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You all are reminding me of the time my principal was trying to get a literacy program grant. She had to get a certain percentage of her staff to sign up for training that summer. she came to me, saying "They want the librarian to sign..." The tone of voice was unmistakable - "What does a librarian have to do with literacy??" Johanna >Good Morning -- > The last few years my principal has given me an enrichment group - >the higher level students - to work with at my discretion. It could >be reading, information skills or computers, whatever I decide the >group needs. It takes away from my administrative time but I agree >with Cyndi, if my principal recognizes me as a resource in that way, >I'm all for it. In fact, I actually like it since it's usually a >very small group and I get a lot accomplished with them! Mary > > Mary P. Sundberg, MLS > Poland Elementary School > Poland, NY 13431 > marypsundberg at yahoo dot com > Poland Elementary Library Website > > >Cyndi Phillip <cphillip_56@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > This new role for library media specialists has everything to do >with NCLB. Thank goodness your principal recognizes you as key in >the reading success of students at your school. Some principals do >not recognize this connection and are therefore eliminating their >library media specialists and replacing them with literacy coaches >or other reading support staff. > >Sam DiMartino wrote: I'm confused about what our real role as >librarian should be in the schools. >Most schools have a reading specialist, but most principal expect us to have >the same role as the reading specialist. I always thought we were >information specialists, and our main goal is to help students find >information they need. But principals expect us to know the intricancies of >teaching reading. In my Master's degree in Library Science, they did not >have enven one reading course. Can someone please explain. Are the >principals confused about our roles, or am I the one that's confused. > -- Johanna Halbeisen, Library Media Teacher Woodland Elementary School (K-4) 80 Powder Mill Rd, Southwick, MA 01077 JH@newsonglibrary.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. 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/ * 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 * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------