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Lewiston committee backs social workers, resists librarian cuts and asks admin to remake coaching staffing
Summary
Committee members favored adding social-worker positions at the middle and high school, rejected combining middle/high librarians into one role, and instructed administrators to seek $100k–$200k by restructuring central coaching roles rather than making immediate classroom-facing cuts.
Lewiston — In a workshop focused on balancing services and a tight budget, the School Committee on April 15 moved to preserve certain school-based supports while asking administration to find savings in central-office positions.
The committee used a category-by-category approach to triage reductions and additions. After more than an hour of discussion about library services, members rejected the superintendent’s proposal to replace separate middle- and high‑school librarians with a single 7–12 librarian and an ed‑tech role. "Librarians don't deal with books alone — they teach information and media literacy," Member Herd said. A…
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