- (1) To qualify for funding described in Section R277-462-4 an LEA shall have at least one school counselor for every 350 students.
(2) For purposes of counting toward fulfillment of this ratio, a school counselor shall be:
- (a) a full-time equivalent within an LEA; and
- (b) Board certified and licensed as a school counselor.
- (3) An LEA may be considered compliant with Subsection (1) if less than .25 school counselors would be needed for the LEA to meet the required ratio.
- (4) No later than October 1 of each year an LEA shall certify to the Superintendent the school counselor to student ratio.
- (5) No later than May 1 from submitting the LEA's certified ratio, an LEA that does not meet the required ratio in Subsection (1) shall submit to the Board a plan outlining a reasonable timeline and method for achieving compliance.
- (6) If an LEA fails to fulfill the plan described in Subsection (5), the LEA may be placed on a corrective action plan described in Rule R277-114.
- (7) If an LEA fails to complete the corrective action plan described in Subsection (6), the LEA shall be referred to the Board for further corrective action including loss of distributed funds.
KEY: public education, counselors
Date of Last Change: December 10, 2024
Notice of Continuation: April 15, 2024
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: Art X Sec 3; 53E-2-304(2)(b); 53E-3-401(4)