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Published:
October 2023
Authors:
Nicole Mader
Key Findings
- About 8 in 10 counselor respondents reported serving higher-than-recommended caseloads of students, and few reported that caseloads are strategically assigned.
- Over 9 in 10 counselor respondents reported that they feel supported by their administrators and that they collaborate well with teachers and other mental health professionals.
- Three out of 4 counselor respondents evaluated with the School Services Personnel Rubric reported that it is appropriately designed to evaluate the role of counselor, compared to more than one-third of counselor respondents evaluated with the General Educator Rubric.
- Reported job responsibilities of school counselors vary by the grade levels served with high school counselors reporting that they spend an average of one day per week on non-counseling activities.
- The majority of counselor respondents expressed a need for professional development on supporting students’ non-academic needs.
Suggested Citation
Mader, N. (2023). School Counselors in Tennessee: Trends from the 2023 Tennessee Educator Survey. Tennessee Education Research Alliance. https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/tera/tennessee-educator-survey/about/tes2023-counselors/