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Council member inquires about the number of counselors in schools
8:56:18
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Council Member Rita Joseph asks students about the number of guidance counselors and college counselors in their schools. The students provide information about the counselor-to-student ratios in their respective schools.
- Students report having 2-3 counselors for 350-425 students
- One school has 1 college counselor and 2 general counselors
- The dialogue reveals a relatively high student-to-counselor ratio in these schools
Rita Joseph
8:56:18
How many guidance counselors or college counselors you have at your student success centers?
Anjanel
8:56:25
In the school, we have 350 kids and two counselors and one I mean, two college College counselors.
8:56:41
College counselors.
Rita Joseph
8:56:42
Okay.
8:56:43
And how many counselors do you have at your schools?
Kimberly G.
8:56:47
In our school, we have three, but there's 425 students for
Rita Joseph
8:56:52
How many students?
Kimberly G.
8:56:53
Four hundred and twenty five.
Abarav P.
8:56:56
And in our school, there's over 400 students and three guidance counselors.
Anjanel
8:57:03
Excuse me.
8:57:04
I made a mistake.
8:57:05
Was only one college counselors and two counselors in my school.
Rita Joseph
8:57:11
Okay.
8:57:12
Thank you.