Re: [LM_NET] Title IIA and Librarians' Professional Development

[Ann Ewbank <Ann.Ewbank@ASU.EDU>]

Diane and Colleagues,

Thank you for this very real example of how teacher-librarians are affected by the 
provisions of NCLB. When you call your representatives to protest, make sure that 
you ask them to co-sponsor the SKILLs Act (HR 2864/S 1699). This legislation will 
amend NCLB to include teacher-librarians for consideration for Title IIA funding. 
As Diane stated, teacher-librarians are not currently considered part of the "core 
academic areas" and therefore ineligible for these funds under the current 
provisions of NCLB. The successfull passage of the SKILLs Act will change this.

Don't just protest, make sure you ask your reps to co-sponsor the SKILLs Act!

To find your representative: www.house.gov

To find your senator: www.senate.gov

Type in your zip code and you will get their office phone number. A phone call is 
the most direct way to reach your reps.

Thank you,

Ann

Ann Dutton Ewbank, Ph.D.
President, Arizona Library Association
Member, AASL Task Force on NCLB
ALA Councilor-at-Large

Education Liaison Librarian
Fletcher Library
Arizona State University at the West campus
P.O. Box 37100
Phoenix, Arizona 85069-7100
602.543.8527
Fax 602.543.6500
ann.ewbank@asu.edu



Date:    Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:08:30 -0500
From:    Diane Roberts <diane77401@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Title IIA and Librarians' Professional Development

Dear fellow librarians:

I thought the list might like to be aware that Title IIA, federal
funds for Professional Development, will not pay for librarians'
conferences or training.

I recently applied for funding to go to AASL, and while I am planning
on going anyway, I am very unhappy about the situation. I will be
writing my representatives in Washington about it.

Perhaps you should do so too. Somehow I slipped through last year, but
21st Century Learning, which mediates Title IIA funds for the
Galveston-Houston archdiocese sent my principal the following e-mail:

< I just want to make sure that you received the voice mail message
that I left for you on this past Tuesday.  I am not able to approve
your request for Title IIA funds for the American Association of
School Librarians Conference because Title IIA guidelines very
specifically detail that the funds are to be used for sustained
professional development for teachers and administrators.  Training
must be focused on improving student achievement in core academic
areas or on improving instructional strategies or classroom management
techniques.  Please give me a call if you have any questions.>

Perhaps it's time to send protests to your legislators. I certainly will.

Diane
Diane Roberts
St. Thomas High School
Library Director
4500 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007
713-864-6348     fax: 713-864-5750
direct: 713-341-5578     www.sths.org/

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