[CALIBK12] Good news for our library!

[David loertscher]

Yes, congratulations!!!!!!
Now, what data are you going to begin to collect that demonstrates the
impact that this money has on kids, teachers and learning, so that you will
use the opportunity to move to the center of the curriculum and be able to
get funded for another three years?



On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:09 PM, Jamie Boston <jamieb at dcn.davis.ca.us> wrote:

> Congratulations, Merced!  Davis also passed a Measure (ours was a parcel
> tax) which will provide funding for librarians, music teachers, and other
> positions.  It is good for three years, so we are all heaving a huge sigh of
> relief today.  The measure required 2/3 and we got 75%!  Despite some of its
> eccentricities (toad tunnels, anto-snoring ordinances, etc.), Davis is a
> wonderful town that supports its schools.  We are feeling very blessed right
> now.
>
>
>
> At 09:40 AM 11/5/2008 -0800, Doyle_Tony wrote:
>
> Last night our district managed to pass Measure H which will build a new
> high school in Merced and will expand our campus.  Part of the plan for LHS
> is doubling the size of the library with seating for two classes,  2 full
> size computer labs (the current ones are crammed into small rooms), and a
> real textbook room.  The library expansion is several years down the road
> but it will be great for our school.  The bond passed with 62%.  A similar
> bond for the same project failed a year and a half ago with about 54%
> support.  I am stunned.  I really didn't think it had a chance.
>
> http://www.mercedsunstar.com/298/story/532333.html
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Anthony Doyle, Teacher Librarian
> Livingston High School
> Livingston, CA
> tdoyle at muhsd.k12.ca.us<mailto:tdoyle at muhsd.k12.ca.us<tdoyle at muhsd.k12.ca.us>
> >
>
> "More cowbell!."
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> __________________________________________________________________________
> Jamie Murphy Boston, Teacher Librarian
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> ___________________________________________________________________________
> *"Strong school libraries increase student achievement."* - California
> School Library Association
>
> *"Research from eleven states and over 4,000 schools documents that
> credentialed LMTs raise achievement scores anywhere from 8-20%. Support
> personnel alone in an LMC do not raise achievement but credentialed LMTs do.
> Why? Because the LMT concentrates on teaching and learning rather than on
> managing a warehouse. When there is no LMT, achievement suffers – its people
> rather than just things that make the difference." -Loertscher, David V.
> with Ross J. Todd. Evidence-Based Practice for School Library Media
> Specialists. Salt Lake City UT: Hi Willow Research & Publishing, 2003.
>
> *
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Professor David V. Loertscher
School of Library and Information Science
San Jose State University
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