Re: SEC CA textbooks

["dtissair@snet.net" <dtissair@SNET.NET>]

In Connecticut we do have a policy of withholding report cards and transfer
papers and transcripts until financial obligations are met.  As noted this
is only as effective as the administration chooses to make it.  Other times
that these may bear more heavily on our driving age kids are when they want
a new job and when they need car insurance.  Most companies give a "good
student" discount for kids with "B" averages or better.  20% off might well
be considered real money for a 16 year-old boy.  In Connecticut, all high
school aged kids are required to get "working papers" from their school
(whether they are still attending or not) every time they get a new job.  A
school administrator or guidance counselor in effect must sign giving the
kid permission to work.  An employer can be fined if this papers aren't on
file and the school is free to withhold them from a student who
academically might be hurt by working.  "Johnny shouldn't be subjected to
the stress of working after school.  He already has trouble remembering to
return the books he borrowed from school."  think it would work?

Dorothy

At 11:20 AM 10/25/2001 -0700, Endlich, Rebecca (EWHS) wrote:
>This is a huge sore point with me as well. I am not in charge of text books
>but this is also true for library resources. Our state law does allow us to
>withhold records when transferring and to withhold grade reports, but the
>main office complained because of their huge stack of reports not issued. So
>my main office still sends out grade reports. It is possible for a student
>to hold any number of items for four years and only come to accountability
>when they want to graduate. If they drop out, we have very little chance of
>seeing anything.
>
>  I am also looking for ideas to change this. I am aware of all sorts of
>reward systems, but most of these have no effect on most high school
>students. I am afraid it has to get much more stern before anything will
>shake loose from many students. We did say this year, that students with any
>fines cannot have a parking permit. But that only affected students with
>cars and students who got there first, as parking permits are limited to
>about 40% of the student body. I am very interested in ways to get back our
>materials in a reasonable amount of time.
>
>Rebecca Endlich        Librarian
>Edmonds-Woodway High School                 endlichr@edmonds.wednet.edu
>7600-212th St. SW                                       ph.425-670-7311
>ext.6127
>Edmonds, WA 98026                                    fax 425-670-7922
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Morganza Byrd[SMTP:morganza@HOTMAIL.COM]
> > Reply To:     Morganza Byrd
> > Sent:         Thursday, October 25, 2001 7:30 AM
> > To:   LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> > Subject:      SEC CA textbooks
> >
> > The department leaders at my school have asked me to look into ways that
> > we
> > can "force" students to return textbooks.  As it stands now, students do
> > not
> > really have to return textbooks until their senior year.  This is creating
> > a
> > problem in that every year we have less and less books available for check
> > out even though we have plenty of books.
> >
> > What I am requesting is this, what is your policy for textbook retrieval?
> > How successful are you?  Are you in compliance with state laws?
> >
> > Any assistance would be great, thank you.
> >
> > Morganza Byrd, Librarian
> > West Valley High School
> > Hemet, CA
> > morganza@hotmail.com
> >
> >
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