3 thoughts on “Chicago’s historic DuSable loses its last librarian.”
I read the entire story at the CTU website.What struck me was this sentence
“The Chicago Teachers Union is outraged by this action.”
Closing positions is one of the items which cannot be negotiated
under SB7.
It used to happen every seven years,at least in High Schools.
A team from the North Central Association would come to a school
and stay for three or four days observing, inspecting,sitting in on classes,interviewing
students ,teachers,parents,and even custodians.Then a report would be
generated. NCA was the accrediting agency for Northern Illinois.
They do not come anymore.Now a school fills out a questionnaire
and sends it back,no inspection no consequences if you fail to make the grade.
Every High School had to have”One librarian for every 1500 students and two thereafter”
That was cruel for places like Lane Tech with 5,000 students because they were
part of the ” Thereafter”, While good old Simeon had two Librarians for our 1700.
No high school would pass a NCA inspection without a library,period.Thanks to SB7
The Board can just eliminate an entire lot of highly trained professional librarians.
And North Central is nowhere to be found.later I will post what a International Baccalaureate
inspection is like.
Fred Klonsky 
I read the entire story at the CTU website.What struck me was this sentence
“The Chicago Teachers Union is outraged by this action.”
Closing positions is one of the items which cannot be negotiated
under SB7.
The CTU was able to bargain non-salary and benefits in the 2012 contract in spite of language in SB7 that prohibited it
It used to happen every seven years,at least in High Schools.
A team from the North Central Association would come to a school
and stay for three or four days observing, inspecting,sitting in on classes,interviewing
students ,teachers,parents,and even custodians.Then a report would be
generated. NCA was the accrediting agency for Northern Illinois.
They do not come anymore.Now a school fills out a questionnaire
and sends it back,no inspection no consequences if you fail to make the grade.
Every High School had to have”One librarian for every 1500 students and two thereafter”
That was cruel for places like Lane Tech with 5,000 students because they were
part of the ” Thereafter”, While good old Simeon had two Librarians for our 1700.
No high school would pass a NCA inspection without a library,period.Thanks to SB7
The Board can just eliminate an entire lot of highly trained professional librarians.
And North Central is nowhere to be found.later I will post what a International Baccalaureate
inspection is like.