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Burke County counselor urges more mental-health staffing; district reports 27 counselors, 8 social workers
Summary
Connie Thompson told the board Burke County Public Schools employs 27 counselors and 8 social workers (about 314 students per counselor/social-worker), highlighted mental-health work and a 62% FAFSA completion rate at Burke Middle College, and asked the board to consider priority staffing in budget decisions.
Connie Thompson, a school counselor at Burke Middle College, briefed the Burke County Board of Education on Feb. 23 about school-counseling roles, state and national standards, and local outcomes. She said the district currently employs 27 school counselors and 8 social workers across Burke County Public Schools, for a combined count of 35 mental-health staff and an approximate ratio of 314 students per counselor/social-worker given an estimated district enrollment of about 11,000.
Thompson described Burke Middle College outcomes—about 126 students…
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