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First of all, congratulations on finally getting the ideal library schedule! I'm in a similar situation this year and would love to have some suggestions. This will be my first year as a school librarian so I'm new to the profession as well as the staff of the school. The K-8 school that I'll be working at is accustomed to a fixed schedule for K-5 and teachers of 6-8 scheduled a time for checkout during the remaining "open" library time. This year the schedule has one week of fixed schedule for K-5 followed by one week of flex with no scheduled classes. I really want to make sure this works as flex schedules were intended to, but I know it will be challenging because the teachers aren't accustomed to the idea of a flex schedule and the fact that I'm new. Thanks in advance for sharing. Kendra Molen East Hardy Early Middle School Baker, WV kamolen@gmail.com On 8/7/07, Nicole Herron <nicole.herron@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have been at my current school for two years now (going into my > third) and have advocated for flex scheduling from the very > beginning. My first year was completely fixed, with every grade in > the rotation for their teacher's conference period. Last year I was > taken out of the rotation for only K and 1 (but arranged for them to > come WITH their teachers once a week). > > Yesterday I emailed my principal and asked if I could get an idea of > what my schedule was going to look like so I could start > planning.... Low and behold, I'm almost completely FLEX (only 3rd > grade still in conference rotation)!!! I'm flabbergasted, but thrilled! > > So my question, now, is: How do I make sure it stays this way?! I > know, I need to make sure that teachers are coming in for point-of- > need instruction, and I've already started some ground work for > collaboration, but can anyone share some great ideas for the > BEGINNING of the school year? I know this is going to come as a > complete shock to the teachers (as it did me) because there was no > discussion about it. I have told them all along that this was the > best way for kids to learn information gathering skills, but didn't > really have the means to prove it long term. Now I'm SO excited and > ready to show these teachers what it's all about, but don't want to > scare them off either. Any advice from someone who has pioneered > Flex in their school would be greatly appreciated! > > Thanks, > Nicole Herron > Davis Elementary > Garland ISD > Garland, TX > nicole.herron@gmail.com > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. > You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings > by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. > To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu > In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL > 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. > * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ > * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ > * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ > * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html > * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------