[CALIBK12] CSLA membership suspension

[Carolyn Hancock]

What are you talking about? What is ARC? What vote? What were Bob and 
Carol wanting to do? You are clearly making a strong statement, but I 
have no idea what it is about. I'm glad you are taking action on your 
feelings, but it will probably be more effective if more people 
understand your position. Or perhaps I'm the only person on the list who 
has missed the controversy.

I hope you have peace in the coming year and find some resolution to 
this issue. Perhaps we will all take part in making that happen.
Carolyn Hancock


Janet Melikian wrote:
>
> To all CSLA members:
>
>  
>
> Now that the conference has ended and my resignation from the State 
> Board is finalized, I am going to suspend my membership from CSLA for 
> a period of at least one year.  I have withheld my comments in order 
> to prevent any further division or conflict prior to the conference 
> but now that is passed and my responsibilities to CSLA are ended.  I 
> am not renewing my membership for a period of one-year in protest of 
> the treatment of Carol Shuey and Bob Skapura. 
>
>  
>
> In May of last year the State Board voted to secure the services of 
> ARC for both executive director and conference coordinator.  I was one 
> of two votes against this proposal for two reasons:  Carol Shuey and 
> Bob Skapura.  The board had been told all along that we would have a 
> menu of services to choose from but when the time came for a decision, 
> we were presented with an all-or-nothing slate.  I do believe that 
> CSLA is in excellent hands with ARC and that they will provide the 
> best possible service for CSLA in regard to executive director.  
> Relying on retired individuals to run this organization was only a 
> temporary measure and the services ARC provides are indeed beneficial 
> to CSLA.  It was, however, the treatment of Carol and Bob that was, 
> and remains, unacceptable to me.  Through out the research process 
> both the board and Carol were told that her position was secure.  The 
> fact that she was told on Friday night before the board had even voted 
> that her position was to be out-sourced greatly disturbed me.  After 
> 10 years of outstanding service Carol and Bob were told thanks, but no 
> thanks.  The callous treatment of this amazing lady and fine man 
> astounds me.  If this is how CSLA treats individuals who have provided 
> excellent, long term service, what does that say about the 
> organization?  As a member of the conference committee this year, as I 
> have been in the past, I can assure you that to those of us who had 
> been on previous committees, this move added additional workload and 
> responsibility to our already time intensive conference jobs. Carolyn 
> at ARC did a fine job assuming command as conference coordinator but 
> she certainly did not have the experience or background that Carol 
> does.  I can not in good conscience stay silent about this issue any 
> longer.  I recognize that there is no recourse and the issue is done.  
> But as a member of CSLA, I can certainly make the decision to suspend 
> my membership in protest for a period of one year.  I wish all of you 
> a safe and peaceful holiday season.
>
>  
>
> Janet Melikian
>
> Teacher Librarian
>
> Central High East
>
> Fresno, CA
>
> Former VP of Membership and Concurrent Sessions Chair 2004,2006,2008
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