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If possible, get your union involved. They can help rally all the schools
to come speak at the board meeting. The more people -- teachers, students,
parents -- who speak on your behalf, the more the board will listen.

Sherry Jo Baehr
Teacher Librarian/Library Coordinator
Niles West High School
847-626-2700

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On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 8:21 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> When our school board did the same thing, our media specialists presented
> detailed lists of the tasks that were performed by the positions to be cut
> (they were assistant positions) and the time spent doing them. They then
> outlined how their teaching activities would be curtailed without the
> assistants. They saved 5 of 5 positions.
>
> It's always a safe bet that people don't know what you do. Spell it out
> for them, in terms of teaching, collaborating, innovation, and collection
> maintenance and how much time you spend doing those things. Get your
> teachers to speak up with stories of accomplishments their students
> couldn't have achieved without you.
>
> Good luck!!
>
> Chris Wilson
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:09 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Librarians,
>>
>> I need your help.  My school district’s administration proposed on Monday
>> the cutting of 7 of our 8 librarians for next year in order to save money.
>> The one remaining librarian would serve as the District Librarian and would
>> be stationed at the high school.  Their daily schedule (4 block) would be 1
>> block in the library, 2 blocks teaching in a content area, and 1 block for
>> prep.  Based on this schedule, the District Librarian would only have ¼ of
>> their day to maintain the collection for the entire district.  The district
>> is comprised of 4,500 students in 5 elementary schools, 2 junior highs, and
>> 1 high school.  The other 7 school libraries will be staffed with aides who
>> will be tasked to check in and out books to students and complete a yearly
>> inventory.
>>
>> I am looking for anyone who is a District Librarian to share with me
>> their current job description.  I am also looking for any data that you
>> have concerning how only having 1 librarian for this size of a student
>> population impacts reading ability, test scores, delivery of instruction,
>> etc.  If you have any suggestions on what we can do to save our librarians,
>> please share.  I would need this information by Friday as our board will be
>> voting on the matter on Tuesday.  Please email me at
>> jccampbell07 at gmail.com.  Thank you in advance for helping me on this
>> matter.
>>
>>
>>
>> Jen Campbell
>>
>> Galesburg High School
>>
>> Galesburg CUSD #205
>>
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