GEN: Indiana job opening

["Mary H. Kraft" <mkraft.nosc@ASH.PALNI.EDU>]

Hello, colleagues!
 
I am retiring in June, 1995....HOOOORAY!!!  Therefore:  Noblesville
School Corp., Noblesville, Indiana (20 mi. N. of Indy) is looking
for a Media Services Coordinator. Position begins in August, 1995.
Please send letter of interest & qualifications; recent resume;
transcripts to  Dr. Ron Costello, Director of Secondary Education,
Noblesville Schools, 1775 Field Drive, Noblesville, IN 46060 (or
call him at 317-773-3171 for further info.).
 
Tentative qualif. & duties:
        Must be licensed in accordance with the Ind. Dept. of Educ.,
and will have had experience in media and audiovisual services, and be knowledge
 able in all aspects of media services.
        1. Leadership: continue planning for libr. media programs that
support philosophy, goals & objectives of school corp.; assist building
principal in selection & observation of bldg. media personnel; periodi-
cally reevaluates media curriculu for all levels & participates in any
revision necessary; assists in planning for new & renovated media center
facilities; chairs monthly meetings of media staff; assists in development
& acquisition of grants/special funding for media services program;
participates in state 7 national professional associations and encourages
participation fo other district personnel in same; provides coordination
among the different school buildings for overall program.
        2. Administration/Coordination: coordinates selecting, purchasing,
cataloging of print & non-print materials, equipment, media supplies for
school media centers; establishes procedures for coordination of
cataloging & processing of media materials; implements plan for
acquisition, maintenance, distribution of owned, rented & borrowed
materials (such as videos); provides for continuing program of staff
inservice in media field; provides a management & distribution plan
for centrally housed media service materials; provides coordination in
ordering & repair of av equipment & supplies; maintins a central
professional library; represents Noblesville Schools on such boards
as the soon-to-be-defunct Central Indiana Area Library Services
Authority, and the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (these
will be merged into what is a first in the nation: a "New Network" of
all libraries in Indiana...school, college, university, special,
etc.); assists faculty with resources necessary for research of
educationally related issues; assists in preview and evaluation of
media materials; works cooperatively with media staff & administrators
to develop and administer the budget for the media program.
        3.  Communications: apprises staff of new materials in
professional collection; disseminates news of new products, services,
technologies, meetings, articles, etc., to media personnel, and others
as applicable; maintains a positive public relations program promoting
Noblesville Schools & media services (however, system *does* have a
1/2 time PR person to do most of this); serves as liaison between
Noblesville Schools and Noblesville Southeastern Public Library.
 
Well...there's the scoop!  You can feel free to email me, of course,
if I can assist you in any way in deciding what to do & how to do
it.  The window is small though: they said applications had to be
in by about May 8 (I think:  they posted it April 27 & said there
were 10 days to get apps. in).  If someone is seriously interested
pls. email me & I will confirm exact date after I go back to work
tomorrow.
 
Our 5 elementary librarians, middle school librarian, and high school
librarian are relieved that this position WILL be filled, as budgets
made the whole position in question for a while.  Please apply, as
your interest will show how important this position is!  There are
also various elementary classroom openings (for those of you with an
elementary teachers as a spouse). The number to call to inquire
about those is 317-773-3171...ask for Mr. David Wallace, Director
of Elementary Ed.  Also some H.S. openings, and the gentleman
mentioned at the top of this letter, Dr. Costello, is the one to
call.  Or principal Jack Ford at 317-773-4680.
 
NOblesville:  15,000 people; 45 min. from center of Indy; Hamilton
County is richest county in Indiana, so teachers are well paid,
there seems to occasionally be enough money to buy stuff for the
kids!  (We average about $25.00 per student for print & non-print
mterials, and approx. another $25.00 per student for hardware).
I think that has increased however now that most buildings have
comp. labs, etc. Elem. have about 500 to 600 in ea. school; middle
school about 1300; high school about 1500.  All elem. media
centers are either new or just renovated. Middle school & high
school will be renovated soon, as new $64,000,000.00 high school
will open in Aug. '96 with a real "Taj Mahal" for a media center!
Middle school building will become a grade 5-6 bldg.; present
h.s. will become the gr. 7-8 middle school.
 
As I said, feel free to email me if I've left anything out.
 
Mary Kraft, Media Services Coordinator
Noblesville Schools, Noblesville, IN
mkraft.nosc@ash.palni.edu