[CASL-L] Oh boy! Warning this is a disturbing thought

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

Oh, it gets better and better, doesn't it?!!!  As an educator, I am feeling a 
strong target on my back!!!   If we don't want this to happen, we HAVE TO speak 
out to our legislators and administrators for the education that students 
deserve.


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From: Connie Williams <chwms at mac.com>
To: aaslforum at ala.org
Sent: Thu, March 22, 2012 11:31:58 PM
Subject: [aaslforum] Re: Looking for a few supportive school board members

Hi Julie
I passed this on to a friend who is a retired librarian and is a school board 
member...and who is an advocate who writes a lot!! :) 
Connie


On Mar 22, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Julie Walker wrote:

Alert!  The April issue of the American School Board Journal has an article by a 
former school board member who is also a former superintendent.  The title of 
the article is “Thriving in Tight Times.”  Under the header, “Trade down, 
because we must,” the author, Nathan Levenson, remarks, “Some districts have 
traded well-trained paraprofessionals for elementary librarians, interning 
graduate student social workers for full-time social workers, or even aerobics 
instructors for PE teachers.  Note:  The article is based on a forthcoming 
book, Smarter Budgets, Smarter Schools:  How to Survive and Thrive in Tight 
Times.
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>If you have some supportive school board members who understand the value of a 
>certified librarian, you might want to urge them to write a letter to the 
>editor!
> 
>Julie A. Walker
>Executive Director
>American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
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>50 E. Huron
>Chicago, IL  60611
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>1-800-545-2433 x4388
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