Execs discuss SA pay policy

BY ALEKSANDRA SIDOROVA News & Managing Editor

The Student Association Executive Council discussed the implementation of an official compensation policy Monday, Feb. 13. SA Vice President Saran Kaba drafted a policy requiring SA members to host a fixed number of office hours weekly: five hours a week for Executive Council officials and three hours a week for senators. Unexcused absences for three office days and three meetings will result in “no compensation.”

The HEERF money is one lump sum. Once the school runs out of the money, it does not get any more — another problem the college is working to solve.

Jackson also said, “We have secured funding for a second year of the contract.” She said that things like this take some time to get off the ground — a decision to continue the program will not have to be made until 2024.

If a student seeks to take advantage of the program they can call 800-327-2251, fill out an online form or scan the QR code on the flyers that are found hung on the walls of many SUNY Plattsburgh buildings. The student will then speak to what BHS calls a “student care coordinator”

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The county also approved $16,854 to equip SUNY Adirondack’s library with a reserve of textbooks required for Queensbury courses, approved Dec. 16, 2022.

The students eligible to receive a permanent Chromebook are Warren county residents who are also eligible for the Pell Grant assisting with tuition. The 20 Chromebooks on loan are available to students with a “shortterm need to use a computer,” Bartscherer said.

“As a professor it’s very difficult to witness the extraordinary efforts and dedication of some students that are unable to afford a text or a computer, yet are giving 100% to their education and participation,” Adjunct Criminal Justice Lecturer Rachel SeeberConine wrote in an email to Bartscherer.

The textbooks on reserve have not yet been who will connect them to the kinds of resources that they need. They essentially become a student’s personal caseworker, checking up on their progress through what Minck calls “continuity of care.” The program is free to all SUNY Plattsburgh students.

Minck said the program offers students up to eight sessions before connecting them with longterm counselors either in the student’s home town or on-campus.

Minck said, “If you still feel like you need ongoing counseling, then what they would do is discharge planning and refer you to long term therapy.” purchased, but will serve more than 35 courses offered at SUNY Plattsburgh at Queensbury, and amount to more than 100 copies, Bartscherer said. A similar service is already available at SUNY Plattsburgh’s main campus in Feinberg Library, where students can check out textbooks for two hours at a time.

In an email to Bartscherer, Jennifer Bremser, associate professor of psychology, wrote that graduating psychology students donated their textbooks for their juniors to use.

“We have a shelf dedicated to this in our office, but it’s typically first come, first serve,” Bremser wrote in an email to Bartscherer.

“The work that went into this grant means we can accommodate all of our students and students can use their money on other necessities, such as gas, car repairs, the increasing cost of living, or even an investment in self-care like a gym membership or

In the case when a student does not wish to speak to someone directly for counseling, there are a multitude of self-help resources available on the BHS website, including connections to outside resources. BHS does not hire counselors who continually work with students with their needs. Instead, they act as a middle person helping students find the assistance they need through the company’s network of counselors.