[ISLMA-Share] ISBE Listening Tour...what to expect

Wed Sep 7 08:46:29 CDT 2016

Hi Patti and Lauren,

I'm attending tomorrow in Spring Valley, and I would be interested in
having a copy of what you type up. Thanks Lauren!  And based on this, I
will definitely type up something in advance.  I am not a good
extemporaneous speaker.  Sounds like you did a fabulous job, Lauren!

Katrina Bromann
kabromann at gmail.com

On Wed, Sep 7, 2016 at 7:56 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi everyone--
>
> I attended the ISBE "ESSA" Listening Tour in Freeport last night...and
> want to share with everyone how the format works.
>
> There is a sign-in sheet with a spot for you to indicate that you wish to
> speak.
>
> The first part of the evening was a slideshow presentation by ISBE of the
> work they have done so far in crafting a draft plan for the State of
> Illinois.  The plan is clearly in development...and there is a LOT of room
> to weigh in and provide feedback.  The slideshow is posted on the ISBE
> website...but honestly it would be difficult to make sense of it without
> listening to the narrative provided by ISBE.
>
> After the slideshow, those people who wished to speak, "provide
> testimony," were given 3-5 minutes each.  ISBE would like written
> "testimony" to be submitted by everyone who chooses to speak at one of the
> stops on the listening tour...so your remarks become a part of the
> permanent record of the development of the state plan.  There are two
> people on laptops taking notes during the entire session, but if you don't
> have a written statement (I didn't), you can submit the written statement
> to this email:  essa at isbe.net
>
> After the formal "testimonies," there was an open discussion forum and an
> opportunity to ask questions and raise issues.  In attendance were a state
> representative, regional superintendent, administrative and teacher
> representatives from various districts.  There were approximately 30 people
> in attendance.  The press was there right at the beginning, but did not
> stay for the actual presentation.
>
> There were four people who provided actual "testimony" at the session last
> night and HALF of them were librarians (Jane Lenser and myself).
>
> I am going to write up my testimony and submit it to ISBE...but here's the
> short version of what I had to say.  I was prepared to talk to the "talking
> points" that Patti sent out, but while listening to the slideshow
> presentation, it became obvious that there was an opportunity to make a
> very large point about school libraries that didn't fit into any of the
> provided talking points.
>
> One of the things that the new state plan will provide is for a variety of
> indicators to be used statewide that will help to evaluate how individual
> schools are performing.  The working group has identified about 40
> indicators that could be used (attendance, suspension rates, readiness for
> high school, etc.).  Nothing has been decided, and every "example" on the
> slideshow is just a hypothetical.  Many of the examples were difficult to
> quantify.  So here is what I said:
>
> It is absolutely irrefutable that certified school librarians have a
> positive impact on student achievement.  We know this from over 30 studies
> that use hard, quantifiable data.  If ISBE made having a certified school
> librarian in an effective school library program one of those indicators,
> we know it would improve student achievement and at the same time it would
> provide schools with the incentive to hire properly trained school
> librarians in every single building in the state.  It would be easy to
> measure.  It would be effective.  It would transform the educational
> experience of an entire generation of students.
>
> When I spoke about this, the people from ISBE were VERY interested...it
> seemed to me that this idea--using school libraries and certified school
> librarians as an indicator for individual school performance--had not been
> discussed, and they were intrigued.  The audience response was positive as
> well.
>
> I will write this up and send it along to ISBE...
>
> Patti:  do you want a copy of what I send to ISBE?  If so, please let me
> know what email to send it to...
>
> Lauren
>
>
> Lauren Collen, MLIS
>
> Librarian
>
> Machesney Elementary
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> Library Media Association [islma at list.railslibraries.info]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 06, 2016 3:22 PM
> *To:* islma at list.railslibraries.info
> *Subject:* Re: [ISLMA-Share] NEW stop on the ESSA listening tour - Oct 5
> in Sycamore
>
> Thanks, I just signed up to go listen in DeKalb. I tried to find your
> earlier posts to remind me what I should be listening for or if I need to
> speak up.  Could you resend that information to me? cstracne at syc427.org
>
> *Peace,*
>
> *Coni Stracner Teacher Librarian @SMS  *
> *  *
> *  I am reading:  All the Light We Cannot See  by Anthony Doerr  *
> *I just finished reading: *
> * Clan of the Cave Bear   by Jean M. Auel  *
> *I am listening to:   Love in the Time of Cholera  by  Gabriel Garcia
> Marquez *
> *Ask me about these books!*
>
> On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I’ve just learned that the ISBE has added another stop on the listening
>> tour. For those of you in the DeKalb/Sycamore area, you can now sign up to
>> attend the October 5 meeting. http://tinyurl.com/jjqnf8t
>>
>> Patti Fleser
>> Library Media Specialist
>> Deer Path Middle School
>> Lake Forest, IL
>> 847-604-7433
>> @DPM_Library
>>
>> President, Illinois School Library Media Association
>>
>> "...a library is more than a collection of dusty old books. It is a place
>> to learn, explore, and grow!” *Escape from Mr. Lemoncello**’s Library*
>>
>>
>>
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