[palib] Re: School librarians
- From: "Pamela Walton" <Pamela_Walton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: palib@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 10:22:06 -0700
The school district should be asked why they are not following the
Northwest Accreditation Standards. These are the guidelines by which
colleges measure the quality of a high school. They require one full time
certificated Librarian at the high school level, plus support staff for
schools over 500.
The standards were written to serve as a measurement of quality, and I
think also they serve to hold administrators accountable for the decisions
made.
The district has announced that there will be no teacher cuts, but the
elementary Librarian position is a teacher cut, and assigning the high
school Librarian to teach a class is a teacher cut in the Library!
The public and parents need to ask why the administration did not follow
NW Accreditation Standards. Why don't the students of PAHS and our
elementary schools deserve to meet the standards of a quality school?
Pam Walton
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