[LM_NET] Gen: Good News from Iowa...

[Pam Buysman <pbuysman@AEA4.K12.IA.US>]

Iowa teacher librarians have cause for celebration today!  Teacher
librarians are now back in the Iowa Code, so that means at minimum each
school district will need one certified teacher librarian in their district.
While I know that it won't ensure that libraries will be adequately staffed,
it is a start.  Currently in my service area, we have three school districts
that do not have a certified teacher librarian.  Those school libraries are
being totally manned by paraprofessionals.  The trend has been not to rehire
certified teacher librarians when they leave a district or retire. Now, at
least, we can reverse that trend.
-- 
Pam Buysman
Educational Media Consultant
AEA 4
Sioux Center, Iowa  51250
pbuysman@aea4.k12.ia.us
712-722-4378/1-800-572-5073

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