[CALIBK12] CSLA membership suspension

Sat Dec 20 15:08:47 PST 2008

As an outside observer I can’t help but comment on the irony of this situation in light of how many school librarians have found their own jobs eliminated. 

DeAnn Campbell
Julius Corsini Elementary 
Palm Springs Unified School District

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Moore <richardguy at aol.com>
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Sent: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 1:02 am
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] CSLA membership suspension

One has to wonder if any of the Board members who voted for the change have a comment -- or was their fear of comment the reason for the change in the Membership meeting format -- and the elimination of Q&A......?

I will be staying active and attending events, if only to continue to ask for openness from the CSLA Board.

Oh, and to return to the delightful realm of Ontario........

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Richard K. Moore, InfoSherpa
Huntington Beach, CA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sharon Hallberg <shallberg at pacbell.net>
To: Janet Melikian=2 0<jmelikian at centralusd.k12.ca.us>; calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu <calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 3:51 pm
Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] CSLA membership suspension

I support you in your protest of the unprofessional treatment of Carol and Bob.  The conference went on but not with the same spirit of collaboration.  I felt badly for our vendors during budget crisis.  Loyalty needs to be honored....even if it is only a few dollars from a bake sale or out of our own pocket.  I’m planning a retirement trip rather than attend next November.   My heart will always be with the hardworking faithful.  Thank you for your great work as concurrent session chair. 
Sharon Hallberg
Librarian Davis High - Retired
Instructor CSUS Continuing Ed 

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On 12/19/08 1:02 PM, "Janet Melikian" <jmelikian at centralusd.k12.ca.us> 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 o r 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 Skapu
ra. 

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 provided20excellent, 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 committee
s, 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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