FY2026 SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FY26 DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DEPARTMENT:
ADMINISTRATOR:
Counseling
Mary Emmons, Interim Director of Special Education
ORGANIZATION/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION The AB School Counseling Department is focused on improving all student outcomes in the areas of academics, social-emotional skills, and college and career readiness. School Counselors manage and deliver school-based programs to support interpersonal skills, bullying prevention, mental health awareness, Signs of Suicide, grade-level transition support, and college and career readiness. School Counselors are Section 504 Plan Case Managers and are integral members of the school-based Instruction Support Teams and Special Education Evaluation Teams. School Counselors provide direct services to students through instruction, appraisal and advisement, and counseling. We provide indirect services to students by interacting with families, teachers, administrators, and out-of-school service providers through consultation, collaboration, and referrals. In addition, counselors partner with other school-based mental health personnel and administrators to complete student risk interviews and threat assessments and devise support plans as needed. SELECTED FY25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Managing over 300 Section 504 Plans districtwide ● Supported introduction of Second Step SEL and Bullying Prevention Program across all six elementary schools, increasing Tier 1 instructional supports ● Implementation of the DESSA screener at all six elementary schools ● Working to define tier 2 SEL supports districtwide ● Counselor participation in district-level committees including: ○ Chronic Absenteeism Task Force
○ District Safety Team ○ Vision of a Graduate
FY26 BUDGET PRIORITIES, INITIATIVES & BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS ● Continue to work on defining and implementing Tier 2 and 3 SEL and mental behavioral health interventions for students using data-based decision methods and evidence-based strategies. ● Continued access to Cartwheel Care direct services for students and families in need.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM FY25 TO FY26 No proposed changes from FY’25 to FY’26
OTHER REVENUE SOURCES
196
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