<div dir="auto">When our District decided to eliminate the library assistant positions, our specialists went to the board with a list of things that WOULDN'T be happening if this change were made. We're still here...</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 19, 2021, 4:38 AM Lester, Kathy via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">I'd like to echo the earlier comment about referring to the federal funding that districts are receiving to help fight cuts.</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">Earlier this month the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy office published the</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"> </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/american-rescue-plan-state-guide" title="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/american-rescue-plan-state-guide" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">American Rescue Plan - State Funding Guide.</a><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">The American Rescue Plan includes a large amount of funding for K-12 Education. Decisions on how these dollars will be spent will be made at state and local levels.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">The State Funding Guide has specific information and advice for state and local school librarians about how to advocate for some of this funding.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">{Go to the link above and scroll down to "Resources for School Librarians"}</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">The guide includes many helpful links, information about the bill and </span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/advleg/tools/COVID-19%20Relief%20Funding%20for%20School%20Libraries%20--%20March29.pdf" title="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/advleg/tools/COVID-19%20Relief%20Funding%20for%20School%20Libraries%20--%20March29.pdf" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">opportunities for school librarians</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">, </span><strong style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px">template letters</strong><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"> to customize when reaching out to officials, and more.</span><br style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.3px"><div><font color="#333333" face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.3px"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#333333" face="Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.3px">Also, in the list of resources in the Guide - you will also find the federal document with guidance on spending the federal dollars:</span></font></div><div><div><a href="https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/03/FINAL_ARP-ESSER-FACT-SHEET.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://oese.ed.gov/files/2021/03/FINAL_ARP-ESSER-FACT-SHEET.pdf</a><br></div><div>-This document says "Remaining LEA funds [80%] may be used for a wide range of activities.... including any activity authorized by the ESEA.... and.... "</div><div>(on page 3) " - other activities that are necessary to maintain operation of and continuity of and services, including continuing to <b>employ existing or hiring new LEA and school staff."</b></div><div><b><br></b></div>Also, school libraries/librarians were called out as an allowable Title I and Title IV-A expense when ESEA was reauthorized in December 2015. Thus, school libraries/librarians are an "activity authorize by ESEA" and districts can use utilize these federal funds for “developing effective school library programs to provide students an opportunity to develop digital literacy skills and improve academic achievement."<div><br></div><div>Here is a 1-page <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ghpDuwcNbutBwYB8jwqOwdmKVphfmASF/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">sheet</a> that MAME is using with talking points about school libraries/librarians. It is Michigan-specific -- but may help with some of your own talking points.</div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if I can support you in any way.</div><div>--Kathy Lester</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA<br><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014, </i></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>President-Elect, 2021-2022</i></span></div><div>American Association of School Librarians (AASL)</div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach, </i></div><div>East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools</div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018</i></div><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century 2019-2022</i><div><i>ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner</i></div><div><i>2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year</i></div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px">2012 </i><i style="font-size:12.8px">State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner</i><br></div><div><span> <a href="mailto:kathyL@mimame.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">kathyL@mimame.org</a></span></div><div>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LibraryL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">@LibraryL</a></div><div><span>810.333.5873</span></div><div><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/MBzvEO1iVvlFw75iXa4xGPc3p-ilRd3N2eDoxBf8RKClw_Iig5KUAsn-Y6XOF2k7Ozh-Zlxr6OizhgaSWznhxYdxyzPZlZwcuA0jHth82GQedryNuxaj07Zur-Y8DfuLs9Px_5dE" width="325" height="42" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;white-space:pre-wrap">April is Michigan School Library Month!</span></div><div><span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read Governor Whitmer's </span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90639-556064--,00.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Proclamation</span></a></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 2:00 AM Loretta Burke via AISLE <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">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><div style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div></div>
<div dir="ltr">This is something everyone has to fight against. Is there any way you and your colleagues can attend the School Board meetings and advocate for yourselves, using your Linking for Learning strategies (and other Library studies) to support why you need to be there full time for your students? Can students go to the Board meetings and speak about the impact you have upon them? How about parents? Colleagues? That is what the board will listen to when they see and hear them speaking on your behalf. The school board makes the decisions, and that is who you should appeal to for help. Administrative duties still have to be completed by someone. Who does the district think is going to do them? Free parent volunteers or a teacher's "Duty Period"? No one else can do your job but you! I am retired now, but we used these strategies to try and save our jobs. We kept our jobs but, unfortunately, lost our assistants at the junior high level. Good Luck!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Loretta Burke</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div><br></div>
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My district has decided to cut the LMTC position to part time because of Covid expenses etc. The position would only really have enough time in the week to teach library classes. There would not be any time left during the day to work on library administrative
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