Re: GEN: Jobs saved by LM_NET Archives!

[Charlotte Thompson <ct@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

Mary,
What an incredible story.  Congratulations and thanks from all media
specialists everywhere - especially those that are in dangerously close
proximity to your county.
Charlotte Thompson
Frederick High School
Frederick, MD

On Tue, 10 Oct 1995, Mary Kendall wrote:

> Our school system is just outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
> Two weeks ago our Supervisor was in the position of having to defend
> the present policy of having one professional in each school library
> media center (I am the one professional in a school with 2,000 students;
> my one media assistant does "hall duty" two periods out of eight
> instructional periods; I am responsible for av equipment and the Media
> Center's LAN.)  Once we recovered from the stunning news that the
> decision-makers were considering "operating" the media centers with
> clerical assistants, we immediatly attacked the LM_NET Archives for
> support data.  The six secondary media specialists met and, armed with
> LM_NET messages on many topics, developed a brief document which outlines
> the instructional role of the professional and its impact on student
> achievement.  Our Supervisor presented it to the Superintendent and his
> assistants, and it was decided that our positions would be retained.
> We are forever grateful to our LM_NET colleagues for their generosity in
> sharing letters, policies, and research titles; you have made a difference.
>
> Mary Kendall                        Calvert High Media Center
> mkendall@umd5.umd.edu               600 Dares Beach Road
> (410) 535-7347                      Prince Frederick, MD 20678
>