In our district (18 elementary schools, 6 jr.hi, 2 hi)
we were told NOT to buy quizzes with our "materials"
budget. We started out several years ago with money
from the district, since it was implemented in 6 schools
BY the DISTRICT, not the individual schools or
librarians. The following year, a little more money was
provided, after that, nothing! One year the Regional
Teacher of the Year happened to come from our school:
she donated her $1000 award and specified it for AR.
Another year, a parent donated $200. This year, our
principal took several hundred out of her "AT RISK"
student account; that was enough for 75 new quizzes.
We only do AR in 6th grade, and the 6th grade students
have offered to either do a fund-raiser where they sell
something; or many of them have offered to donate $2.68
each to purchase one new quiz. What it comes down to is
that our funding comes from wherever we can find it!
Ironically, when they tell me which quiz title they
would like to purchase and I check on it for them, the
book is NEVER the level on which they are reading -
ALWAYS much LOWER!
Leah Hawkins, Librarian
West Hurst Elementary
Hurst, TX
leahleah@attbi.com
> Hi!
> I'm curious as to how some of you come up with money to buy
> the AR quizzes. We got a big purchase of books and tests a few
> years ago with some grant money, and some of the grant money
> went to buying quizzes for books we already had. But now when I
> make my "big" order in the fall, a lot of the books are AR, but I
> don't have the quizzes. I don't feel comfortable about buying them
> with my district budget money. Not all teachers are using AR and
> I'd rather use my funds to buy books for the library. Nor do I want
> to use money from book fairs, as I'd rather buy something that
> would benefit the whole student body.
> Thanks for your input.
> Ellen Roberts
> Ellen Roberts
> Highlands Elementary Library
> Boise, Idaho
> robere@high1.sd01.k12.id.us
> A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
> --Chinese proverb
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