2018 Library Staffing Comparison by Board Member District

Notes for the Staffing Analyses

• The staffing numbers that appear on each candidate's page following are based on numbers reported in in 2015-16, and then in Fall 2019.
• The list of schools included in this report are those reported in the school listings under each board district on the HISD website. In school listings, multi-level schools are listed twice, under elementary, under middle school, or under high school.

Example: Sharpstown International in District 6 has grades 6-12 and is listed under middle and high schools. The paraprofessional in that school is counted under both schools, but there is only one person holding the position.

• In previous reports, we referred to vacancies rather than closed libraries. We feel that vacancy is misleading term because these closed libraries are not advertising for a library position. Few library positions are advertised over the year on the HISD jobline.

20-19-18 Library Staffing by Level & School
in Each Board District
Link through to the full documents below.

Page 1 of Elementary School Library Staffing Status compiled by Board District in one PDF

Elementary School Library Staffing Status compiled by Board District in one PDF

Middle School Library Staffing Status compiled by Board District in one PDF

High School Library Staffing Status compiled by Board District in one PDF

Staffing definitions:
Librarian – holds a school library and teacher certification
Teacher – has teacher certification
Paraprofessional – individuals who are classified as clerks, hourly lecturers, volunteers, etc.
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Vacant - HISD declares that this job is available, whether it is posted or not, and whether it has been filled at all in  recent years. Some "vacancies" persist for 3-5 years while students go without library services.
Closed – no one is staffing the library; no services are provided; the collection is not being maintained
No Library – a circulating library with a collection has not been established on a campus ​or the campus is not served by HISD Library Services (Example: charter schools)