[LM_NET] TAR: Loss of LMS positions--status of literacy teachers/coaches?

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Hi Friends,

I hear the bad news every day that LMS positions are being threatened 
or lost in districts across the country.  I'd like to do an informal 
survey to understand how this is unfolding.

In my former district, we're down to 2 LMS for 10 elementary schools, 
but I believe that every school still has a literacy/reading 
coach.  If this is true in other districts, I'd say that our worst 
nightmare is coming true and we are simply losing ground to what our 
federal government and many local districts have now determined is 
the most important instructional support role in the school.

What are the numbers like in your district?  I'll post a HIT.

Best,
Toni


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND NEW! 

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