capacity
Summary
Department officials and the psychologists' guild told senators the school psychology program has 857 authorized career positions, 763 filled and 94 vacancies; witnesses said administrative burden, dual program assignments and poor retention hinder service delivery and risk further resignations.
Senators heard detailed testimony on June 5 about the staffing model for school psychologists and the strain on their daily work.
The Department of Education reported 857 career positions for school psychologists with 763 hires to date and 94 vacancies. "Al presente contamos con noventa y cuatro plazas disponibles," Dr. Noelia CortE9s said. Department staff said those positions are funded out of the special education program budget (FY23-24 allocation about $51 million) and noted a starting psychologist salary of approximately $4,490 that rose 10% to $4,939 on…
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