Sunday, June 28, 2009

Once a TL, Always a TL

The school year has ended and so has our library program. I've thought long and hard about what I can write about the demise of our program without sounding bitter. It's difficult to understand why the district decided to cut the site librarians serving 6 schools, and the 2 teachers that handled technology in the district, in favor of 3 district level positions to handle it all. We all know that there is a budget crisis in California, but what are they saving? We are all still employed; maybe not in the library, but in classrooms for the next year, or at the district level. Unfortunately, the ones who suffer most will be our students.