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For those who are watching and "waiting for the next shoe to drop"--- Oklahoma's HB 3029 has been moved again and again, so now it's on the Senate's agenda today. Several school librarians have forwarded emails from their state representatives and their responses to the bill. Despite the protest among school librarians, parents, and other concerned individuals, it appears that HB 3029 was a "done deal" long before now. In fact, news reports show that some school superintendents have already made the decision to cut their school librarian positions for next year---which would mean that they would be in violation of the state's mandate that requires each district to have a certified school librarian on staff. How could the administration make that decision without fearing the penalty of being fined for not complying with the state mandate, unless they already knew that this was going to be approved? Check out my blog for more information on this topic. http://osulibrarian.wordpress.com/ I'll keep you posted on any news that comes from the Senate today! -- Shonda Brisco Assistant Professor / Curriculum Materials Librarian Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library 001 Willard Hall Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK 74078 http://www.library.okstate.edu/cml/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://osulibrarian.wordpress.com/ http://www.osu-cml.wikispaces.com sbrisco@gmail.com http://okschoollibrarians.wikispaces.com http://okschoollibrarians.ning.com/ "Digital Resources" columnist School Library Journal "It is more than ironic that school districts are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on reading programs and staff development which have had limited success in boosting test scores, but are unwilling to invest in school library programs that show direct correlations to student success." ~ Douglas Achterman, 2008 Study of California School Libraries http://www.lrs.org/impact.php -------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, you send a message 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 * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------