WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Education announced on Friday the award of more than $21.2 million to 60 recipients in 24 states across the country to establish or expand counseling programs. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary or secondary schools.
The new awards will specifically aid schools in hiring qualified mental-health professionals with the goal of expanding the range, availability, quantity and quality of counseling services. Parents of participating students will have input in the design and implementation of counseling services supported by these grants.
Grantees will also use funds to help increase the number of available and qualified counselors based on a school’s student population. Research shows that having adequate counseling services can help reduce the number of disciplinary referrals in schools, improve student attendance and academic performance and enhance development of social skills. Funds may also be used to support parental involvement, counselor and teacher professional development and collaboration with community-based organizations that provide mental health and other services to students.
Below is a list of the awards for the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program. For more information about the program, log onto http://www2.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/index.html.
| Montgomery County Public Schools (AL) | $347,566 |
| Sitka School District (AK) | $164,560 |
| San Carlos Unified School District (AZ) | $398,822 |
| South Pointe Public Elementary Charter School (AZ) | $399,995 |
| Washington Elementary School District, WESD (AZ) | $380,708 |
| Arcata Elementary School District (CA) | $396,500 |
| Banning Unified School District (CA) | $384,794 |
| Del Norte Unified School District (CA) | $54,993 |
| Del Norte Unified School District (CA) | $398,670 |
| Eureka City Schools (CA) | $372,963 |
| Fortuna Elementary School District (CA) | $395,369 |
| Montebello Unified School District, MUSD (CA) | $395,219 |
| Napa County Office of Education (CA) | $399,966 |
| Pasadena Unified School District (CA) | $351,986 |
| River Delta Unified School District (CA) | $396,552 |
| Round Valley Elementary School (CA) | $219,514 |
| San Antonio Union School District, SAUSD (CA) | $89,314 |
| Vallejo City Unified School District, VCUSD (CA) | $400,000 |
| The Valley Center Unified School District, VCPUSD (CA) | $395,347 |
| Bibb County School District (GA) | $386,196 |
| Bibb County School District, BCSD (GA) | $375,849 |
| Douglas County School System (GA) | $398,874 |
| Carterville Community Unit School District, CCUSD (IL) | $341,350 |
| Metropolitan School District of Pike Township (IN) | $393,000 |
| Knott County School District (KY) | $352,644 |
| Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (KY) | $391,994 |
| Lafayette Parish School System, LPSS (LA) | $373,659 |
| Arlington Public School System Project S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (MA) | $376,538 |
| Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District, HWRSD (MA) | $366,733 |
| Randolph Public Schools (MA) | $352,792 |
| Independent School District 728 (MN) | $355,956 |
| Camden Board of Education SBYS Counseling Program (NJ) | $379,495 |
| Mesa Vista Consolidated School District, MVCS (NM) | $399,946 |
| Carthage Central School District (NY) | $316,530 |
| Mount Vernon City School District (NY) | $370,648 |
| Niagara Wheatfield Central School District (NY) | $314,060 |
| North Rose Elementary School (NY) | $360,770 |
| Schenectady High School, SHS (NY) | $396,320 |
| Sampson County School District (NC) | $395,705 |
| Wilkes County Board of Education (NC) | $337,859 |
| Eastern Local Schools (OH) | $355,297 |
| Fredericktown Local Schools (OH) | $355,297 |
| Springfield Academy of Excellence, SAE (OH) | $166,280 |
| Keys Public Schools (OK) | $357,235 |
| Lane Elementary (OK) | $370,505 |
| Stilwell Public Schools (OK) | $396,890 |
| Lane Education Service District (OR) | $399,742 |
| Chambersburg Area School District (PA) | $377,097 |
| Anderson School District Five (SC) | $398,756 |
| Orangeburg County Consolidated School District Three (SC) | $395,700 |
| York County School District One (SC) | $266,266 |
| Bedford County Board Of Education (TN) | $353,170 |
| Bradley County School District (TN) | $398,273 |
| Brownwood ISD (TX) | $369,183 |
| Comal Independent School District, CISD (TX) | $400,000 |
| Poteet Independent School District, PISD (TX) | $396,765 |
| Granite School District (UT) | $383,641 |
| Fond du Lac School District, FDLSD (WI) | $340,667 |
| Madison Metropolitan School (WI) | $347,680 |
| Wausau School District (WI) | $391,225 |
