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District counselors present midyear data; staff note high student-to-counselor ratios
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Summary
Counselors and the district mental health coordinator described tiered counseling supports, 2,725 classroom lessons and 71 counseling groups delivered midyear, while presenters said the student-to-counselor ratio is about 426:1 and emphasized attendance and suicide prevention work.
Trish Wilson, the district coordinator of mental health, introduced the school counseling program and recognized the counselors who deliver universal, targeted and individualized supports across the Lancaster School District.
"We are privileged to oversee the counseling program in our district," Wilson said, and she introduced counselors who then summarized services and data for the board.
Christian Liders, a school counselor speaking for the department, reported the districtwide student-to-counselor ratio as "426 students to 1 counselor" and described the department's range of work across MTSS (tier 1–3) including classroom lessons, small group counseling and crisis response. Alejandro Gonzales and other counselors gave midyear metrics: they counted roughly 2,725 classroom lessons and 71 counseling groups districtwide focused on topics such as suicide prevention, bullying prevention, attendance and social-emotional skills.
Students and a short video illustrated how groups and lunch-time counseling activities operate on campus. Board members thanked counselors and highlighted suicide-prevention outcomes; trustees also noted staffing challenges and asked for continued monitoring of counselor assignments by site.
No new policy was adopted at this presentation; the board moved to follow-up and asked staff to continue reporting program metrics to inform LCAP and site-level planning.
