Fair & Equitable treatment

UTLA School Counselors advocates for eligibility for 15% salary differential for Nationally Board Certified school counselors.  

UTLA School Counselors advocates to serve a 6-hour school day with B-basis (two weeks prior to school year and one week after the school year) to aid with start of the year programming and end of the year processes.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for respect and adherence of a district-wide school counselor seniority list.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for mentorship of new probationary school counselors.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for payment of class coverages.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for Z-time funding for 1 week of post-school year for finalizing and closing activities and 2 weeks of pre-school year planning and preparation activities. 

UTLA School Counselors advocates for lead school counselors to be placed within the B-basis salary table to support services in master schedule and programming.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for payment for services outside of contractual hours for socioemotional health services including but not limited to risk-assessments, hospitalizations, threat assessments, etc.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for payment for services outside of contractual hours for academic and college and career activities such college applications, parent workshops, financial aid workshops, individual graduation planning, college knowledge nights, etc.

UTLA School Counselors advocates for the school counselor substitutes when vacancy arises and medical leaves happen.