[CALIBK12] Jobs on the Line

[Barbara Duffy]

While the situation looks Dire - and it Looks more dire than it really
is - The state cannot afford to let half the school districts declare
bankruptcy.  That is more expensive than just funding them in the first
place.  A FEW legislators are beginning to think about this, but mention
that to yours...ask what will happen if many districts declare
bankruptcy.  Make them think and maybe tweak their plans a bit.
 
Barbara

>>> "Liana Smith" <SmithLiana at dublin.k12.ca.us> 02/08/08 1:14 PM >>>

Our Teachers Association president told me that the proposed budget
cuts for education would result in a statewide elimination of 107,000
teachers and 130,000 classified employees. So not only are Teacher
Librarian positions in jeopardy, but also all of the library
para-professionals. One school district in my area has closing all the
libraries on their hit list. My district's "District Optimization
Committee (sub group Budget) will be meeting 3 times before March 15th
to recommend prioritized cuts to the School Board to the tune of $2.3
million. I will not know until then if the personnel in the libraries
will be hit with a reduction in hours or positions eliminated completely
and doors closed.

Obviously, no change in status would be best and a reduction in hours
second. Closing affects the neediest groups of students who do not have
books at home and little access to public libraries. 

A parent mentioned that they could have parent volunteers man the
library. I do remember in past year's budget cuts it was mentioned that
this is against Ed Code. Is this correct? 

On pins and needles, 
Liana Smith


Liana de Wit-Smith
Fallon School (K-8) Library Media Technician
3601 Kohnen Way
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 875-9376 ext.6308
http://www.dublin.k12.ca.us/Fms/index.htm
"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels
about education"

~ Harold Howe, former Secretary of Education



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