What is ALA doing about classification of school librarians?
At the 2006 Midwinter meeting, the ALA Council unanimously passed a resolution regarding the instructional classification of school librarians. The resolution calls for a “coordinated national effort to classify school librarians as instructional staff and to recognize the impact of state-certified school librarians on student achievement.” The resolution specifically calls for the ALA leadership to send letters to governors, congresspersons, and chief state education officers urging them to consider instructional support services in their definition of “in the classroom” spending. NCES and U. S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings will also receive letters from ALA President Michael Gorman that stress the important relationship between staff classification and funding.
