[CASL-L] CASL-L Digest, Vol 6, Issue 83

[Jill Pace]

I'm an LMS in a 1:1 school. I've been at work for an hour. So far today, I
have:
- Completed a research request for a student who needs to read multiple
texts by the same author for literary comparison. Connected with the
teacher about timeline for project, determined that his reading rate won't
get him through two books, worked out a plan to use short stories, sourced
them, provided to the teacher.
- Researched and purchased covers that will ensure the safety of the
library's iPad collection
- Coordinated book club sets at varying reading levels around the
industrial revolution and delivered to the classroom teacher
- Checked in about co-teaching database research in the music classroom,
set schedule and reviewed our plan
- Reviewed our annual EBSCO contract, reviewed the budget (for the
millionth time this year) and made purchasing decisions for next year to
meet our strategic goals for our library and resources.
- Designed signage to promote the new displays I put up in the library
yesterday in anticipation of upcoming topics of study within the building
- Reached out to our Sora rep about accessing digital titles in the
Marketplace
- Checked in a host of books (*the ONLY thing I've done so far that a para
should be doing)

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>    1. Re: Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school (MARY LEE QUINN)
>    2. Re: Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school (Leslie Poulos)
>    3. Re: Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school (Leslie Poulos)
>    4. Re: Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school (Shannon McNeice)
>    5. Re: Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school (Juliann T. Moskowitz)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net>
> To: David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>
> Cc: Casl List Serv <casl-l at mylist.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:22:26 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
> ever!
>
> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
>
> Good luck!!
> Mary Lee
>
> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
> the middle school.
>
> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
> school.
>
> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com>
> To: MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net>
> Cc: David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>, Casl List Serv <
> casl-l at mylist.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:53:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
> 1 . Need to have someone to teach/help teachers and students to use the
> technology well- LMS can go to classrooms to teach
> 2. Need to have a certified teacher for digital literacy/citizenship
> instruction
> 3. Expertise in promoting books and reading
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 24, 2020, at 8:22 PM, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:
>
> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
> ever!
>
> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
>
> Good luck!!
> Mary Lee
>
> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
> the middle school.
>
> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
> school.
>
> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com>
> To: MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net>
> Cc: David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>, Casl List Serv <
> casl-l at mylist.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:53:09 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
> 1 . Need to have someone to teach/help teachers and students to use the
> technology well- LMS can go to classrooms to teach
> 2. Need to have a certified teacher for digital literacy/citizenship
> instruction
> 3. Expertise in promoting books and reading
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 24, 2020, at 8:22 PM, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:
>
> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
> ever!
>
> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
>
> Good luck!!
> Mary Lee
>
> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
> the middle school.
>
> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
> school.
>
> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Shannon McNeice <shannon_mcneice at whps.org>
> To: Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com>
> Cc: MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net>, Casl List Serv <casl-l at mylist.net>,
> David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:34:02 -0500
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
> I can't even imagine having to defend this now!!
>
> This morning I already:
>
> -Made an immigration booklist for a teacher
> -Found the Portuguese language version of Night and added to Overdrive for
> an ESOL teacher
> -Answered an email from the Drama Director about printing door hinges on
> my 3D printer
> -Helped 5 kids find "books as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors"
> books that they would enjoy
> -Called down my Kids' Lit Quiz students to give them an invite to the end
> of season celebration
> -And added to my Black History Month bulletin board.
> -Emailed a student about where to find a History Day graphic organizer.
>
> After this email, I have to score a website evaluation assessment, make a
> form to ask kids for info about a "library takeover" event, add 6 books to
> the catalog that said not in system when checked in this morning, change
> the spine label and re-catalog a Holocaust diary, etc, etc. etc.
>
> How do you explain that in a job description?
>
>
>
> Shannon McNeice
> *Library Media Specialist*
> *Sedgwick Middle School <http://sedgwick.whps.org>*
> *West Hartford, CT 06107*
> Sedgwick Middle School Library <http://blog.whps.org/sedgwicklibrary>
>  @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>      sedglibrary
> <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>  sedgwicklibrary
> <https://www.pinterest.com/sedgwicklibrary/>
>
> “Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” - Rainer Maria
> Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
> <https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/314321> (Thanks to Anne Bogel
> <https://modernmrsdarcy.com/> for the quote!)
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 8:53 PM Leslie Poulos via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>
>> 1 . Need to have someone to teach/help teachers and students to use the
>> technology well- LMS can go to classrooms to teach
>> 2. Need to have a certified teacher for digital literacy/citizenship
>> instruction
>> 3. Expertise in promoting books and reading
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Feb 24, 2020, at 8:22 PM, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:
>>
>> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
>> ever!
>>
>> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
>>
>> Good luck!!
>> Mary Lee
>>
>> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
>> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
>> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
>> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
>> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
>> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
>> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
>> the middle school.
>>
>> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
>> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
>> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
>> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
>> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
>> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
>> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
>> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
>> school.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>>
>> David Bilmes
>> Oxford High School
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> CASL-L mailing list
>> CASL-L at mylist.net
>> https://mylist.net/listinfo/casl-l
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "Juliann T. Moskowitz" <juliann14 at hotmail.com>
> To: CASL Listserv <casl-l at mylist.net>
> Cc:
> Bcc:
> Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 14:21:40 +0000
> Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
> That is a truly ignorant and scary position but, we are preaching to the
> choir. Here is a link to a Google Doc. I do not remember where it came from
> but, it was on of my library list servs. It is a list of over 100 things
> that SLMS do. Perhaps you could list the most salient ones to show to your
> administration.
>
>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/104FcHqDMnVzx04E31Fwsus2mIP3LJHps9Tr0foP3aQk/edit?usp=sharing
>
>
>
> Juliann T. Moskowitz
> Director of Library Media
> St. Joseph High School
> Trumbull, CT 06611
> juliann14 at hotmail.com
>
> "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back
> the right one."
>
> -- Neil Gaiman, author
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces+juliann14=hotmail.com at mylist.net> on
> behalf of Shannon McNeice via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8:34 AM
> *To:* Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Casl List Serv <casl-l at mylist.net>; MARY LEE QUINN <
> maryquinn at snet.net>; David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
>
> I can't even imagine having to defend this now!!
>
> This morning I already:
>
> -Made an immigration booklist for a teacher
> -Found the Portuguese language version of Night and added to Overdrive for
> an ESOL teacher
> -Answered an email from the Drama Director about printing door hinges on
> my 3D printer
> -Helped 5 kids find "books as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors"
> books that they would enjoy
> -Called down my Kids' Lit Quiz students to give them an invite to the end
> of season celebration
> -And added to my Black History Month bulletin board.
> -Emailed a student about where to find a History Day graphic organizer.
>
> After this email, I have to score a website evaluation assessment, make a
> form to ask kids for info about a "library takeover" event, add 6 books to
> the catalog that said not in system when checked in this morning, change
> the spine label and re-catalog a Holocaust diary, etc, etc. etc.
>
> How do you explain that in a job description?
>
>
>
> Shannon McNeice
> *Library Media Specialist*
> *Sedgwick Middle School <http://sedgwick.whps.org>*
> *West Hartford, CT 06107*
> Sedgwick Middle School Library <http://blog.whps.org/sedgwicklibrary>
>  @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>      sedglibrary
> <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>  sedgwicklibrary
> <https://www.pinterest.com/sedgwicklibrary/>
>
> “Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” - Rainer Maria
> Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
> <https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/314321> (Thanks to Anne Bogel
> <https://modernmrsdarcy.com/> for the quote!)
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 8:53 PM Leslie Poulos via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>
> 1 . Need to have someone to teach/help teachers and students to use the
> technology well- LMS can go to classrooms to teach
> 2. Need to have a certified teacher for digital literacy/citizenship
> instruction
> 3. Expertise in promoting books and reading
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Feb 24, 2020, at 8:22 PM, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:
>
> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
> ever!
>
> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
>
> Good luck!!
> Mary Lee
>
> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
> the middle school.
>
> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
> school.
>
> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
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