[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[deann21 at aol.com]

Perhaps there should be an?Superintendent of the Year at the CSLA conference along with Principal of the Year. 

DeAnn Campbell
Julius Corsini Elementary 
Palm Springs Unified School District




-----Original Message-----
From: Blanche Woolls <bwoolls at slis.sjsu.edu>
To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu
Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:50 am
Subject: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference


It was so worrisome to hear a radio announcer pointing out that school librarians would be cut, so the news is out there. I do think that it would be great to honor the superintendents and principals who retained their teacher librarians and technicians through these cuts. We could give them a standing ovation, couldn't we? And if someone could bring those administrators to, with the school librarian, tell how it made a difference. They certainly deserve a large banner that says, "You are a winner!"?
?
Blanche?
?
On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, Marie Slim wrote:?
?
> You are so right, Linda!? I'm sick of fighting this fight every year.? It has been?
> very disheartening to see what is happening across our already educational funding?
> impoverished state.?
> ??
> However, I attended a beautiful session on Advocacy at the CSLA Conference in November?
> 2008.? The women from Long Beach gave an inspiring and informative presentation on?
> what we can do to be proactive rather than reactive.??
> ??
> Perhaps the Long Beach women (I'm terrible with names right now), their fine?
> superintendent and Glen Warren from the OCDE can give this presentation again for CSLA?
> Conference 2009???? I know I'd attend again. It was quite a boost!?
> ??
> We at FJUHSD have??mplemented a "positive PR" campaign but we don't feel comfortable?
> continuing in light of these cuts.? Should we continue to put our cause out there or?
> should we be quiet when cuts are on the line?? Are we calling attention to ourselves?
> when we shouldn't be?? If anyone has a response to that I'd love to know.??
> ??
> Thanks,?
> Marie Slim?
> Teacher-Librarian?
> Troy High School?
> 2200 Dorothy Lane?
> Fullerton, CA 92831?
> Library hours: M - Th 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Fridays 6:30am to 3:30 p.m.?
> phone: 714-626-4482?
> fax: 714-626-4485?
> http://www.ilovelibraries.com?
> http://slimlibrary.blogspot.com/?
> SraSlim at sbcglobal.net?
> ??
> "This is the age of the open-source encyclopedia.? Words like 'research' and?
> 'corroborated' now mean whatever the majority says they mean.? Personally, I'm voting?
> for 'research' to mean 'speculation' and 'corroborated' to mean 'a zesty sour?
> cream-based dip.'"??
> ??
> - Steven Colbert, I Am America (And So Can You!)?
> > > --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Linda Jewett <ljewett12 at comcast.net> wrote:?
> From: Linda Jewett <ljewett12 at comcast.net>?
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference?
> To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu?
> Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 5:43 PM?
> > 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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