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Manor ISD librarians and elementary counselors ask board to reconsider pay classification and 1% raise
Summary
Two speakers told the Manor ISD board that recent salary adjustments classify school librarians and elementary counselors with support staff and leave them paid less than classroom teachers despite advanced degrees and added duties.
Rachel Pettit, who presented on behalf of high-school and campus librarians, and Katrina Base, speaking for elementary counselors, urged the Manor Independent School District board on Sept. 15 to reconsider recent pay decisions that group librarians and some counselors with support staff and to approve larger raises than a 1% staff increase.
Pettit said the district has not had a high school librarian for nearly eight years and asked the board to “reevaluate the role of school librarians as educators on the pay scale.” She said librarians are certified teachers who “hold a master’s degree or more and have a minimum of two years in the classroom” and that equating them with paraprofessionals and secretaries is “an insult.” Pettit told trustees the new pay…
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