[aisle] Librarians in contract?
Jacob Roskovensky
roskoihls at gmail.com
Sat Mar 11 11:11:12 CST 2023
We really need to be pushing the colleges for an undergraduate program...
we will never have the librarians to come close to this..... I don't know
that we can cover 1 librarian per district. We have openings not seeing
applicants.
On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 2:58 PM Monica Fumarolo via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
> I was in a bit of a back and forth with the ALA last year about my
> frustrations with what work is being done to ensure there are media
> literacy standards in schools, and the woman sent me an interesting piece
> of legislation from Illinois. Obviously I'm no lawyer, but the way this
> reads to me, by June 30, 2027 it sounds like Illinois schools are to have
> funding available to have a FULL TIME LIBRARIAN at *EACH* elementary
> school, middle school, and high school, along with 1 full time aide for
> every 300 students.
>
> Might be worth sharing with the powers that be, and again if anyone who IS
> a lawyer or knows could chime in, I think we'd all be better for it!
>
> -Monica
>
> FROM ALA:
>
> In 2017, Illinois passed an evidence based funding model
> <https://www.ctbaonline.org/reports/moving-forward-illinois-evidence-based-school-funding-formula-can-reverse-decades-inequity>.
> See below for important excerpts:
>
>
>
>
>
> (105 ILCS 5/Art. 18 heading)
>
> ARTICLE 18. COMMON SCHOOL FUND
>
> Sec. 18-8.15. Evidence-Based Funding for student success for the
> 2017-2018 and subsequent school years.
> (a) General provisions.
> (1) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that,
>
>
>
> by June 30, 2027 and beyond, this State has a kindergarten through grade
> 12 public education system with the capacity to ensure the educational
> development of all persons to the limits of their capacities in accordance
> with Section 1 of Article X of the Constitution of the State of Illinois.
> To accomplish that objective, this Section creates a method of funding
> public education that is evidence-based; is sufficient to ensure every
> student receives a meaningful opportunity to learn irrespective of race,
> ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or community-income level; and is
> sustainable and predictable. When fully funded under this Section, every
> school shall have the resources, based on what the evidence indicates is
> needed, to:
>
> (A) provide all students with a high quality
>
>
>
> education that offers the academic, enrichment, social and emotional
> support, technical, and career-focused programs that will allow them to
> become competitive workers, responsible parents, productive citizens of
> this State, and active members of our national democracy;
>
> (B) ensure all students receive the education
>
>
>
> they need to graduate from high school with the skills required to pursue
> post-secondary education and training for a rewarding career;
>
> (C) reduce, with a goal of eliminating, the
>
>
>
> achievement gap between at-risk and non-at-risk students by raising the
> performance of at-risk students and not by reducing standards; and
>
> (D) ensure this State satisfies its obligation to
>
>
>
> assume the primary responsibility to fund public education and
> simultaneously relieve the disproportionate burden placed on local property
> taxes to fund schools.
>
>
>
> (I) Librarian investments. Each Organizational
>
>
>
> Unit shall receive the funding needed to cover one FTE librarian for each
> prototypical elementary school, middle school, and high school and one FTE
> aide or media technician for every 300 combined ASE of pre-kindergarten
> children with disabilities and all kindergarten through grade 12 students.
>
>
>
> (3) For calculating the salaries included within the
>
>
>
> Essential Elements, the State Superintendent shall annually calculate
> average salaries to the nearest dollar using the employment information
> system data maintained by the State Board, limited to public schools only
> and excluding special education and vocational cooperatives, schools
> operated by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and charter schools, for
> the following positions:
>
> (A) Teacher for grades K through 8.
> (B) Teacher for grades 9 through 12.
> (C) Teacher for grades K through 12.
> (D) School counselor for grades K through 8.
> (E) School counselor for grades 9 through 12.
> (F) School counselor for grades K through 12.
> (G) Social worker.
> (H) Psychologist.
> (I) Librarian.
> (J) Nurse.
> (K) Principal.
> (L) Assistant principal.
>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 5:26 PM Beverly Zbinden via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Gina,
>> D219 librarian ranks were decimated a decade ago and we went from having
>> three certified librarians at each school to one certified librarian at
>> each school and one outsourced, non-certified librarian at each school.
>> We were able to get our outsourced librarian into the support staff
>> bargaining unit several years ago and language into our CBA that we would
>> have at least one certified librarian at each school. Here is the
>> contract language regarding our libraries:
>>
>> Section 8. LIBRARIANS
>>
>> A. Library hours shall be scheduled in consultation with the library
>> staff as needed in each division.
>>
>> B. Policies regarding the use of library facilities and materials shall
>> be developed in consultation with the library staff.
>>
>> C. Librarians shall be involved in curriculum planning in the areas of
>> their specialization.
>>
>> D. The libraries at Niles North and Niles West shall be staffed by no
>> fewer than one (1) licensed librarian per building.
>>
>> We are headed into a bargaining year next year and I sit on our union
>> executive board (I encourage every librarian to get onto their exec board)
>> and we plan on submitting a proposal to increase our certified ranks.
>>
>> Good luck!
>> Bev
>> Beverly Zbinden
>> Head Librarian @ Niles North High School
>> (847)626-2183
>> *Pronouns: she/her/hers*
>>
>> "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
>> about education."
>> - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 4:36 PM Gina Caneva via AISLE <
>> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Awesome, Incredible, School Librarians (Exclamation)!
>>> I’m wondering about school contracts particularly if it is specifically
>>> stated as to how many school librarians will be at a particular school or
>>> if student to librarian ratios are stated in union contract documents. Our
>>> district is negotiating a contract so I’m looking for anything comparable.
>>> I know CPS has one they don’t follow, having worked in CPS for 15 years.
>>> But out in the suburbs as well, cuts and/or short staffing is happening and
>>> I’m desiring to dissuade it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Gina Caneva
>>>
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Jacob P. Roskovensky
Librarian
Danville School District 118 <https://www.danville118.org/>
202 E Fairchild St
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 444-1533
@jprosko
roskoihls at gmail.com
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