<style>div.iw_mail p{margin:0;padding:0;}</style><div class="iw_mail" dir="LTR"><p>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).</p><p> </p><p>Mary Pierce</p><p>Bennington Schools<br></p><blockquote class="reply_block" style="padding-left: 1em; font-family: tahoma,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin-left: 1em; border-left-color: blue; border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid;" dir="LTR"><hr size="1">-----Original Message-----<br>From: "OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board" <counselors@lists.onenet.net><br>To: counselors@lists.onenet.net<br>Date: 04/04/14 09:44 AM<br>Subject: Re: [Counselors] Money for extra duties??<br><br>
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<div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">June Woodall</span> </p>
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<span style='font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>counselors-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:counselors-bounces@lists.onenet.net]
<b>On Behalf Of</b> OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 03, 2014 12:25 PM
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<b>To:</b> counselors@lists.onenet.net
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Counselors] Money for extra duties??</span></p> </div> </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style="color: black;">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). </span> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>Randlett, OK 73562</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>(580) 281-3276</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: black; font-family: "Bookman Old Style","serif"; font-size: 12pt;'> <a href="mailto:nlaminack@bigpastureps.k12.ok.us">nlaminack@bigpastureps.k12.ok.us</a> </span> </p> </div>
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<b>On Behalf Of</b> OSRHE EPAS PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:38 PM
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<b>Subject:</b> [Counselors] Money for extra duties??</span> </p> </div> </div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: purple; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";'>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?</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: purple; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";'>Also do you teach a class and get extra pay?</span> </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> <span style='color: purple; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";'>Thank you!</span> </p>
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