[CALIBK12] Subs in the library

[Janet Hasbrouck]

Hi to all,
 
It was interesting reading the different responses on this thread and there are great suggestions made here. It seems to me that prior planning plays a large part, whether it's for a lesson the teacher/librarian has created with the teacher or the information literacy lesson for the coach's classes. I think we can all easily distinguish the babysitting requests and strongly suggest that those classes don't come to the library. We too seldom have room for last minute library sessions that haven't been planned ahead for.
 
Another part of our problem is if a sub is trying to bring a class to the library to use the computers. All of our computers are part of our school network and subs do not, ever, have access to our network. Many of them ask for access, and this has come up when a sub tries to bring a class to the library to use the computers, so this something that also needs planning and preparation if a class is scheduled to come to the library.
 
Janet HasBrouck, Librarian
Arcadia High School

>>> Jennifer James <poem41 at sbcglobal.net> 11/17/2008 8:27 PM >>>

I am in a high school library that serves about 1,900 students.  When a teacher informed me today that his classes would be coming in to the library with a substitute later this week, I politely explained to him that I don't allow classes in the library with a sub.  Past experiences with subs in the library have been less than pleasant, so I prefer to avoid the situation completely.  Subs tend to sit and read the newspaper or a magazine, and the students turn wild.  With 40 students in every class, and a 3,000 square-foot facility, I simply can not supervise and teach at the same time.  What is your policy or philosophy regarding classes in the library under the supervision of a substitute teacher?
 
Thank you,
 
Jennifer James
Beyer High LMT
Modesto, CA
james.je at monet.k12.ca.us
 



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