[CASL-L] Apply today to be on a Nutmeg Selection Committee!!

[Polack, Lisa]

The Nutmeg Selection Committees are currently seeking students and librarians to help choose the 2019 Nutmeg Book Award Nominees!

These committees will start meeting in early 2017 and will work together through early 2018.
Please forward this email to anyone who fits the criteria and who might be interested. Thank you!

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STUDENTS
If you know a student who would is interested in becoming a student reader on the Intermediate, Teen, or High School Selection Committees, please share the corresponding application listed below. Please make sure they read the requirements at the top of the application. It is a challenging but rewarding experience!

Student Applications:
Intermediate (students in grades 6 or 7): https://goo.gl/forms/c53QltlBRzpF3rtx1
Teen (students in grades 8 or 9): https://goo.gl/forms/wRUR1Z7jb6Ffcj4A2
High School (students in grades 10 or 11): https://goo.gl/forms/E9nrw7UcowYo4CzJ3

Please note, we are not accepting applications from high school seniors and will not have student readers on the Elementary Book Award Selection Committee.

*NEW* RECOMMENDATION FORM
Every student that applies to be on a committee will need a recommendation from a teacher or librarian. Instead of a letter, we are asking the teacher or librarian to fill out a recommendation form.
Filled out by a teacher or librarian
Intermediate Recommendation Form (students in grades 6 or 7): https://goo.gl/forms/r5Z4Y41sPGKfoegA3
Teen Recommendation Form (students in grades 8 or 9): https://goo.gl/forms/ysyz3aFiJdfZEQ3i1
High School Recommendation Form (students in grades 10 or 11):  https://goo.gl/forms/bPOexmQg0gVg97Zr1

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LIBRARIANS
Please fill out an application for the committee that is your first choice:
Elementary: https://goo.gl/forms/FkBjOnRxaKMTlE0k1
Intermediate: https://goo.gl/forms/L5EMWqfSoSEcq1443
Teen: https://goo.gl/forms/BoRGoXAhNI6nwlh62
High School: https://goo.gl/forms/l0hOP7epB2BVeTID2

Please take the time to read the requirements at the top of the application so you know what to expect if you are chosen to be a member of a Nutmeg selection committee.

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All applications & recommendation letters must be received by the end of the day on Tuesday, November 15th.
You will be notified before the new year if you have or have not been selected to be on one of the Committees.

If you have any questions, please contact the corresponding Selection Chairperson:

Amy Laughlin 2019 Elementary Co-Chair  amymlaughlin at gmail.com<mailto:amymlaughlin at gmail.com>
Shana Morales 2019 Elementary Co-Chair morales at townofwindsorct.com<mailto:morales at townofwindsorct.com>
Pamela Dear 2019 Intermediate Co-Chair dearp at guilfordschools.org<mailto:dearp at guilfordschools.org>
Rebecca Anderson 2019 Intermediate Co-Chair andersonr at stratfordk12.org<mailto:andersonr at stratfordk12.org>
Cara McConnell 2019 Teen Chair cara.mcconnell at reg5.k12.ct.us<mailto:cara.mcconnell at reg5.k12.ct.us>
Alexandra Klaus 2019 High School Co-Chair alexandra.c.klaus at gmail.com<mailto:alexandra.c.klaus at gmail.com>
Danielle Berube 2019 High School Co-Chair berubed9 at gmail.com<mailto:berubed9 at gmail.com>

General Questions can be addressed to the Steering Chairperson, Kari Hamad khamad at lioninc.org<mailto:khamad at lioninc.org>


Lisa Garofalo Polack
School Librarian
Ellington Middle School
Ellington, CT
lpolack at ellingtonschools.net<mailto:lpolack at ellingtonschools.net>
Secretary, Nutmeg Book Award Steering Committee
Secretary, Ellington Education Association