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Parents and educators urge board to preserve librarians and CNI positions as budget cuts loom
Summary
Multiple teachers, instructional coordinators and parents urged Judson ISD trustees not to remove full-time librarians or cut Curriculum & Instruction (CNI) positions. Speakers described CNI duties, funding sources (local vs. Title/ESSER), and possible downstream effects on classroom support and student outcomes.
Public comment at the Judson ISD Board of Trustees meeting featured repeated appeals to preserve school librarians and district Curriculum & Instruction positions amid budget-reduction discussions.
Several CNI coordinators described daily and year-round duties the board would lose if positions were reduced or shifted to fewer contract days. September Patterson, a district curriculum staff member, said her four-person team splits district responsibilities across 20 elementary campuses, providing weekly campus visits, modeling lessons, data analysis, unit launches, and small-group tutoring. She told trustees the team’s salaries are currently funded 50%…
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