[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[Gantt_Michelle]

Or...school board of the year?

Michelle Gantt
Buhach Colony High School
Merced Union High School District
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Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

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://www.ilovelibraries.com/>
> http://slimlibrary.blogspot.com/
> SraSlim at sbcglobal.net<mailto: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<mailto:ljewett12 at comcast.net>> wrote:
> From: Linda Jewett <ljewett12 at comcast.net<mailto:ljewett12 at comcast.net>>
> Subject: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference
> To: calibk12 at lists.sjsu.edu<mailto: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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