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What is your relationship like with the other faculty members? Do they value your skills and knowledge as a librarian? If so, I would discuss the situation with some of them that you feel you can confide in. In my school, if this happened, most of the teachers would be screaming bloody murder. Marsha Redd Librarian, Kelloggsville High School Grand Rapids, MI marsharedd@hotmail.com Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a student. Everyone is a teacher. ----Original Message Follows---- From: Monica Williams Mitchell <MonicaWilliamsMitchell@PURCELLMARIAN.ORG> Reply-To: Monica Williams Mitchell <MonicaWilliamsMitchell@PURCELLMARIAN.ORG> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [LM_NET] SEC: Need a cooler head for some advice Date: Tue, 3 May 2005 11:43:58 -0400 Wise ones, I hope you will be able to advise me about the best course to take in this political situation. Our school has undergone some upheaval in the last year. Late in the summer, a powerful group of alumni forced the resignation of our long-time principal with whom I had a very good working relationship. After an interim principal was appointed, I was removed from the academic council, told I was subordinate to the director of technology and pretty effectively silenced in any effort to participate in the direction of the school. (yes, I am looking for a job.....) Today I received the minutes for the academic council's last meeting wherein they decided that they will mandate summer reading for all of our students. Faculty committee members from the council will be deciding on the books to be read. My question is this -- do I offer any assistance or input or do I keep my mouth shut unless or until I am asked? The minutes were distributed to the entire faculty (at least they haven't yet decided I'm not a faculty member!). If this were you, what would you do? Thanks for your dispassionate view. Monica Williams-Mitchell Purcell Marian High School Cincinnati, OH monicawilliamsmitchell@purcellmarian.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------