Re: Planning Time-Elementary Teachers/Librarians

[Tamah Graber <tgraber@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

UGH!!!!  Tell your librarians to hook up with the teachers' union.  We
are fortunate in Montgomery County in that the media specialists are NOT
planning time for teachers.  The idea is  that the media specialist is
on the instructional team, and teachers should be planning library skills
in coordination with instructional units.  As far as I know, Maryland
mandates a full-time librarian in each school.  With at least a part-time
assistant.  Thank heavens!!
Tamah Graber
Darnestown E.S.
Darnestown, MD    tgraber@umd5.umd.edu


On Sun, 27 Nov 1994, Sharon A. Marsh wrote:

> My district is looking for ways to increase planning time (release time)
> for elementary teachers.  Currently, release time is provided by library
> (30 min.), music (60 min.), art (60 min.) and p.e. (60 min.) classes each
> week for a total of 210 min. per week.  They would like to begin by
> providing a minimum of 60 min. per day or 300 min. per week eventually
> arriving at 90 min. per day.  One of the proposals for providing this
> added release time (at little or no additional expense to the district)
> is to double library time (shudder).


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