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B.C.'s Education Minister, Tom Christensen, visited Stelly's Secondary
School in Saanichton, B.C.  He has noticed libraries in schools, but:

"While touring the school Christensen took note of the number of students
using the library, and commented on the results of the loss of more than 150
teacher-librarians over the last three years.

"There are fewer teacher-librarians - critical resource people - some of
those teachers have been replaced with literacy coaches who mentor other
teachers or run literacy programs in the schools - It's particularly
effective in the early grades," he said."

Christensen impressed by students, staff in the  Peninsula News Review
(November 10, 2004)
http://www.peninsulanewsreview.com/

Val Hamilton
Teacher-Librarian
Dr. George M. Weir Elementary
Vancouver, BC
http://weir.vsb.bc.ca
vhamilton@shaw.ca

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