Insights from SLIDE Project: School Librarian Employment Trends
Explore the key findings from the SLIDE Project at the School Library Summit, highlighting data on school librarian employment across districts in the United States. Discover insights on the presence of librarians in schools, funding disparities, and the impact of various factors on librarian employment.
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Findings of the SLIDE Project Sept 20, 2022 School Library Summit, San Jose State University Keith Curry Lance, Ph.D., Principal Investigator libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
SLIDE Major Reports Contexts of School Librarian Employment (2021, January 26) Requirements for School Librarian Employment: A State-by-State Summary (2021, January 27) Perspectives on School Librarian Employment in the United States, 2009-10 to 2018-19 (2021, July 19) Library & Book Trade Almanac entries (2021, 2022, 2023) Special report: The COVID-19 Pandemic & Inequities in Access to School Librarians (2022, August) Peabody Journal of Education article, 2020-21 (2023) Voices of Decision-Makers about School Librarian Employment (2023) libslide.org - @libslide - #libslide
Major Findings to Date 30% of all local districts have NO school librarians (46 states & DC, 20-21). Whole districts not counting other no-librarian schools. Not all about funding. Since 09-10, nationwide, # librarians down while #s administrators & inst. coordinators up & teachers static. Districts $$$ most & least per pupil > likely librarian/school & < likely NO librarians. At least 7.5M students in districts with NO librarians ( 18-19). libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
More Major Findings Equity findings ( 18-19) Full-time librarians less likely & no librarians more likely in districts w/ smaller enrollments & in rural areas. Likewise for districts w/ Higher % of students in poverty majorities of students non-white or Hispanic more English Language Learners libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
More Major Findings Librarian employment better in states with: school librarian mandates (enforced or not). more institutions preparing school librarians. Almost of NO-librarian districts have libraries run by support staff. Once cut, only 1 / 10 librarian positions reinstated ( 15-16 vs. 18-19). libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
Data Issues NCES staffing data in FTEs but based on outdated definitions, no reference to state certification. Issues affecting some states data: Historical consistency issues Inconsistencies betw. data sent to NCES & other state sources Missing data No replacement of federal school library survey last done in 2012 a decade ago. No other sources of universe or sample data. libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
Voices of Decision-Makers about School Librarian Employment (2023) Qualitative component 50+ interviews of school leaders nationwide in districts that gained, lost some, or lost all librarians Decisions driven by structural, pragmatic & strategic considerations Many factors affecting each situation & decision type Evolving positions: combined jobs, restructured jobs, new jobs/titles libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
https://www.libSLIDE.org SLIDE presentations & publications, incl. infographics & videos News coverage of SLIDE by education & library media & others Interactive data tools for accessing user-specified data at state & district levels (step-by-step tutorials included) Custom Search District Comparison State Profile (including time-lapse map of districts) State Survey libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
For More Information Project Director Debra E. Kachel Affiliate Faculty Antioch University Seattle dkachel@antioch.edu Principal Investigator Keith Curry Lance Consultant RSL Research Group keithlance@comcast.net libslide.org - @lib_SLIDE - #lib_SLIDE
