[CASL-L] Save Stamford Library Assistants (Petition and Survey)

[George, Mary]

  1.   Please sign & share this petition to save Stamford Library (and other districts' staff/avoid the domino effect) http://chng.it/6RZX2zGq
  2.  Please take this quick staffing survey:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf02GbGEZMBZoqPYc0d7VqJTlQ1FYTQ7zwhNN09Zy1XXmmdEg/viewform
  3.  <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf02GbGEZMBZoqPYc0d7VqJTlQ1FYTQ7zwhNN09Zy1XXmmdEg/viewform> Email BOEelected at stamfordct.gov to let them know the importance of having a fully staffed library!
  4.  Email me with any ideas on how we can help save our staff!

Subject: Stamford superintendent requests 6.5% budget hike - CTInsider.com

The budget is not all growth, however, as Lucero is also recommending reductions. The biggest proposed cut — $1,125,000, is for a reduction of about 25 instructional para-educators, or “paras,” mainly media paras who assist each school’s media specialist.

In turn, Lucero hopes to move the instructional paras to open positions for special education paras. The district has 19 vacancies for special education paras, part of a teacher shortage the district faces in certain subjects, including special education.

“I’m questioning whether or not we’ve saturated the market with paras,” said Lucero, adding, “When we have openings for instructional paras, they’re rarely open, but there are quite a few openings on a regular basis for our SPED paras, and because of that we have to figure out how we can reduce the amount of para openings that we have,” said Lucero.

Diane Phanos, president of the Stamford Education Association teachers union, said the SEA is against any reductions to media paras or any other teaching positions.

“Tamu is looking at is as a costs savings, but I think the loss of paras will have a devastating impact on the functioning of school media centers,” said Phanos.

https://www.ctinsider.com/local/stamfordadvocate/article/Stamford-superintendent-requests-6-5-budget-hike-14975019.php


Thank you!


Mary Raphael George
Teacher-Librarian
Stamford High School
203-977-6176
mgeorge at stamfordct.gov
https://twitter.com/shslibrarylearn
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