[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

Wed Mar 4 11:26:51 PST 2009

In response to one of Hit's questions, i.e. "how to make the teacher librarian credential a teaching credential."  The teacher librarian credential is in the pupil services category of credentials. This category reflects that we work across a whole school rather than in one classroom. To obtain a teacher librarian credential, one must hold a teaching credential. http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/CREDS/library-media.html   This isn't always clear to others. The key is demonstrating that we are teachers plus to others. Barbara

Barbara Jeffus
School Library Consultant
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 3207
Sacramento, CA 95814
916.319.0445
FAX 916.319.0172
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/cr/lb

READ Green. Borrow a Library Book!

From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of kjhein at comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:18 AM
To: Linda Jewett
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Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

How do we get teacher librarian positions written into ed code, or wherever it's written in other states, so that the districts can reduce but not eliminate???? Ours is still a support credential, not a teaching credential. who changes that and how???

Kit Hein
College Park High School
Pleasant Hill

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From: Linda Jewett

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Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:43:59 +0000 (UTC)

Subject: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

Dear CALIBers,

I continue to read CALIB postings since moving to Corvallis, Oregon

last October. Pink slips for teacher librarians in March seem to be

as predictable as flu season - and about as pleasant. The Toolbox on

the CSLA website is there for you to use and support from colleagues

is important for strategies and boosting morale.

May I suggest that there be a concurrent strand at the conference

about preventive medicine for this pink slip disease? Better yet,

perhaps an entire day membership meeting devoted to this problem. Are

the sections having meetings that address this? Perhaps each teacher

librarian and library tech might bring a board member to a membership

meeting.  It just seems that this happens year after year after year

and library people are put in a reactive mode. Advocacy is everyday -

not just when cuts are being made.

I admire all of you as you push back to keep quality library services

available for your students.

Best,

Linda Jewett, CSLA past president

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