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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>As one of the former school librarians, I used to feel optimistic that the indisputable research connecting academic achievement to students’ access to quality library programs staffed with licensed librarians would resonate with decision-makers. Unfortunately, I no longer believe that legislators, school boards, and others who hold the power care at all about anything but cutting costs. They may put on a show of concern for students’ learning opportunities – nodding like bobble-heads – but their actions indicate profound apathy.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carol Dinges<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lebanon Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Greiner<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 19, 2013 9:08 PM<br><b>To:</b> libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] School Library Staffing in Oregon, 1980-2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>I would be very interesting to compare the horrendous decline in school librarians with the concomitant decline in SAT and OAKS scores. If it shows what I think it will show, that could be a real tool to getting librarians back in schools, books in kids hands, and more readers in the early grades.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tony<br><br><a href="mailto:**tony_greiner@hotmail.com**">**tony_greiner@hotmail.com**</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>> From: libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>> Subject: Libs-Or Digest, Vol 122, Issue 32<br>> To: libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:30:38 -0700<br>> <br>> Send Libs-Or mailing list submissions to<br>> <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>> <br>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br>> <a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/libs-or</a><br>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br>> <a href="mailto:libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or-request@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>> <br>> You can reach the person managing the list at<br>> <a href="mailto:libs-or-owner@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or-owner@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><br>> <br>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br>> than "Re: Contents of Libs-Or digest..."<br>> <br>> <br>> You can examine full text of list messages in the relevant month's archive at:<br>> <br>> <a href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/">http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/libs-or/</a><br>> <br>> Today's Topics:<br>> <br>> 1. History of School Library Staffing in Oregon: 1980 to 2011<br>> (Jennifer Maurer)<br>> <br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Message: 1<br>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:30:35 +0000<br>> From: "Jennifer Maurer" <<a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a>><br>> To: "'libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us'"<br>> <<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>><br>> Subject: [Libs-Or] History of School Library Staffing in Oregon: 1980<br>> to 2011<br>> Message-ID:<br>> <<a href="mailto:B60CC3E64AD0D941AA792F1955E3D5C337DF1A1C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local">B60CC3E64AD0D941AA792F1955E3D5C337DF1A1C@OSLEXCHANGE.osl.state.or.us.local</a>><br>> <br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>> <br>> Please pardon the cross posting.<br>> <br>> The State Librarian has tracked the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) licensed school librarians employed in Oregon public schools since the 1980-81 school year. Recently we also started tracking the number of FTE school library support staff. For figures and a chart related to the 31-year span, see the attached PDF. Here is brief snapshot:<br>> <br>> School Year<br>> <br>> FTE Library Support Staff<br>> <br>> FTE Licensed Librarians<br>> <br>> Percent Change from 1980 to 2011<br>> <br>> No. of Students Per Licensed Librarian<br>> <br>> Percent Change from 1980 to 2011<br>> <br>> 1980-81<br>> <br>> n/a<br>> <br>> 818<br>> <br>> n/a<br>> <br>> 547<br>> <br>> n/a<br>> <br>> 2010-11<br>> <br>> 682<br>> <br>> 308<br>> <br>> n/a<br>> <br>> 1,822<br>> <br>> n/a<br>> <br>> 2011-12<br>> <br>> 697<br>> <br>> 203<br>> <br>> -75%<br>> <br>> 2,763<br>> <br>> +405%<br>> <br>> <br>> The information comes from the Oregon Department of Education. As of the last few years, some of the figures were pulled from the Oregon Statewide Annual Report Card<<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1821">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1821</a>>. Note that the staffing chart on PDF page 15 of the 2011-12 report card<<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2012.pdf">http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2012.pdf</a>> (and for some previous years) combines figures for school library licensed and support staff. When we pointed out that this could be confusing since there is a separate row for support staff, ODE added a note to the bottom of the chart. We seek clarification from ODE staff about the separate figures for licensed versus support staff.<br>> <br>> Questions? Please ask.<br>> <br>> Thanks,<br>> Jen<br>> <br>> Jennifer Maurer<br>> School Library Consultant<br>> Oregon State Library<br>> 250 Winter Street NE<br>> Salem, OR 97301<br>> 503.378.5011<br>> <a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us%3cmailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us<mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a>><br>> <br>> OSLIS || <a href="http://www.oslis.org">www.oslis.org</a><br>> Learn to research. 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