<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Have data about everything you and your staff do, pre- and during pandemic. Not just library operations, but collaboration with teachers, the teaching you do, and other items that couldn't be done without a teacher/librarian (teachers would have to teach research, paper writing, citation, etc., on their own, etc.). When our district was looking at eliminating all our aides, the specialists came armed with person hours of all we did, and explained what (most) of it would simply not get done with fewer staff.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Also, the AISLE and AASL information will have the stats on how much better students score on standardized tests when they have access to a teacher/librarian.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif">Good luck! We're pulling for you!</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 10:52 AM Joni Darby via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">There is library advocacy on <a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/frontline-advocacy-school-libraries-toolkit" target="_blank">ALA</a> and <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy/research" target="_blank">AASL</a>. There is other information on the AASL site under advocacy. I had to appeal to our principals and school board a few years ago. I spoke at a school board meeting and they did not vote any cuts to our staff. <div>Hope it works out for you. <br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Joni Darby<div><br><div>Shepherd Middle School</div><div>Library Information Specialist</div><div>Ottawa Elementary 141</div><div>815-434-7925 Ext. 5008</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 10:14 AM Jeanne' Aken via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Can you bring the Keith Curry Lance Studies?<div><br></div><div>Do you have Linking for Learning, our standards? <br><br><div id="gmail-m_5797231387959534500gmail-m_7462048811656049533AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">Peace and Blessings,<div>Jeanné Aken </div><div>District Librarian</div><div>Beach Park School District </div><div>40667 N Green Bay Road</div><div>Beach Park, IL 60099</div><div><a href="mailto:Jaken@bpd3.org" target="_blank">Jaken@bpd3.org</a></div><div>847-596-5880</div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Oct 5, 2020, at 10:00 AM, Jill Simpson via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Hello to all of you!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I have been told to set up a meeting with our Super to discuss my issues with library funding, staffing and support. Is there anyone who would be willing to advise me on this? I'm in need of advice on strategy and reasons why our school district deserves at least one MLS. Feel free to email or phone me directly.</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#274e13"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">Jill Simpson</font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">High School Library Administrative Assistant</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">Indian Creek CUSD #425</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">506 South Shabbona Road</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">Shabbona, IL 60550</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d"><a href="mailto:jill.simpson@ictwolves.com" target="_blank">jill.simpson@ictwolves.com</a></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d">815-824-2197 x1107</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" color="#0c343d"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><h1 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(24,24,24);font-weight:normal;padding:0px;font-size:14px;line-height:21px"><font face="georgia, serif">“What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it feels about education.” -Harold Howe</font></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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