Thanks for that plug Nancy.Unfortunately many districts view librarians as
liabilities (advanced degrees, usually high on salary guide) rather than the assets
we are.We need a federal mandate to insure that school children continue to benefit
from our expertise and knowledge.Legislators in states like Iowa and Oklahoma,
where school librarians are mandated, are trying to change those laws to allow
districts to lay off librarians.Lift school nurse and librarian requirements,
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librarian and guidance counselor mandates in Iowa schoolsshould be lifted as a way
to save money, Senate Republican Leader Paul McKinleysaid this morning.“We mandate
that they have an RN in every school in spite of the fact thatthey can’t prescribe
an aspirin,” McKinley said during a meeting with The DesMoines Register. “We have
mandated that there be a certified librarian in thisage of communication. We have
mandated a certified guidance counselor. Thosethings alone are well over $100
million a year at a time when Iowans are out ofwork.”The legislature has placed
school requirements forcounselors, nurses and librarians within the past five years
as a way toprotect children, said Rep. Cindy Winckler, D-Davenport and chairwoman
of theHouse Education Appropriations subcommittee. In past years, those
positionswere among some of the first cut when a district faced financial troubles,
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Josephine Dervan, MLS -Adjunct InstructorSchool of Communication and Information
Rutgers Universitydervan at optonline.netHe who has a library and a garden, wants
for nothing- Cicero
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