The School Board of Clay County does not currently have an affiliation agreement with Teacher's College of Columbia University that pertains specifically for school counselor interns within our schools. This new agreement would expand the pool of school counseling interns that we can place within our schools and possibly recruit to fill positions. This includes both traditional interns and current employees who are placed as out of field school counselors.

Current and prospective school counselors rely on CCDS for placement at internship sites to ensure their completion of School Counseling Master’s degree programs and state certification requirements. Agreements with various university programs is vital to our placement of qualified school counselors. The addition of multiple universities with affiliation agreements also increases the options for our out of field school counselors to have access to the coursework needed to become fully certified.

Intern placements have successfully completed required field work to progress towards their degree programs and state certification requirements.

Increase placement of qualified school counselors

Goal 4: Safe and Positive Learning Environment. A district wide plan ensures that students at all schools have access to quality counseling services to support their mental health and wellness by increasing strategies that specifically address student resilience, positive behavior and life skills.

That the school board approves the affiliation agreement.