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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell me what a library coordinator even does? Trying to understand if she failed up into an easier job with a higher salary. And, if so, what that says about the superintendent who put her there. [/quote]

Anyone?? I'd love to know what most of these Gatehouse positions actually do?[/quote]

They deal with all of the policy questions surrounding all of the regs about book selection/materials review, interview all of the potential library candidates to help principals assess their library content knowledge, set goals for FCPS libraries as a whole, negotiate all the vendor contracts for databases/books, sit on various committees for AI/literacy/equity topics, answer questions from roughly 300ish librarians, help principals/librarians navigate book challenges, connect various specialists across disciplines with librarians (this year there was a focus on STEAM/Computer Science specialists partnering with librarians), and I’m sure other things I don’t know about.

The person in the role matters a lot to librarians as they are really the best advocates for libraries/librarians being used in innovative ways in FCPS. They are the person that Gatehouse/the school board hears from. While FCPS libraries receive a healthy book budget in comparison to other local districts, they lag behind neighboring districts in terms of library staffing (at all levels) and scheduling (at the elementary level). FCPS Libraries are actually still very much a leader in the school library world, and a strong overall leader is necessary to keep it that way. [/quote]

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