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Yonkers schools to restore guidance counselors jobs in deal with teachers union

Students in a classroom. (Aug. 30, 2012)

Photo credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. | Students in a classroom. (Aug. 30, 2012)

Yonkers schools will reinstate 24 guidance and mental health counselor positions in 2013 as part of the district's new contract agreement with the Yonkers teachers union.

The administration and teachers reached agreement Friday on a new contract and a teacher evaluation plan. The evaluation plan must be approved by the state Education Department by Jan. 17 for the school district to receive...

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