[Michlib-l] Support School Libraries: Respond to MDE ESSA Survey by 8/16

[Lester, Kathy]

Here is the attachment referenced in the previous email.


Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
MAME Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014
School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach
East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools
*2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
kathyL at mimame.org
cell: 810-333-5873

On Thu, Aug 11, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Lester, Kathy <kathyl at mimame.org> wrote:

> *IMPORTANT. Please respond to the MDE survey by AUGUST 16 (TUESDAY) per
> the information below. This is a chance to make a possible difference for
> supporting Michigan's students with effective school library programs!
> Please contact me if you have any questions. *
>
>
> ALA and AASL worked diligently to have school library/librarian provisions
> added to the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The act is written such
> that each state has autonomy in how they implement the details of the act.
> Thus, AASL and ALA are encouraging library supporters in each state to
> provide input to each state department of education to make sure the school
> library provisions are included in their implementation.
>
> The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) is currently asking for input
> on their ESSA Implementation Work with a public survey.  The survey will
> close on August 16th.  Thus, your action is needed now!  Please encourage
> others to participate as well and feel free to forward this to other groups.
>
> MDE needs to hear multiple and varied voices about the importance of
> school library programs in our state.  Currently, Michigan ranks 41st on
> 4th grade reading achievement on the National Assessment of Educational
> Progress (NAEP).
>
> http://www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/05/18/michiga
> n-students-sliding-toward-bottom/84535876/
>
> Michigan’s reading scores dropped at the same time that Michigan lost over
> 60% of its certified school library media specialist positions.  Michigan
> now ranks 47th in the ratio of students to school library media specialists.
>
> Please voice your opinion about the importance of school libraries in
> Michigan and respond to the MDE survey. *Please feel free to use any of
> the talking points* found in the attached document which ALA/AASL
> provided specifically to help Michigan respond to the MDE survey.  This
> document also includes some state specific information provided by MAME.
>
> The link to the online survey is here
> <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9R8KHHV>.
>
> Of the 7 active sections which relate to MDE’s Action Teams that are
> working on the implementation plan, there is no obvious location for
> school library supporter support; so we are recommending that our
> supporters please RESPOND AT LEAST ONE QUESTION within the following
> sections as outlined in the attached document.
>
> 1) Supports,
>
> 2) Additional Indicator of School Quality and Transparency Dashboard
>
> 3) Teacher and Leader Quality
>
> 4) Using Data to Inform Instruction
>
> Please personalize your response and feel free to answer more (or less) of
> the survey questions.  An additional handout on other talking points that
> you might find useful can be found at bit.ly/MIESSALIB
> You can also go to www.michigan.gov/essa to find out more about MDE's
> ESSA Implementation work.
>
> --Kathy
>
>
> Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
> MAME Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014
> School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach
> East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools
> *2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
> kathyL at mimame.org
>
>
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