[ISLMA-Share] Media Endorsement K-12

Mon Apr 9 12:23:51 CDT 2018

I think you would be covered since you have endorsements at all grade
levels.  However, I would check with your ROE to be sure.  No one likes
those unexpected surprises!

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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/> /
> www.ccsd59.org
>
> *"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our
> youth for the future." - Franklin D. Roosevelt*
>
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> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 2:06 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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.
>>>
>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>> t.krider at bcusd1.net<mailto:t.krider at bcusd1.net>
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>>>>> --
>>>>> *Laura Crisp*
>>>>>
>>>>> *My blog: On all things library, literacy, and life
>>>>> <http://plt3library.blogspot.com/>*
>>>>> *District Library Media Specialist*
>>>>> Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD #3
>>>>> Prophetstown High School
>>>>> Phone: 815-537-5161
>>>>> Fax:  815-537-5162
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>>>> Jeanne Brucher
>>>> Teacher-Librarian
>>>> jbrucher at geneseoschools.org
>>>> Geneseo Middle School (309) 945-0524
>>>> Geneseo High School (309) 945-0316
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>>> Renee Welch
>>> Bednarcik Junior High <https://www.sd308.org/domain/965>
>>> LRC Director
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