<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I noted this new law here back in December, preparing for NO FINES. My admin gave me the list of names of the kids on the no fine list and I entered that information into their patron record. I never say anything to the kids or the parents, but I tell them there must have been a mistake and don't accept the money. This saves a lot of time and person-power with having to give money back.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">We do not advertise that they don't have to pay for Chromebooks if they ruin them; we do not charge them. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">Everyone else gets charged for lost/damaged books, Chromebooks, etc.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small">I find it interesting to learn what other districts are doing.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small"><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><br></div><div><a href="https://district31.follettdestiny.com/common/servlet/logout.do?tm=" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif" target="_blank">Search The Card Catalog</a><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Happily Ever After, </span><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Karrie Fisher</span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">District Librarian</span></div><div><img src="https://sdk.bitmoji.com/render/panel/ded21d24-cb38-4e67-862b-4fcb8201f661-c39eeb65-eae4-4397-825a-d720c1dec323-v1.png?transparent=1&palette=1" alt="reading" width="96" height="96"></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Winkelman School * 1</span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">919 Landwehr Road * </span><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Glenview, IL 60026</span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">847-729-5650 </font><br></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif">Field Middle School * 2055 Landwehr Road * Northbrook, IL 60062 </span></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif">847--272-6884</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 1:35 PM Christine Cannata 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="ltr">My district implemented this January 1. No lost fees for books or materials for any student. The bill specifically identifies students on fee waivers, but we would have to look up each student to see if they were on a waiver and charge them if they weren't. We didn't feel searching for this information was equitable for all of our students or the most responsible use of our time (I'm now a solo librarian in 5 buildings with 5 full time clerks), so we removed lost and damaged fines for all students.<div><br></div><div>We are allowed to charge for INTENTIONAL damage for any materials per this bill (we were told that by the business office) but again that requires us to interrogate students about how their books were damaged. We don't handle any Chromebook fees so that's not on our plate. </div><div><br></div><div>Our district agreed to pay to replace all the lost/damaged books we are no longer charging for so that we don't lose the inventory and the replacement doesn't come from our library budget.</div><div><br></div><div>It's all a bit fuzzy to be honest!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 9:53 AM Jacob Roskovensky 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="ltr">So administration is saying there is now a law that doesn't allow for us to charge students that are free or reduced. Does anyone know anything about this? I am being told if they lose a chromebook we can't even assign a dollar amount to their account. <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><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><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>Jacob P. Roskovensky<br></font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Librarian </font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.danville118.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Danville School District 118</a><br><div><br></div></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">202 E Fairchild St</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-family:Roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px">Danville, IL 61832</span></div></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, sans-serif">(217) 444-1533<br></font></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>@jprosko<br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:roskoihls@gmail.com" target="_blank">roskoihls@gmail.com</a><br></font></div><div><a href="http://www.themillatsugargrove.com" target="_blank"><font face="arial, sans-serif">www.themillatsugargrove.com</font></a></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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