Sentences with phrase «school library position»

It has been announced that up to 12 schools in the Atlanta Public School System have been targeted for the elimination of a full - time school library position within the next year.

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Monday was the last day for candidates to file nominating petitions for the April 13 election, which will feature races for various village positions as well as contests for school boards, park district boards and library boards.

We may be living in an information age, but New York City's public school students are being cheated out of the skills they need to evaluate, process and analyze information because school libraries and librarian positions are drastically underfunded, UFT Assistant Secretary Robert Astrowsky told a City Council hearing on May 6.

HEADLINE: Strong Libraries Improve Student Achievement Last month, site - based management teams at 11 elementary schools in Kalamazoo, Michigan, chose to cut their budgets for the 2000 - 2001 school year by eliminating the position of school librarian.

The Millburn Township Board of Education is proposing to eliminate school library media specialist positions while increasing the number of schools in its proposed budget for the upcoming 2017/2018 school year (Consolidated Budget FY 2017 - 18, page 11).

This service has been especially invaluable since the school's library aide position was cut from the budget, Weiss says.

Of 85 middle school libraries, 38 have full - time positions funded while four have part - time positions.

As a catalyst for igniting the design of futures oriented learning the document positions the school library learning commons as critical to innovative pedagogical approaches for the new century.

UPDATE, 4/21/2017, 1:00 PM: Millburn Township Public Schools Administration are now having productive conversations about saving the school library media specialist positions.

We strongly urge you to restore these school library media positions.

On May 2nd, New Jersey Library Association President, Chris Carbone, presented a statement to the Woodbridge School Board strongly urging them to restore the school library media posiSchool Board strongly urging them to restore the school library media posischool library media positions.

Meanwhile, many Hartford schools don't even have functioning libraries and most certified library professionals have been laid off or their positions not re-filled.

Continuing this funding is important to prevent future cuts to academics, positions such as special education teachers, after - school programs, libraries, school athletics, charter schools, and more.

Libraries are uniquely positioned to continue to build programs and partnerships that bridge the divide between schools and homes and provide educational services to every person in the community.

In other words, book publishers and distributors are jockeying for position in the school library ebook market and there are no clear winners.

The author asserts that principals determine the level of collaboration between teachers and school librarians, how school librarians are embedded into the curriculum, and whether librarians are appointed to leadership positions where they may address issues pertinent to school libraries.

Fresh out of library school, I got a position at what I thought was a fairly forward - thinking, progressive library.

We strongly urge you to restore these school library media positions.

On May 2nd, New Jersey Library Association President, Chris Carbone, presented a statement to the Woodbridge School Board strongly urging them to restore the school library media posiSchool Board strongly urging them to restore the school library media posischool library media positions.

The Millburn Township Board of Education is proposing to eliminate school library media specialist positions while increasing the number of schools in its proposed budget for the upcoming 2017/2018 school year (Consolidated Budget FY 2017 - 18, page 11).

Too often, districts eliminate the school librarian position completely and replace them with library assistants.

While there are budgetary priorities that need to be advocated for in Washington DC, there are many states that lack complementary definitions in state statute about school libraries and librarians, as well as many states and Local Education Agencies (LEA) that have not been in the habit of funding programs or positions because there was no compelling reason in the law to do so.

The Georgia Library Media Association (GLMA), the statewide organization of school librarians, and EveryLibrary, a national library advocacy organization, are partnering for a joint campaign focused on restoring school librarian positions in APS.

If there is a threat to your position or budget, or to other school libraries or librarians across your district, know how to mobilize people to help you fight back.

The positions are being eliminated — I believe because of the lack of direct data within our school or district that shows what we do has an impact on student achievement, even though dozens of studies show that we do, such as the Keith Curry Lance studies in Colorado (http://www.lrs.org/documents/lmcstudies/CO/CO2brochure.pdf): «Schools with well - developed library media programs average 10 - 15 % / 18 % higher reading scores.»

EveryLibrary and the Illinois School library Media Association (ISLMA) announce a joint advocacy pilot - project focused on restoring school librarian positions and school library programs and collections budgets in certain schools and districts across IllSchool library Media Association (ISLMA) announce a joint advocacy pilot - project focused on restoring school librarian positions and school library programs and collections budgets in certain schools and districts across Illschool librarian positions and school library programs and collections budgets in certain schools and districts across Illschool library programs and collections budgets in certain schools and districts across Illinois.

But we know from Commonwealth standards that in Pennsylvania school districts only certified librarians - like the 2 positions already slated to be cut - are required to: «Manage a school library program; [and] Be assigned as the school librarian».

Unlike many states, New Jersey does not require a school library media specialist (SLMS) in each school, and there were many reports of SLMS positions being eliminated.

When: Friday, June 23rd at 12 noon CDT (Rain or Shine) Where: James R. Thompson Center (State of Illinois Building) Courtyard -100 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601 Why: To demonstrate in support of licensed school librarian positions and school library program budgets in every school in Illinois How: RSVP here.

With passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), school library programs and school librarian positions are now part of federal education policy and law.

Along with her library services supervisor position for Newport News Public Schools, Keeling also teaches as an adjunct professor for Old Dominion University.

The public school library must be located in the United States, with one staff position being held by a certified school librarian.

Districts and schools that have cut their library services need to reexamine this practice and take a position on library equity and access for all students.

[ix] Eligible employment includes any position at a federal, state, or local government entity, or non-profit organization with a 501 (c)(3) designation, or another non-profit organization that does not have 501 (c)(3) status but provides emergency management, public safety, or law enforcement services; health services; education or library services; school - based services; public interest law services; early childhood education; or public services for individuals with disabilities and the elderly.

This in itself is not a problem for individual positions, but what happens when we get to the point where most senior positions at our Canadian law school libraries are not staffed by Canadians?

The sad thing is that other schools will look at this and attempt to copy it... the end result will be a watered down law library run with the director position being essentially a place holder for politically appointed supporters of the University's President.

Linda Kawaguchi has two decades of law school library experience, including positions at Berkeley Law at University of California - Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Michigan, and Gonzaga University School oschool library experience, including positions at Berkeley Law at University of California - Berkeley, University of Washington, University of Michigan, and Gonzaga University School oSchool of Law.

While there will be staffing cuts, including to the library, the school plans to fill new faculty positions.

For the most recent position that we filled at my firm, although we were looking for someone with some law library experience, we ended up hiring someone straight out of library school because she had the soft skills we were looking for.

For instance, if you are applying for an entry - level position in publishing, you might point out your strong grades in literature classes, volunteer work at the library or in literacy programs, an internship at a publishing house, your involvement with the school newspaper, etc..

Career Objective: To seek a position of a library technician at any school or college where my skills can be used.

So if you are applying for a school library assistant position, make sure that your resume is an instant hit.

When applying for a position as a library media specialist, it is the way you sell your value to the school district that will determine if you receive a job interview.