Sandbox


 * A "Sandbox" is a term that wikis often use to designate an area for pure "play". Go ahead and play! Post that idea for a workshop you've had floating around in your head, get some feedback, get other ideas, and maybe even get some inter-regional collaboration! ****This is the place for ideas!

I'd like to put together a workshop on advocacy for school libraries, especially as stimulus money becomes available, etc. Any ideas? ** - Sherry

Who's your audience? One of my goals for the new school year is take targeted issues where librarians need support and then create the "sound bites" for them. Examples of targeted issues are: scheduling issues (library aides pulled to sub classes/libraries repeatedly closed for testing/meetings during school day), budgeting issues (admin. not renewing automation software tech support contracts). I get to present to our PEL (principal training) program. The principal candidates are very receptive...I cover librarian's function/role, budgets, book selection (including reconsideration requests), K-12 databases. KJP

I'm not sure who my audience is yet. I used to think it was librarians, so they could learn how to promote themselves (I was new!), but now I'm realizing that it really isn't the librarians. It's the administrators. I hadn't thought about presenting in a principal training - such a great idea! Do you think it would benefit superintendents too, or are they too far removed? I'd be interested in seeing your material for that presentation, if you don't mind :-) SM

If the audience is principals, you may want to share the studies that show that good library programs improve student achievement. A good resource for the topic is the Scholastic publication, //School Libraries Work//. Your Scholastic sales rep can probably provide copies. MEO

This is an informative document from the NBTBS site: []. MEO

For events that happen at the ESC-2 RAC (which is where our Executive director meets with the area superintendents) is not open to presenters other than our directors.

I have not found a way to get superintendents ears beyond casual conversations.

I put that down for next TASLA...how to speak to power players and be heard.