Late last week I shared with these two listserves an injustice that was =
taking place in MD. I have been in contact with the person in charge of =
certification at the state department. She actually called me at home at =
6:00 on Friday evening. After I explained who I was, what I had been =
toldl, and how I felt we had some discussion. A lot of the problem seems =
to be the terminology used by the state of MD. She told me that a =
"Library Media Specialist" is consider a specialist more in line with an =
administrator than a teacher. She said that an LMS must have a Masters =
Degree which is what makes them a specialist. I told her that I did not =
have a Masters Degree and that I was certified in MD and had been for 21 =
years. She looked up my certification and said, "That is because you are =
a Library Media Associate, which is in the teacher category not the =
specialist category". Somewhere in the legislation the term "Library =
Media Specialist" changed it's meaning. She promised to contact the =
National Board representative in my county on Monday and sit her =
straight. As long as the Library Media Specialist (Associate) does not =
have a masters degree they will be considered teachers and can receive =
the state stipend. This means they should still be allowed to receive =
the county scholarship and stipend too. I can't wait to talk to the =
county representative on Monday and see if they have things worked out. =
I think I understand what happened, just so this person who is new to =
staff development and national boards can understand it too. Thank you =
very much for all of the support, kind words, etc. I knew when I was =
feeling frustrated about what happened that my colleagues would =
understand and help.
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Diane Mentzer - NBCT
Library Media Specialist, Webmaster, Tech Coordinator
Paramount Elementary School
Hagerstown, MD
http://www.alt.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/schoopag/elementary/paramount/ind=
ex.html
school - mentzdia@wcboe.k12.md.us
home - techmom@comcast.net
"What can I say? Librarians rule." Regis Philbin
"Show me a computer expert that gives a damn, and I'll show you a =
librarian." Patricia Wilson Berger
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