[CALIBK12] Mixed Blessings

[Rock, Noeme]

More mixed blessings!

At Tracy Unified School district the teacher librarians will have the opportunity to provide library services to our students and staff for at least one more year.  As per our library techs, we will find out on April 7th if they will all be spared. I am very hopeful because we presented a plan to the board showing that what the techs do in our district saves money. Not only that, they are also revenue generator. I spoke on their behalf at both public forum, based on the board reaction and questions they had after the meeting I detected a glimpse of hope that they will also be spared.

Keeping the hope alive!


Noeme Rock,

Teacher Librarian

Tracy High School - A California Distinguished School

Email: nrock at tusd.net<mailto:nrock at tusd.net> <mailto:nrock at tusd.net>

Tel: (209) 830-3360 X2046 & 2047

Fax (209) 830-3361
"What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education." - Harold Howe, former Secretary of Education.

________________________________
From: calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu [mailto:calibk12-bounces at lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Fuller
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 10:45 AM
To: library
Subject: [CALIBK12] Mixed Blessings

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

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.sjsu.edu/pipermail/calibk12/attachments/20090306/9f675b02/attachment-0001.html