Re: [LM_NET] ELE: What would you do?

[Linda Martin <lindamartin423@GMAIL.COM>]

Political leverage. Feel her out about having these "people she knows" lobby
for an excellent library program with free access during lunch time and time
for you to collaborate with teachers.  If you think you can only get money,
how are you set for whiteboards, flip videos or cameras, or other
technological tools that can help your students?

Feb 29, 2008 at 10:56 AM, DEFRANK, KAREN <kdefrank@glassboroschools.us>
wrote:

> A retired principal from my district approached me today and asked me to
> come up with a wish list. She "knows people" who would be happy to help.
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> What would you put on a wish list? Every thing I think of doesn't seem
> needed or necessary.
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> I am in an elementary school of 550 students. We are first, second, and
> third grades.
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> We are automated with InfoCenter, probably changing to Destiny over the
> summer.
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> I am on a fixed schedule and that is not going to change. The children
> visit once a week. I probably have about 20 per day  visit outside of
> their class time with overdues.
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> I have a part time aide. I'd love for her to be full time, but that is
> an administrative situation. I'm sure a one time gift would not change
> her to full time.
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> The third graders do AR.
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> We have been in this building 15 years. The furniture and carpets are in
> good condition.
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> I have about 14,000 books. I usually have budget money to spend. I have
> to very successful book fairs each year. We gets lots of book donations.
> Some books need to be weeded, and some popular ones need to be replaced,
> but we are not in bad shape at all.
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> There's a computer lab next door and another across the hall. When the
> kids are here with me we don't do computers. I have one I use for my
> lessons.  I have a laptop that I can take home.
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> I'd love to be able to get out of lunch duty, so the library could be
> open, but without me the cafeteria would be short.
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> I'd love to be paid to stay after school, but most kids go home on the
> bus. There is no late bus.
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> I'd love for my aide to be here with me all day every day, but I don't
> think a gift would pay for that.
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> We don't need new books or computers.
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> If you were me, what would you wish for?
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> Karen DeFrank, LMS
>
> Bullock school
>
> Glassboro NJ
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> kdefrank@glassboroschools.us
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Linda Martin
Teacher Librarian and Storyteller
2007 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year
Gainesville, GA
lindamartin423@gmail.com
www.lindamartin.us

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