[Michlib-l] State Board of Education Member, Michelle Fecteau, Receives Award from MAME

[Lester, Kathy]

The Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME), the association for
School Library Media Specialists in Michigan, awarded State Board of
Education member, Michelle Fecteau, with its Outstanding Government
Official Award.  MAME past-presidents Gwenn Marchesano and Kathy Lester
presented this award to Ms. Fecteau at the State Board of Education meeting
this past week on January 12, 2016.

The MAME Outstanding Government Official award recognizes an individual at
the local, state or national level who has demonstrated a commitment to the
advancement of school library services, as shown by the advocacy, support,
or introduction of legislation or initiatives that promote school library
programs.

Ms. Fecteau was nominated for the award by MAME Past-President, Kathy
Lester, for her role in the unanimous passage of a resolution in support of
school libraries by the State Board of Education in October 2014.  Over the
past 10 years, the number of school library media specialists has dropped
over 60% giving Michigan the current ranking of 46th in the nation in
supporting its school library programs.  During this same time period,
Michigan was one of only six states to have negative improvement of 4th
grade reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) reading assessment.

Ms. Fecteau’s efforts shed light on the importance of equitable access to
certified school library media specialists for all students.  The State
Board of Education resolution recognized the important role of school
libraries and certified school library media specialists in increasing
student achievement in our schools.  It called for school administrators to
use the “SL21 Measurement Benchmarks for Michigan School Libraries for 21st
Century” developed by the Library of Michigan’s School Library Workgroup to
assess the quality of school library programs in individual buildings.

The text of this resolution can be found at the following link:

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SBE_Statement_on_School_Libraries_471838_7.pdf


--Kathy

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