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Northern Valley Regional High School District lists $75 hourly pay for short virtual counselor nights
Summary
An agenda item proposes paying guidance counselors $75 per hour for voluntary "short virtual nights," limits pay to two counselors per program, and sets a 2024–25 budget cap of $3,600; the agenda also cites contract language governing evening assignments.
An agenda submission from district staff proposes paying guidance counselors $75 per hour to staff voluntary "short virtual nights," according to the agenda packet. The proposal says programs would typically run one to two hours and that no more than two counselors (preferably one per building) would be paid per virtual program.
The agenda lists roughly 10–12 typical programs for which the pay would apply, including Senior Parent Night (September); Junior Parent Night — Autumn College Primer (October); eighth-grade open-house Q&A and scheduling events (November and January); a High School Program of Studies Night (January); alumni and college-admissions panels (February and May); and multiple parent nights for freshman, sophomore and junior classes.
The agenda identifies 11 counselors who would be eligible to volunteer for the short virtual nights: Laura Cavanaugh; Matthew Corso; Jennifer Ferraro; Amanda Fitzpatrick; Rebecca Glennon; Heather MacRae; Laura Rupp; Colleen Spafford; Tracey Salerno; Howie Tiell; and Melissa Vion. The roster appears in the agenda packet but the submission does not record individual acceptances or assignments.
For budgeting, the agenda sets a not-to-exceed total of $3,600 for the 2024–25 school year. The document frames the proposal as voluntary participation for pay and limits the number of paid counselors per program to help contain costs.
The agenda also includes language from the district's guidance-counselor contract noting that, with certain exceptions (Back to School Night, College Night and Graduation), counselors have four additional working days each year: one day in June, two days before the school year starts and up to two guidance-sponsored evening programs of up to 3 hours and 45 minutes each. That contract language is cited in the agenda as the basis for offering short virtual nights on a volunteer, hourly-paid basis at $75 per hour.
The agenda item lists the proposal and budget guidance for consideration; the transcript does not record any vote or formal action on the proposal.
