I give my teachers a 60 day check out period (3 school months) . I send
them overdues just like the kids, and I ask the teachers to let me know
if they'd like me to renew the books.
On Jun 24, 2004, at 10:06 AM, Debra W. Waugh wrote:
> I've been finding it nearly impossible to get books back from
> teachers, =
> but
> I think the problem is that I let them check materials out for the
> full =
> year
> and by the time I ask for the books back at year's end they don't even
> remember borrowing them. Next year, I'm going to set a two or three
> week
> "due date" for teachers and send them reminder notes as often as I
> send =
> out
> lists of students who owe books. Maybe that will help...maybe.
>
> Deb Waugh
> Librarian/Instructional Technologist
> The Emmett G. Shufflebarger Library
> at Graham High School
> Bluefield, Virginia
> debwaugh.lm_net@frontiernet.net=20
> =20
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Library Media & Network Communications
> [mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Barb Engvall
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 8:56 AM
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: GETTING BOOKS BACK: Teachers!
>
>
> I always have a few students who don't get books back, but it is
> amazing =
> how
> many books are suddenly found when the thought of a popscicle comes
> up! =
> I
> reward each class that gets all their books 'taken care of' by a
> certain
> date popscicles. By taken care I mean paid for if the book is not
> found.
>
> Unfortunately this year my problem has been a teacher who still has 30+
> books out. 'Oh, I'll find them' she said...but I have yet to see them =
> and
> school has been out for 2 weeks. I am tempted to go into her classroom
> =
> and
> see if I can find any of them! My principal is aware of who on the
> staff
> still has books out; last year I know she did some reinforcing for me =
> but if
> she did this year it hasn't worked with this one! I know our district =
> has a
> policy about student responsibility; I need to check and see what
> there =
> is
> about teacher responsibility.
>
> Barb Engvall
> Teacher-Librarian
> John Campbell Elem
> Selah, WA
> macbarb@charter.net
> http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/JC/jc.cfm
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