[Counselors] Money for extra duties??

Fri Apr 4 10:48:28 CDT 2014

I think that the pay for counselors is left up to the individual districts to decide. I noticed before I became a school counselor that it does not specifically say on any pay schedule on the OSDE website how much counselors are supposed to be paid. It does not even have a base salary. I believe that this causes there to be a vast difference in the interpretation of where to begin when determining salary base.  I am fortunate that I work for a district that considers the work that I do and pays me fairly for it.  My superintendent called me at the beginning of the summer after my first year and stated that she was going to put me on a 12 month contract because it was obvious that there is no beginning or end to my duties. Yes, this means I have summer work hours, but as I said before, I am paid fairly for that. I think that something needs to be done on the state level to make
counselor's salaries more consistent like those of teachers and also takes into consideration ALL of the responsibilities/duties that we are assigned as well as the number of hours/days/months per year we work in order for things to go as smoothly as they do (despite constant changes in testing process).

Mary Pierce
Bennington Schools

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From: "OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board" <counselors at lists.onenet.net>
To: counselors at lists.onenet.net
Date: 04/04/14 09:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Counselors] Money for extra duties??

 Go to OKCPS.org and under HR , click on Compensation –Benefits, look for our AFT Collecting Bargaining Agreement, you can look up all teacher, counselor,etc  salaries.  We are paid  about $3,000 more a year than a teacher, we work 196 days and teachers work 181. If you look at our pay scale, look at yrs of experience (2 nd column)not the steps. 

 June Woodall 
 iOKCPS 

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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:25 PM 
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Subject: Re: [Counselors] Money for extra duties?? 

 I get my base salary plus the (I think) 5% increase.  I am the DTC, BTC, do all scheduling of 3-12 testing, teach classes and get paid a little extra for the classes I teach (not much).  

 Nona Laminack 
 Big Pasture School Counselor & Assistant Principal 
 PO Box 167 
 Randlett, OK 73562 
 (580) 281-3276 
  nlaminack at bigpastureps.k12.ok.us   

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Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:38 PM 
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Subject: [Counselors] Money for extra duties??  

 I would like to compare what I am currently making to be DTC with some of you guys out there.  Do you get a base salary % increase, stipend, time sheet, or is it just part of your regular salary duties? 
 Also do you teach a class and get extra pay? 

 Thank you! 

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Mary Pierce, LPC
Guidance Counselor 
Bennington Public Schools

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