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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">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 33-year span, see the attached PDF. Here is brief snapshot:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">School Year <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">No. of Schools<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Library Support Staff (FTE)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Licensed Librarians (FTE)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">No. of Students Per Licensed Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">1980-81<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">1,284<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">n/a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">818<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">547<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">2011-12<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">1,253<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">697<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">203<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">2,763<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">2012-13<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">1,246<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">681<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">144<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">3,915<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">2013-14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">1,239<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">688<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">129<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">4,396<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Percent Change from 1980 to 2013<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">- 84.23%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#00B050">+703.66%<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">The data comes from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). As of the last few years, some of the figures were pulled from the
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1821">Oregon Statewide Annual Report Card</a>. Note that the staffing chart on PDF page 8 of the
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf">2013-14 report card</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 general support staff, ODE added a note to the bottom of the chart. ODE staff supplied me with the separate figures for licensed versus support staff.<br>
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This information could be helpful for anyone involved in school library advocacy efforts.<br>
<br>
For a spot of good news, I’m hearing increased reports about school districts hiring library staff, including licensed librarians.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Questions? Please ask.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Links</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">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><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">2013-14 Report Card:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf">http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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