Re: new job/first week

[Anna J Russell <anna@TENET.EDU>]

Sue ,
    I am glad that you are able to serve students immediatley.  I find
that I am writing several people concerning this.  I am in a EC-4 school
of almost 1200 students.  Last year we had about 900.  I too use cir+
older version--it died this summer.  We have loaded the program on a Mac
with a IIE card.  Now the problem is the computer thinks it is 1991.  I
am also in the process of preparing for a third grade clas to be in the
LMC until a temp is built.
    I am also considered a special teacher-- I spent the first day
meeting and helping students find their class.  For many I was the first
person they met at our school.  I see these studetns in the hall and
usually am greeted with a smile.  This day I feel--even though I had tons
to do in the LMC--was good for both school and LMC pr.  I had parnets
visist the book fair at open house that talked to me like they had known
me for years--we met the first day of school.  I am glad some people have
ideal situations but as librarians we need to be aware of other
situations and stand together as professionals.

On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, Sue Dotson wrote:

> I have been reading with interest about the first week of school.  We have
> seven days of inservice.  The first two days of inservice are optional
> which means the principal may decide to do them in the summer.  We usually
> have about three days to work in our rooms.  I am the media specialist at
> at K-5 school with about 340 students.  The library is automated with the
> older version of Circulation Plus.  I am considered to be one of the
> special teachers.  The others are Art, Music, P.E. and Guidance.  The
> first day of school we do not have classes.  The other special teachers
> help out in the building where ever they are needed.  I work in the media
> center getting ready for classes.
> Sue
>