The Professional School Counselor (PSC) is charged with the academic, social/emotional, and career development for all students within a school. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) suggests that a minimum of 80% of the PSC's time be spent providing direct and indirect student services (ASCA, 2019a). These services include, but are not…

This case examines how school leaders manage the increased demands of a new state-mandated teacher evaluation process. Subject to negotiations, districts and their local teacher unions can allow for teachers to be credentialed and serve as evaluators within their own schools. The challenge is examined through both the opportunity costs of this new…