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Board debates librarian, academic‑support and robotics funding as tough choices loom
Summary
Board members weighed adding a 0.2 librarian at Memorial, converting a departing academic support teacher to a paraprofessional, and whether taxpayers should fund a $10,000 robotics membership fee; direction was given to hold most of these staffing additions for further review ahead of Jan. 15.
Board members examined several personnel and program funding requests amid pressure to reduce the budget gap.
Librarian request: Andrea and other board members argued that Memorial’s librarian — currently four days per week — performs critical non‑instructional duties (collection management, circulation and teacher collaboration) and that increasing the position to 0.8 or full‑time would address equity between elementary schools. Some members said they sympathize but…
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