[CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

[Ehret-Straesser, Judith]

What that board member said is true. It was in my school district as well. The LMT's were consistently being sacrificed to save class size and teaching positions and pay raises. Some of us became building reps and constantly reminded union officers that they represent all the certificated staff -- counselors and LMTs and psychologists -- and not just classroom teachers. And we worked to support classroom teacher issues as well counselors and psychologists and home school teachers, etc. So it was gratifying last night when the union executive board told the school board that they did not want library staff cut, and the audience of teachers applauded that statement.
YEAH! VICTORY!

Judie Ehret Straesser
Teacher Librarian
Elsie Allen High School
599 Bellevue Ave.
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
707-528-5749
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From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Headley Vicki [headley_vicki at cupertino.k12.ca.us]
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [CALIBK12] Library cuts and conference

Want to hear something even worse?  I was talking to a board member (of another district) and she said the board use to push all the time for librarians, but the teachers were the biggest complainers about funding them.  It’s that parochial thinking that keeps teacher librarians out of the loop.
Vicki


On 3/4/09 12:31 PM, "kjhein at comcast.net" <kjhein at comcast.net> wrote:

Sorry, I know it's an "S" word and usually think of "support" instead of "services". Thanks, Barbara. Wouldn't it be nice if we could create another credential "TS"? One of my personal campaigns is to convince our teacher training personnel that they need to emphasize collaboration with the librarian when they work with their new teachers. Why were we required to take at least one class in the Education department to get our Librarian Credential, as well as already possessing the Teaching credential before we were accepted in library school; and yet teachers don't have to do anything in the school of Library Science? In fact, I have had many teachers tell me they didn't even use the library at all when they were working on their credentials. Hmmmmmm!

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From: Barbara Jeffus

To: kjhein at comcast.net, Linda Jewett

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Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 19:26:51 +0000 (UTC)

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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











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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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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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