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Nicole's statement should be sent to every administrator, legislator, parent, and library supporter....look at the effort made to begin a wonderful program, the process that started a world of opportunity, the ideas for new projects.... and then read the bottom line: "Unfortunately my library media position has been cut and I will not be here next year at all." I'm certain that if a football coach came into a school, whipped the team into shape, brought in a whole crowd of supporters that grew each week under the "Friday Night Lights", took the team to their first state play-off, and placed in the top three in the state that NO administrator, school board, or executive committee would STOP the momentum built by the coach. Why does this insanity continue? ~Shonda On 6/8/07, Nicole Meintz <MeinN@coldwater.k12.mi.us> wrote: > Hi everyone! > The best thing I did this year... I did a lot of good things this year. I hope >no one minds if I brag about it. > > It's my first year in the media center and I, along with my clerk, cleaned and >straightened, to put it simply. This included moving the fiction section out from >behind the circulation desk and over in an open area near the nonfiction. I threw >out all of the 4 broken overhead projectors, 2 outdated tvs, three broken film >strip projectors (yes FILM STRIP, that's not a typo!). I moved four random >computers out from a blind spot and put them in front of the circulation desk, >cleaned out the library's work room (full of pitchers, serving trays, >elementary-type posters, and other random items) and set it up so students who >need to work quietly can do so in that room. (It's right beside the circ desk and >has a window- they're not unsupervised). > > I went to the PTO with the idea of a book drive, in the end it brought in over >700 books (including many new teacher-requested titles) and $2,600 in cash, which >is over twice the amount of my book budget this year. > > We relabeled the book club books (but did not intershelve them-- I wanted to >start a roving book club that we would share between schools, and carry on >discussions via a blog.) > > And I relabeled the audio books and teacher books and organized them so teachers >could use them (they were kind of a mish-mashy mess before). > > I also worked with teachers and got many of them to trust me and even work with >me, and raised their expectations of what a media specialist is here to do. I was >also a member of the technology committee and helped institute a staff evaluation >and training program based on Doug Johnson's model in Mankato (thanks again, Doug!) > > Cool things I was going to do next year... > Bring in iPod Shuffle audio books. > Begin the roving book club/blog project (in this county and the next). > Update the outdated biography section with the book drive funds. > Collaborate more with teachers to integrate information literacy skills with >classroom curriculum. > Continue to be a creative and productive member of the school staff and >technology committee. > > Unfortunately my library media position has been cut and I will not be here next >year at all. I'm now in job hunting mode. :) > > Thank you all so much for all the advice and different points of view you shared. > I appreciate your input so much. > > I hope everyone has a wonderful summer! > > > Nicole Meintz, Library Media Specialist > Legg Middle School > Coldwater, MI > meinn@coldwater.k12.mi.us > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Shonda Brisco, MLIS Library Media / Technology Specialist Digital Bookends wiki / blog: http://digitalbookends.pbwiki.com http://shonda.edublogs.org/ sbrisco@gmail.com "Digital Resources" columnist School Library Journal -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. 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