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District proposes restoring licensed teacher‑librarian positions; committee asks funding questions
Summary
Staff said the budget includes steps to restore licensed teacher‑librarians across the district, converting paraeducator roles and estimating roughly six additional FTE to reach 14 licensed librarians; funding is expected from a mix of grants, the general fund and potential foundation donations.
District staff told the committee they plan to restore teacher‑librarian positions to licensed status and expand coverage so licensed librarians can provide direct literacy instruction and digital‑citizenship lessons. Staff noted there are currently about 13 paraeducators supporting libraries and estimated about six additional FTE would be needed to reach 14 licensed teacher librarians across the district's schools.
The staff presenter (S3) said funding sources would include existing SIA allocations, general‑fund function lines and potential foundation donations; the district will also shift some paraeducator roles into licensed positions when possible. Committee members asked for page references in the budget packet (function 222, page 28.24) and requested clearer line‑item presentation of the FTE changes.
