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Board members press administration on counselors, mental-health supports and where funding appears in budget
Summary
Board members raised teacher concerns about counselors and school-based mental-health services and asked whether the proposed 2025-26 budget increases those positions or uses contracted third-party services; staff said some counselors were moved to the student investment/special revenue fund, counseling function code is 2122, and there is no intended reduction in counselor numbers.
Board members expressed concern that the proposed 2025-26 budget did not show clear increases for counselors and mental-health supports and pressed staff for where contracted services would appear in the packet.
A board member (speaker 8) said teachers had asked for more counselors and therapists and asked whether the budget included increased investment or would rely more on third-party contracted services. Staff (speaker 2) explained that contract services are recorded under object code 390, and that counseling…
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