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Dear LM-Netters, I am a third-year novice, after spending 23 years teaching English at the high school level. I am now in a high school, as the second LMS in a school of 150 teachers and 2500 students. This year, as well as last, our school system gave us the option of participating in a teacher perception survey, in an attempt to keep us aware of our teacher's attitudes toward the job we are performing. I volunteered, and received the responses of half the faculty who filled the survey out -- teachers were chosen at random. All but two of the surveys contained extemplary comments and ratings for me (these surveys are on a specific person, and I must admit, I do find this a bit intimidating). Anyway, 2 of the surveys I received back were not positive; and one, was downright cruel. I know who filled this one out -- it was a teacher to whom I had asked to supervise her students better because they were loud, disruptive, and not using their class time in the library media center for anything but socializing. Her written comment was: "Her attitude is so bad that I no longer use the library. Fortunately, other school librarians send me resource materials." And this hurts to read, but I'm trying to develop a thicker skin. The other negative evaluation at least listed these comments which I might find something constructive in:: 1. Library should be extremely USER friendly! 2. Personal schedules, inventory, forms, equipment should come second to being totally available to the public/students. 3. Increase library staff-student active/daily interaction. Now -- I need help from veterans! Please -- right now I feel really down in the dumps because I felt I had done a wonderful job this year (and all but two surveys supported this), but these other two are making me depressed, and I don't know what to do about them. As I am not the one who determines the duties assigned to me (this is done by the head librarian who has never been in a classroom), I am assigned equipment, inventory, teaching classes and training of student volunteers. I perform several other duties in addition to these, but I need input from those of you on a secondary level who have the benefit of experience to know how to deal with things like this. Please respond soon, as I am feeling lousy and need suggestions and advice about how to develop positive teacher perception throughout a school that has worked for so many of you. I look forward to hearing from you soon. After I receive a number of responses with helpful information, I'll tally it and post a hit on the LM_NET. Thanks in advance, people. I need all the suggestions I can get at this point as to this subject! -- ----- Joann Tillberg, Library Media Specialist Salem High School 1993 SunDevil Drive Virginia Beach, Va. 23464 VaPen = jtillber@pen.k12.va.us FAX = 474-8483