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I'd like to thank everyone for all the suggestions of how to handle teacher overdues. It seems to be a problem in many schools. Below are the responses that I received. ^ ^ Linda Strauss ((.) (.)) Tottenville H.S. Library ---oOo-----(_)-----oOo--- Staten Island, NY 10312 ...peeking over the edge of technology. SL05561@llwnet.ll.pbs.org Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 06:49:41 -0600 (CST) From: "Karel A. Smith" <ksmith@services.dese.state.mo.us> Subject: Re: teacher overdues We check out teacher materials for the semester and sometimes even for the year! However, if a student needs something and the teacher has had the item/s for *a while* we do not hesitate to request it for the student and surprisingly enough that gets things returned quickly! We take the stance of bringing our records up to date at the end of each year, by sending out *friendly reminders* according to our records, you have the following materials checked out...Hope this helps Karel A. Smith, Librarian/District Coordinator Library Media Center Hazelwood Central High School 15875 New Halls Ferry Road Florissant,MO 63031 Voice>1-314-839-9516 Fax>1-314-839-9561 Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 08:47:41 EST From: s_lochhead@mentor.unh.edu Don't fool with fines - just send 'em a bill for replacement. If this is troubling, have the principal take care of enforcement. I don't expect your boss wants to explain to the school board and budget committee why the school runs a free bookstore for employees only. Best, Shelley ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Shelley Lochhead, Librarian ____/| 603-746-4167 x230 Hopkinton High School \ o.O| S_Lochhead@mentor.unh.edu 297 Park Avenue =(_)= AppleLink: ALOT32 Contoocook, NH 03229 U Mentor: S_Lochhead ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 09:15:03 -0500 (EST) From: Julie Burwinkel- Librarian <BURWINKEL_J@HCCA.OECN.OHIO.GOV> Linda--I allow all the staff to borrow items on "indefinite loan". At the end of the school year--usually in mid-May-we send reminders. If a teacher can not find something he or se borrowed, we do charge them for it--most of them are good about paying. Perhaps you could withhold their grades(ha!Ha!) Julie Burwinkel Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 13:39:32 -0600 (CST) From: Lucinda Menkhus <lmenkhus@services.dese.state.mo.us> I have gotten a few teachers to pay for lost books. But many teachers keep books out for years. I have gone to teacher's classroom to get materials, both when school was in session and during summer break. I have refrained from approaching administrators about the problem, but I am considering this approach this summer with a few staff members. Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 15:59:02 -0600 (CST) From: Margo Rudder <rudder@tenet.edu> This is probably every school librarian's lament. I send out notices every six weeks letting teachers know what they have out. From time to time someone will come in and claim that they don't have that item. We then look on the shelf and if it is there check it in. (Occasionally things do get shelved with out being checked in. This happens no matter how careful we are.) But often the item isn't there. Now what!? The teacher says she never took it but it isn't on the shelf and it is checked out under her name?! Until this year we have never charged the teachers for missing items but a teacher last year left with about 10 items still checked out to her. We have a new principal and she thinks teachers should be responsible. I've been told to organize a committee of teachers and we will decide what's to be done. We meet next month. In my district it varies from school to school, some charge, some don't. If the teachers decide, then I'm sure they will choose NOT to pay. Personally, it only bothers me when someone has several missing items. At that point I think they are being careless and perhaps have too many items out in the first place, if they can't keep up with them. Let me know what the others do. Margo Rudder Barton Elem. in Irving, Texas (near Dallas) rudder@tenet.edu Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 21:27:48 -0500 From: jmcgee@k12.ucs.umass.edu (Joanne McGee (Northfield ES)) I would be interested in any helpful replies. I have a real problem even here at the elementary level. My teachers assume a dazed, faroff look when asked for books! Joanne McGee 413-498-5842 Librarian jmcgee@k12.ucs.umass.edu Northfield Elementary School Northfield MA 01360 Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 21:32:43 -0500 (EST) From: Linda Sweeting <sweeting@umd5.umd.edu> PLEASE let me know the results of your request!!! I have a few "hard core" teachers who are impossible!!! Thanks, Linda Sweeting Library Media Specialist Parkdale High School, Prince George's Co., Maryland Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 20:49:02 -0600 (CST) From: Guusje Zimmerman Moore <guusje@tenet.edu> In my district it's policy that teachers can't "check out" at the end of the year without a number of signitures...one of which is mine attesting to the fact that yes, they have turned in all their library materials! I don't charge for "lost" items since usually one of their students stold it...and that's never more than a couple of books a year. Most of my teachers have at least 100 items checked out at anyone time but so long as I get it back at the end of the year, I don't hassle them much about it. Good Luck! Guusje Moore Librarian, Housman Elementary School Houston, Texas guusje@tenet.edu Date: Tue, 15 Mar 1994 20:45:07 -0600 (CST) From: Melissa Davis <mbdavis@tenet.edu> We don't charge fines for teacher overdues but if a teacher loses an item we do expect them to pay for it. The rationale is that regardless of who lost it, we still need to replace it. We've never had anyone complain about this policy. (Well the students sometimes do complain that teachers don't pay fines (:,> ) And yes we send overdue notices to teachers as well as students. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Melissa Davis Librarian Splendora Middle School Splendora I.S.D. P O Box 168 Splendora, TX 77372 Internet: mbdavis@tenet.edu PHONE: (713)689-2853 CompuServe: 75146,771 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date: TDate: Thu, 17 Mar 1994 08:52:56 -0500 (EST) From: KMP_TOPE@MEC.OHIO.GOV There are only 30 teachers in our building of 500 students, so the problem is somewhat different. We do not give teacheut overdues; it is the standard overdue notice, but I write a personal note asking if they are finished with the material or if they wish to renew the books. Many will turn in the books or have much effect, but it makes them stop and think. Right now I have a science teacher who owes for one; I know he will pay, but like all teachers he wants to wait and see if it turns up. t list that teachers must complete before leaving at the end of the year. The principal is the last one to see the list, and when he sees the librarian's line blank, he asks why. Sometimes hhe excuses the teacher and sometimes he doesn't. Unfortunately, it is usually the same teacher who gets by with the transgression and offends time and again. Date: Sun, 20 Mar 1994 17:16:47l materials must be returned at the end of the year or the teacher does not receive his/her last pay check. All staff members have a check off list and my name is on the list. Believe me, ev