11/18/09
Hats off to Mrs. Laura Gonzalez Vasquez and Mrs. Angelica Salinas they represent their campuses and all library media specialists on the District Education Improvement Committee (DEIC)!
11/17/09
Thank you to Mrs. Escamilla, Mrs. G. Gonzalez, Mrs. Moncivais, Mrs. Ramon and Ms. Rodriguez for presenting at the Parent Festival!
10/26/09
Creating Digital Book Trailers Part I & II Training will occur on Dec. 4th. Session(s) are posted to ERO.
9/28/09
We just received copies of the The Lexile Framework Charts. If you need charts for your new teachers, please request from Mrs. Lopez, dolopez@uisd.net
9/19/09
At the 9/22/09 Leadership Tuesday Meeting each of your principals will receive the brochure: THE PRINCIPAL'S MANUAL FOR YOUR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA PROGRAM by The American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
Mrs. Lopez will be sending you a brochure through the UISD Pony. Please dialogue with your principal on the contents of the brochure.
In addition, dialogue about the Six Learner Centered Texas State Library Standards.
9/11/09 (updated 9/18)
Our first LMS meeting will take place on October 23.
If you have not had the opportunity to do so, please send your LBRP pictures and data.
Information for the Beginning of the School Year:
.8/3/09
With the "gift" of the Library Book Replacement Plan, our goal is to INCREASE book circulation. Please reference the circulation statistics that were part of the Year in Review and collaborate with your principal on campus initiatives that will increase the circulation.
.7/28/09
The list of the 2009-2010 Campus Required Professional Development was emailed to you. On page 3 the Lexile Framework is listed and on page 4 the Technology Trainings are listed with the completion date being on or before March 2010.
The trainings are for your teachers that do not have them reflected on their ERO Transcript.
.7/27/09
Mackin will begin the process of delivering the LPRP books to the elementary libraries during the week of August 10. The Mackin representatives will coordinate times to shelve, directing with the LMS.
Again, so exciting...remember take pictures...share the excitement with your students, parents, teachers & administrators. Celebrate!
.7/16/09
Follett has already contacted the Secondary LMS requesting a delivery date for the LBRP books. So exciting...remember take pictures...share the excitement with your students, parents, teachers & administrators. Celebrate!
.7/7/09
After we receive the books from the Library Book Replacement Plan (LBRP) and prior to the School Board presentation, each LMS will need to provide the prior data:
A. Number of books in collection as of May 2008.
B. Number of books as of May 2009. (which will reflect campus purchased books and weeded books)
C. Number of books as of September 2009.
.Please begin reading THE INFORMATION POWERED SCHOOL. It has 11 chapters, and the chapters will be assigned to groups of librarians that will provide presentations during a designated Library Meeting.
.The 2009 Library Cadre enhanced our technology training modules. The modules are posted on our eChalk page. Please coordinate with your principal to schedule a time to provide the training to your faculty members that do not have the course listed on their ERO Transcript. The use of the modules is required for all trainings. If you should need assistance with any of the modules please contact, Ms. M. Gonzalez, Ms. L. Hawkins, Mrs. J. Ramos or Mrs. L. Vasquez.
Please note name/SRN changes.
By the end of March 2010
Principal’s Initials &
Training Date:
Presenter: Library Media Specialist
Audience: All teachers that do not have the training reflected on their ERO Transcript
Required Resource: Training modules are located on the LMS eChalk Page under Resources.
____________Connecting the VDU TCH 1213 or ITC 1002
____________Discovery Education ITC 1700
formerly listed as Digital Curriculum TCH 1243 or ITC 1005
____________K-12 Databases-Elementary ITC 1800
formerly listed as DKC Databases LIB 3008
or
____________K-12 Databases-Secondary ITC 1900
formerly listed as DKC Databases LIB 3008
____________Destiny/Destiny Quest Training LIB 3003
____________Copyright Basics ITC 1043
____________netTrekker CIA 2568
On or before the end of the October:
____________Lexile Framework LIB 3012
Presenters: Elementary Reading Intervention Teacher and Elementary LMSs, Middle and High School LMSs
.RTI will continue to be a major initiative for the 2009-2010 School Year. Please reflect on the implementation of AR at your campus and ask yourself, "Are we implementing AR with fidelity to the program design?"
"...AR fits perfectly into RTI because it provides the personalized practice and progress monitoring for students.
Tier I-Using progress monitoring data from varied AR quiz types differentiated learning can be implemented.
Tiers 2 & 3-AR can be used to help struggling readers experience success in reading by reading books that are neither too easy nor too difficult. And through AR, students that need a specific reading intervention or specially designed instruction can be identified more quickly..."
.On June 17, 2009, the School Board approved the awarding of the Library Book Replacement Plan Bids to Follett for the Secondary Campuses and to Mackin for the Elementary Campuses.
Mrs. K. Mendoza will submit the purchase orders with your campus specific specifications on your behalf with a "do not exceed statement...."
Your 2 year allocation (for some campuses the 5 year allocation) will determine your do no exceed level.
Due to the reduced costs of the books, you may be asked to submit additional lists. Ms. Mendoza will contact you as needed.
We are anxiously awaiting $1,061,616.80 worth of books!
.On June 15, 2009, the Year in Review Library Data that was presented to the principals was emailed to you. Please reference the data as you plan for the 2009-10 school year.
.Request Copyright Posters as needed from Mrs. Lopez. Posters are to be placed in workrooms, in offices where copiers are located and in the library. Each new teacher that attends your copyright training will need to receive a poster.
.On June 10, 2009, Mr. Cesar Tamez upgraded Destiny to the 9.0 version.
9/8/09
Congratulations to Ms. Yahnira Soto, she is now Mrs. Yahnira Emig!
8/7/09
Congratulations to Mrs. Vaughn and her family...they have a new baby! We can't wait to see the baby pictures.
8/6/09
Congratulations to Ms. Anita Costilla she will be the new librarian at Juarez Lincoln!
7/7/09
Congratulations to Ms. L. Gonzalez! GWMS received a $500.00 grant from Target for the purchase of library books.
7/6/09
Congratulations to our "newest" grandmother, Mrs. C. Escamilla. She is the proud grandmother to a baby girl that lives in San Antonio.
7/1/09
Mrs. C. Escamilla, Mrs. A. Johnson & Ms. N. Rodriguez will be attending the TLA Annual Assembly the last week in July. They will share the experience at our first LMS Meeting.
Muller Library will be receiving "new" furniture as part of the grant they received, in turn they will give their present furniture to the Finley Library. Great example, of networking!
6/23/09
Congratulations the Alexander Book Trailers page was chosen as an eChalk Show and Tell site for the eChalk Newsletter. The blog was nominated by the eChalk Project Manager, Kent Downing. They loved how the monthly book trailers for students were posted on the page with clickable video introductions. They stated, "your page will provide an excellent example of using technology to promote reading."
6/17/09
Congratulations to Ms. Lety Moncivais she will be the new librarian at the United High School 9th Grade Campus!
6/10/09
Congratulations to Mrs. Y. Garcia on the birth of her new baby girl! We will be waiting to see lots of pictures of Mrs. Garcia's baby and Mrs. Gomez' twins!
6/1/09
The NEW Library Shirts are absolutely beautiful! Thank you so much to Mrs. L. Blanco for the design and for organizing the shirt campaign. We will wear our shirts to our first meeting.