[Libs-Or] History of School Library Staffing in Oregon: 1980 to 2013

[Jane Corry]

Good reason to talk to your legislator on April 29. Right?

Jane

On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 6:30 PM, Jennifer Maurer <
jennifer.maurer at state.or.us> wrote:

>  *Please pardon the cross-postings.*
>
>
>
> 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:
>
>
>
> *School Year *
>
> *No. of Schools*
>
> *Library Support Staff (FTE)*
>
> *Licensed Librarians (FTE)*
>
> *No. of Students Per Licensed Librarian*
>
> 1980-81
>
> 1,284
>
> n/a
>
> 818
>
> 547
>
> 2011-12
>
> 1,253
>
> 697
>
> 203
>
> 2,763
>
> 2012-13
>
> 1,246
>
> 681
>
> 144
>
> 3,915
>
> 2013-14
>
> 1,239
>
> 688
>
> 129
>
> 4,396
>
> *Percent Change from 1980 to 2013*
>
> - 84.23%
>
> +703.66%
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>
>
> The data comes from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). As of the
> last few years, some of the figures were pulled from the Oregon Statewide
> Annual Report Card <http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1821>.
> Note that the staffing chart on PDF page 8 of the 2013-14 report card
> <http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf>, 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.
>
> This information could be helpful for anyone involved in school library
> advocacy efforts.
>
> For a spot of good news, I’m hearing increased reports about school
> districts hiring library staff, including licensed librarians.
>
>
>
> Questions? Please ask.
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>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jen
>
>
>
> *Links*
>
> Oregon Statewide Annual Report Card:
> http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=1821
>
> 2013-14 Report Card:
> http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/annreportcard/rptcard2014.pdf
>
>
>
> Jennifer Maurer
>
> School Library Consultant
>
> Oregon State Library
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-- 
Jane Corry
Youth Librarian-Belmont Neighborhood Library
Multnomah County Library
503.988.5382

"You would think that if there is anything in the world that we can all
agree on is an unequivocal good, a moral absolute, an end in itself, it is
the happiness and health of children."  -Alison Gopnick
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