Sentences with phrase «school library members»

Now, digital content provider to libraries and schools OverDrive has inked a partnership with Pearson to provide the company's eTexts to its partner academic and public school library members.

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He went from table to table at a high school library, attempting to console devastated family members.

Hackley School 293 Benedict Ave Tarrytown, NY 10591 www.hackleyschool.org A member of both the Ivy Preparatory League and the international schools consortium Round Square, Hackley has a 285 - acre woodland campus in Tarrytown with extensive facilities to support our K - 12 educational program, including a science building, geothermal library, competition cross-country trail system, eight athletics fields, and a new 110,000 - sq ft Center for Health and Wellness.

At a recent Library Board meeting that drew City Council members, homeowners groups and other city leaders, library and park officials agreed to form a committee to explore using land south of 95th Street, near Neuqua Valley High School, for the proposed facility.

With recycling books from their school library tucked under their arms, David Erlandson and Dan Clark stood up before the school board members of District 75 last week and presented them with a petition and a long list of big, careful signatures written on school notebook paper.

At 3:30 p.m., IDC Leader Jeff Klein and IDC member Sen. David Carlucci will join NYSUT members, parents and teachers to call for the creation of a Kindergarten Conversion Fund from approximately $ 60 million in unclaimed or forfeited lottery prizes for full - day K and the expansion of existing kindergarten programs, Park Elementary School library, 22 Edward St., Ossining.

After de Blasio released his executive budget on May 7, council members have continued to push for an increase in funds for libraries, parks, NYPD headcount, senior citizen services, women's health services, city - funded school lunches for all students, and more.

«I will again be allocating a full $ 2 million dollars to capital projects proposed, and voted on by community members that focus on the improvement of local schools, streets, parks, and libraries.

Paterson rejected nearly $ 200 million in member items, including $ 5,000 grants promised to Central New York non-profit groups like the Onondaga Oswego Chapter of the Red Cross and the North Syracuse Babe Ruth League, and bigger amounts for Syracuse University, the Syracuse Chargers Rowing Club, the Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility, Jubilee Homes and several libraries and schools.

The hearing marked a major departure from the budget process under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, when Council members fought cuts Bloomberg repeatedly proposed to fire houses, libraries, and after school programs.

In the school's library, two carved wooden totem polls stand nearly 12 feet tall, the work of community members and the school staff.

The National Education Technology Funding Corporation will aim to stimulate private investment in school technology and encourage states to sponsor information networks for public schools and libraries, said James E. Murray, a member of the group's board and a former president of the Federal National Mortgage Association.

The Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries, launched at the New Brunswick, N.J., campus this month, will promote further study of the potential for school libraries to support instruction, the dynamics of effective programs, and the training and resources that library staff members need to best serve stuSchool Libraries, launched at the New Brunswick, N.J., campus this month, will promote further study of the potential for school libraries to support instruction, the dynamics of effective programs, and the training and resources that library staff members need to best serve Libraries, launched at the New Brunswick, N.J., campus this month, will promote further study of the potential for school libraries to support instruction, the dynamics of effective programs, and the training and resources that library staff members need to best serve stuschool libraries to support instruction, the dynamics of effective programs, and the training and resources that library staff members need to best serve libraries to support instruction, the dynamics of effective programs, and the training and resources that library staff members need to best serve students.

«In recent months two major school library services closed in Dorset and Berkshire, and year after year the School Library Association loses members as school library provision shrinks through lack of funding.&school library services closed in Dorset and Berkshire, and year after year the School Library Association loses members as school library provision shrinks through lack of funding.&School Library Association loses members as school library provision shrinks through lack of funding.&school library provision shrinks through lack of funding.»

The BESA website already has a functionally rich library of members so that schools can search by keyword, but the app takes it to a different and more convenient level, and is optimised for mobile devices.

Accreditors base their decisions not on educational results, but on institutional inputs, whether schools do things «the right way» — «enough» books in the library, faculty members with «proper» credentials, «adequate» financial support, and so on.

Third, because families are the primary source of support for children's learning and development, community schools prioritize reaching out to parents and other family members to see what resources they need — from books to visiting nurse programs to mobile libraries and workforce development opportunities — and encourage them to be involved in the life of the school.

Since working at Bruce Randolph, Mike has supported programming with schools, community centers, museums, botanic gardens, libraries and community members in Denver and in New York City.

Anita Brooks Kirkland, Consultant, K - 12 Libraries, Waterloo Region District School Board, Vice-President, Ontario Library Association Ruth Hall, Program Coordinator, Library & Learning Services Resources and Interdisciplinary Studies, Toronto District School Board Additional Facilitation: Members of The Association of Library Consultants and Coordinators of Ontario (TALCO) Special Guests: Members of the (Education) Minister's Student Advisory Council and secondary students from the Toronto District School Board

NEA member and Valley Regional High School library media specialist Kristie Schmidt provides a visual explanation to her students of what would happen if the censors got their way: An empty bookshelf in their library and a list of what's missing.

The school library media specialists believe that selection is a continuous and cooperative process involving all professional members of the school staff teachers, school library media specialist - subject to the approval of the Supervisor of Library Services and the school principal.

School library media programs are recognized as integral to student achievement because they provide all students and staff members with equal and timely access to ideas and information.

A survey of 456 union members showed 53 per cent said their school didn't have a library.

Members - only access to hundreds of valuable resources in the FCPCS online library, including ready - made school forms, manuals and other essential school operations documents.

As Jane Matthews, library media specialist at Franklin Community High School in Indiana explained it, «Social media expands communication between all constituents — community members, students, teachers and administration.

Over time, members of the team have spoken with principals who are very eloquent in expressing the importance of the libraries in their schools to students, teachers, and to all in the learning community.

The School Improvement Big Picture organization partners with team members in Lagos, Nigeria to provide used Children's Books (Ages 0 - 12) to kids in Lagos, Nigeria through a lending library and a Children's Book Club.

She is a current board member for the Rural School and Community Trust and a former board member for the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET), the Education and Libraries Network Coalition (EdLiNC), and the Organizations Concerned about Rural Education (OCRE).

Individual and school members get access to our conversational listserve and an extensive video library of speeches and interviews with some of the most famous and influential voices of the alternative education movement.

In addition to the staffing requirements established pursuant to subsection a. of this section, a public school having an enrollment of 500 or more students on October 15 of the prior school year shall employ, at a minimum, one full - time staff member to serve as a library clerk, and shall employ one additional full - time staff member to serve as a library clerk for each additional 500 students enrolled in the school.

* in each public school having an enrollment of less than 300 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, one half - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement; * in each public school having an enrollment of between 300 and 1,499 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, one full - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement; and * in each public school having an enrollment of 1,500 or more students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education is required to employ, at a minimum, two full - time staff members who hold an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.

a. (1) In each public school having an enrollment of less than 300 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education shall employ, at a minimum, one half - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.

Individual and school members receive access to our global listserve and an extensive video library of speeches and interviews with some of the most famous and influential voices of the alternative education movement.

The World eBook Fair also includes millions of eBooks that are usually only available to World Public Library members, yearly rate of $ 8.95, and whose eBooks are are yours to keep or share with friends, family, libraries, schools, etc., as long as you would like to do so.

The system serves more than 1300 private, public, school, and university library members, representing more than 4200 library facilities in a 27,000 square mile area.

Each chapter is written by either a library - school faculty member or a practicing academic librarian.

Today's announcement of streaming video and audio for member schools and libraries makes OverDrive's Next Generation platform an even more worthwhile offering.

The study looked at 8 schools and more than 300 students, and found that the best school libraries are allocated adequate funding and regard their teacher - librarians as key teaching staff members.

Funded by the New York Life Foundation from 2003 - 2005, Revitalizing High School Libraries (RHSL) was a pilot program that allowed Public Education Network (PEN) and its member local education funds (LEFs) in Minneapolis, San Francisco and Tampa to update and refurbish library media centers in four high schools.

Just one of the five board members is from the public library world even though public and school libraries are the most common varieties.

OverDrive's commitment to supporting libraries and schools is driven through continuous innovation and improvements based on feedback from library staff members and educators.

IBPA member Night River Press will donate free children's books to libraries and schools hit by the recent hurricanes...

Six free 3 - hour morning or afternoon workshops were open to all members from every type of library, and one workshop was scheduled for school librarians.

Foster collaboration between school library media specialists and administrators, teachers, students, parents, and other members of the school community.

NJLA President Chris Carbone has offered to set up meetings with the Woodbridge School Board members and the Superintendent to show them how a supported school library program, like those in South Brunswick and East Brunswick, can enrich education for all stuSchool Board members and the Superintendent to show them how a supported school library program, like those in South Brunswick and East Brunswick, can enrich education for all stuschool library program, like those in South Brunswick and East Brunswick, can enrich education for all students.

We need your help TODAY to tell key members of the House and Senate that funding for IMLS - the Institute of Museum and Library Services (for public and state libraries) and for IAL - the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (for school libraries) is preserved in the 2019 federal budget.

He / she must also nominate a person who is a current member of ASLA, who is an active Alabama school librarian serving in a K - 12 school library program.

A thorough collection development policy can also ease the confusion and fear that can appear when a parent or other school community member challenges the inclusion or removal titles in the library's collection.

In addition, the bill requires the commissioner, in consultation with the State Librarian, to establish in - service training programs on information literacy instruction for school administrators, certified school library media specialists, and the teaching staff members who will provide the instruction on information literacy in each grade.

The purpose of School Librarians of Rhode Island shall be to (1) promote the improvement of instruction through opportunities that broaden the professional knowledge, understanding, and experience of its members; (2) provide leadership in defining, interpreting, and promoting effective library media programs to the community; and (3) serve as facilitator between the State Department of Education, Office of Library and Information Services, professional organizations, and the general public.