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Will Minnesota Principals Continue To Hire School Librarians?, Jennifer Hill, Jane Prestebak
Will Minnesota Principals Continue To Hire School Librarians?, Jennifer Hill, Jane Prestebak
Teacher Development Faculty Working Papers
The number of school librarian positions are declining across the nation. In order to gain insight into this trend on a local level, two directors of school librarian preparation programs in Minnesota analyzed survey results of 251 Minnesota school leaders to determine what factors impact a principal’s decision to eliminate the position in their school. In examining the results of this mixed-methods study, only 42% reported their intention to replace their school librarian with another school librarian when the position becomes vacant. Others reported that they will fill the position with a paraprofessional (25%), or to hire a technology integration …