Besides the desecration of the library, nothing has been said about library
services for all of the charter school students. The middle school students are
being served by a cart. What are the charter school students using for resources,
materials and the Teacher-Librarian that is helping them and working
collaboratively with their teachers to present a wonderful and information rich
curriculum that is preparing them for the world and future they will have?
Jean
R. Jean Gustafson
Teacher-Librarian
Selah Jr. High
Selah, WA 98942
jeangustafson@selah.k12.wa.us
Co-recipient of the 2009 WLMA President's Award!
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications [LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On
Behalf Of Susan Grigsby [susan.grigsby@GMAIL.COM]
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:08 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: GEN: This is a librarian's nightmare
While I know of nothing in Georgia that truly compares, it strikes me that
there are laws on the books to prevent this kind of thing and those laws are
blatantly broken with no repercussions.
In Georgia, there are laws under Georgia Code in regards to library funding
and staffing that are also routinely ignored and yet there are no
consequences for the systems or administrators that ignore them. As
president of our State Library Media Association, I spoke at length with
legislators last year and they all espoused the "local control" mantra when
we asked about legislation, regulation, etc. I am now wondering what all the
fuss is about since, apparently in Georgia as in New York, local control is
already standard operating procedure in spite of laws, rules, and
regulations to the contrary. How in the world does the lone librarian
advocate successfully for funds, staff, and facilities when their superiors
are allowed to break the law as they see fit? Where is the justice for these
un- or under-served students? susan
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Lauren Straub <lbgoblue@gmail.com> wrote:
> I just read this article
> (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6702684.html) yesterday
> about the very same school...it goes into a little more detail on the
> circumstances. The whole thing just makes me sick.
> Lauren
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:29 AM, Marsha Redd <marsharedd@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Unbelievable. I don't know how any self-respecting teacher could actually
> > sit in that "lounge."
> >
> >
> > Marsha Redd, Librarian
> > Kelloggsville High School
> > Grand Rapids, MI
> > marsharedd@hotmail.com
> >
> > Education is not a goal; it is a life-long process. Everyone is a
> student.
> > Everyone is a teacher.
> >
> > On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:07 PM, Cheryl wrote:
> >
> >> I became teary eyed watching this
> >>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gJCdIx_n0U
> >>
> >> it also appears here:
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>http://ednotesonline.blogspot.com/2009/10/wonderful-renovation-and-heartbreaking.html
> >>
> >> Please take a look and think how this can be turned around or at least
> >> offer this middle school librarian some sympathy and codolences.
> >>
> >> Cheryl A. Sturgeon
> >> Elem. Media Specialist
> >> Highland Local Schools (OH)
> >> csturgeo@neo.rr.com
> >>
> >>
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> Lauren E. Straub
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> Media Specialist
> Mill Creek Middle School
> Dexter (MI) Community Schools
> lbgoblue@gmail.com
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President, GLMA
Elkins Pointe Middle School
Roswell, Georgia
susan.grigsby@gmail.com
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the
life that is waiting for us. — Joseph Campbell
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