[ISLMA-Share] Media Endorsement K-12

Wed Apr 4 15:46:52 CDT 2018

Ok, dumb question, but I "technically" have K-12 endorsement, it's just
broken into K-4, 5-8 and 9-12. Do I need to get a K-12? Thoughts?

Thanks!

*Sofía Huitrón*
LRC Director, Grove Junior High School
847-472-3022 / huitron.sofia at ccsd59.org
LRC website <http://grove.ccsd59.org/about/learning-resource-center/> /
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*"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our
youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt*

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> It's also advantageous for those who might be looking for new positions.
> It opens a larger variety of positions to apply for, and students who
> graduate from many of the school library programs in the state are coming
> out with K-12 endorsements, so it's important to get this in order to be
> competitive.
> Also, many other states require a K-12 endorsement for libraries, so if
> there is ever a possibility you might want to transfer your certificate,
> you'll want to do this.
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 11:59 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> The reason this is so advantageous for everyone is because of what my
>> district is trying to pull.  They have put us into categories so no matter
>> what your license says they say you are only "qualified to teach" the same
>> subject/subjects you have for the last 5 years.  So, in other words, if
>> they get rid of your position....tenure means nothing....you're gone.
>>  They had JH LRC Directors on the chopping block this past year.  Had they
>> cut my position and I wasn't "k-12" and only "5-8 endorsed" I would have
>> been out of a job.  YOU NEED TO GET the k-12 so you are covered.
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>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 1:11 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>> I do not see why it would be advantageous for everybody to do this.  I
>>> think that this endorsement makes it easier for districts to cut librarians
>>> and force people to teach at levels for which they do not have experience
>>> and/or training rather than hiring additional staff with the expertise for
>>> the appropriate grade level.
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>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 12:44 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>>> Does this mean that someone who has 6-12 could convert to K-12?
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 12:32 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>>>> I think it is $50.
>>>>>
>>>>> Kathy Wickline
>>>>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>>>>> Tolono, IL
>>>>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
>>>>>
>>>>> Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @ujhslibrary
>>>>>
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>>>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 12:07 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>>>>>> My ROE helped me as well.  You apply as if you're applying for a new
>>>>>> endorsement (since you really are) & pay that fee.  I can't remember how
>>>>>> much - maybe $100?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 9:50 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I called my ROE and they walked me through it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Amy Stefanski
>>>>>>> Dunlap School District
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>>>>> On Apr 4, 2018, at 11:49 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:
>>>>>>> islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
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>>>>>>> I would like this information as well! Thanks so much!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Tosca Krider
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bradford Grade School
>>>>>>> School Librarian
>>>>>>> 309-897-4441
>>>>>>> t.krider at bcusd1.net<mailto:t.krider at bcusd1.net>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 11:11 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:
>>>>>>> islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
>>>>>>> I would be interested in this as well.  Thanks in advance!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018, 10:19 AM Email list for the Illinois School
>>>>>>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info<mailto:
>>>>>>> islma at list.railslibraries.info>> wrote:
>>>>>>> There was an email in the last couple months about updating your
>>>>>>> library endorsement to K-12 with ISBE.  It went through the steps and how
>>>>>>> to answer the questions. Could someone resend this to me?  And, to update
>>>>>>> do you need to pay a fee?
>>>>>>> Most appreciated!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Kelly Cook
>>>>>>> Library Director
>>>>>>> Rotolo Middle School
>>>>>>> Google Certified Level 1
>>>>>>> Follow our library on Twitter: @rotololmc
>>>>>>> kelly.cook at bps101.net<mailto:kelly.cook at bps101.net>
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>>>>>>> Bradford School Librarian
>>>>>>> Bradford Grade School
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>>>>
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>>>> *District Library Media Specialist*
>>>> Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3
>>>> Prophetstown High School
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>> Bednarcik Junior High <https://www.sd308.org/domain/965>
>> LRC Director
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>> Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library.
>> The only entrance
>>  requirement is interest. - Lady Bird Johnson
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