The following information was obtained from Teacher.org. The website offers general information focusing on a counseling position. It outlines the degree needs to be a school counselor with salary guidelines based on demographics. There is also information on professional associations that are recommended for a counselor. It is important to be a member of a professional association for your protection as a school counselor. The association will be an advocate if needed in case of an unlawful dismissal or any other legal issues.

Teacher.org. (2020). School Counselor: Requirements: Salary: Jobs. Retrieved from https://www.teacher.org/career/school-counselor/

(Teacher.org, 2020)

What Elsevier is doing to support candidates during the coronavirus pandemic

Amid the world dealing with COVID-19 agency has taken precautions to meet the needs of while maintaining safety precautions for employees and future candidates.
In the effort to conduct interviews and follow policy and procedure they are using a virtual process to conduct interviews. The recruiters and interviewers are working together to support interviewees.

Elsevier. (2020). What Elsevier is doing to support candidates during the coronavirus pandemic. Retrieved from https://www.elsevier.com/about/careers/supporting-candidates-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic

(Elsevier, 2020)

There is a need for counselors, and nurses this has placed stress on the students they serve in the Chicago area. In this article, a counselor shares her story of being overwhelmed and unable to meet her job duties due to being pulled out to cover a classroom. Her caseload is beyond the recommended by the American School Counselor Association, she described having over 600 students. Feeling guilty of being unable to fulfill her responsibilities to the students she questions her role as a counselor. "The Chicago Teachers Union is asking that the district enshrines in its contract a promise to hire more counselors, health workers, and librarians, and to free them from tasks outside of their core duties" (Goldstein, 2019). The walkouts have helped with adding more staff but, the salary is still not adequate and unfortunately leaves them feeling burned out.

Goldstein, D. (2019, October 24). It's More Than Pay: Striking Teachers Demand Counselors and Nurses. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/us/chicago-strike-support-staff.html

Photo by Joshua Lott for New York Times.

(Lott, 2019)

This federal statutory law states that an employer cannot practice illegal employment practices when hiring an employee.  (a)Employer practices Section (1) states that if the employer does not hire or fires a person based on the race, color, religion, sex or (2) prohibits the separation or itemizing the applications for employment that would lead to affecting the individuals’ possibility of obtaining employment due to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

 (b)Employment agency practices it is illegal for an agency to not employ or deny, separate because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Droste, M. (2018, December 4). What are "Protected Classes"? Retrieved from https://www.subscriptlaw.com/blog/protected-classes

(Droste, 2018)

https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=T&app=9&p_dir=F&p_rloc=187943&p_tloc=14861&p_ploc=1&pg=2&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=2&ch=153&rl=1021 

This is administrative law (A) Requirements specific to Texas public elementary and secondary schools.  (i) Individual who is a trained professional must be certified by the State of Texas must hold necessary state or national license or certification to meet requirements for job assignment.  This applies to teachers, librarians, counselors, and nurses who are full time and that are receiving the base salary as designated by Texas State Public Education Compensation Plan.

Droste, M. (2018, December 4). What are "Protected Classes"? Retrieved from https://www.subscriptlaw.com/blog/protected-classes

(Droste, 2018)

Subtitled. Educators and school district employees and volunteers

Chapter 21. Educators

Subchapter a. General provisions

 

https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm 

 

This is Texas State Statue, Sec. 21.003. Certification required. (a) Individual is unable to be employed as a teacher, teacher intern or teacher trainee, librarian, educational aide, administrator, educational diagnostician, or school counselor by a school district without the individual possessing an accredited certificate or license provided by Subchapter B.

 

Sec. 21.0031.  Failure to obtain certification; contract void.  (a)  If an individual is on a probationary, continuing, or term contract under this chapter is void if the employee:

(1)  is unable to obtain a valid certificate provided by the State Board for Educator Certification;

(2)  if the individual is unable to meet the requirements needed to obtain a new or prolong the temporary, probationary, or emergency certificate or any other certificate or permit issued under Subchapter B; or

(3)  When requirements are not met under Subchapter C, Chapter 22, and if because of this not meeting requirement that leads to suspension or denial removal of certification under Section 22.0831(f) (2). 

Appadvice. (2019, April 16). Texas Education Code 2017 by Naveen R. Retrieved from https://appadvice.com/app/texas-education-code-2017/1051746758

(Appadvice, 2019)

 

This law was started as a historical part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It protects against discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in programs and/or activities that are getting federal funding. 

The United States of Justice. (2020, March 30). Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved from https://www.justice.gov/crt/fcs/TitleVI

(The United States of Justice, 2020)

 

This is local Administrative Law/Policy/Rule of Donna ISD.  

 

Nondiscrimination in general

 

It is district policy that Donna ISD will not deny or fire an individual or discriminate as far as pay, circumstances, or civil liberties of work on the basis of any of the following:

1. Race, color, or national origin;

2. Sex;

3. Religion;

4. Age (applies to individuals who are 40 years of age or older);

5. Disability; or

6. Genetic information [see DAB].

42 U.S.C. 1981; 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. (Title VII); 20 U.S.C.

1681 et seq. (Title IX); 42 U.S.C. 12111 et seq. (Americans with

Disabilities Act); 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq. (Age Discrimination in Employment Act); 29 U.S.C. 793, 794 (Rehabilitation Act); 42 U.S.C.

2000ff et seq. (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act); U.S.

Const. Amend. I; Human Resources Code 121.003(f); Labor Code

Ch. 21 (Texas Commission on Human Rights Act); Labor Code Ch.

21, Subchapter H (genetic information)

 

This district policy for the reason that it enforces the others that are listed above.  It also states age and disability which are two items that were not stated in the previous slides. 

Donna ISD. (2019). About Donna ISD. Retrieved from http://www.donnaisd.net/

(Donna ISD, 2019)

Studer, J. R. (2016). A guide to practicum and internship for school counselors-in-training. New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group.

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Kissflow. (2020, April 28). Top 5 Procurement Best Practices in 2020 to Up Your Game. Retrieved from https://kissflow.com/procurement-process/best-practices-in-procurement/

(Kissflow, 2020)