The Annapolis Valley Regional School board is cutting half of its librarian positions in the upcoming school year.

The board voted Thursday night to reduce the total number of librarians to 20.

The cuts are to deal with a $1 million budget cut.

Education assistants will also be impacted. Seven positions will disappear along with a few clerical and managerial jobs as well.

Teaching positions will also be scaled back. Twenty-three spots will be eliminated, but the board says 38 teachers are planning to retire before the start of the next school year.