[CALIBK12] Mixed Blessings

[Megan Fuller]

Hi All,

Good News!  According the Santa Cruz Sentinal, it looks as thought most of us in the Pajaro Valley Unified SD will be back next year.  We had been looking at zero library services at the elementary level, 1/2 time at the middle school and dropping from 2 techs to 1 tech at the HS level.  

 

The new plan is to have techs at the Elementary level with fewer hours (not sure what that means), Middle School to remain with a full time media tech, and High Schools to drop to 1 tech.  We have survived to fight another day. http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_11840539  Final vote will be tonight.

 

We worked hard to advocate for our program, Cheryl Nickle, Dinah Thompson, Pam Garcia, Cathy Pini, & Dena Clark worked like trojans getting information out.  Letters to the board from Barbara Jeffus quoting ed code.  Parents and students willing to stand up, and wait out the process, to speak at the board meetings.  Statistics showing improvement in reading all worked for us.  We will continue to work to restore services where they have been cut.  Who knows they may find even more "wiggle room".

 

Advocacy does work, but I still think we need teeth in the ed code.

 

To the people in Modesto, my greatest sympathy.  I truly understand your fears.  I hope for brighter days.

 



 

Megan Fuller 
Aptos Junior High 
http://www.aptosjr.pvusd.net/library

Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. 
-- Wernher von Braun 


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