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Educators, families urge Corvallis school board to restore elementary counselors amid consolidation
Summary
Teachers, educational assistants and parents at the April 16 meeting urged Corvallis School District 509J to reverse cuts to elementary counselor FTEs after consolidation, citing heavier caseloads (reported rises to ~396 students per counselor) and mounting student mental-health needs.
Dozens of teachers, support staff and parents used the board’s public-comment period on April 16 to press Corvallis School District leaders to restore counselor positions cut as part of the district’s school consolidation.
At the meeting, first-grade teacher Annalie Haberman told the board the redistribution of sixth graders and reductions in counselor full-time equivalents has left elementary buildings overburdened. “I ask that you speak to our district leadership and ask them what possible ways they can prioritize the mental health of their elementary students,” Haberman said, noting the district’s own projections showed elementary counselors moving from an average of about 310 students per FTE to roughly 396 per FTE. She cited the American School…
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