Meeting+Minutes

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 * February 13, 2009

Middle School Librarian Collaboration Meeting

Salena Smith, Donna Rayburn, Kat Goldin, Julie Brem

@ Grapevine Middle School Library**


 * Items Discussed:**


 * Information literacy research curriculum tiered by grade --Salena
 * These cross-curricular skills would be taught in-context for research skills across the curriculum
 * A framework needs to be in place to ensure each student is exposed to grade-appropriate foundational skills to be built upon the next year
 * Summer Reading --Kat?
 * Lone Star/TAYSHAS Lists? One book, one school? Literary Circles? Recommended books by genre?
 * "Flagging" passages of new/noted books for language arts teachers to use to teach literary elements in context --who said this?
 * Looking at the scope and sequence of LA teachers in order to present timely ideas/suggestions
 * The Wiki! --whose idea?
 * Angel Girl: Fraud alert! --Kat
 * Budgets --Salena
 * Book fairs--another vendor besides Scholastic/Southwest? --Donna
 * Borders link: Teacher affiliate program for $$ --Donna
 * Flip Cameras --?
 * Kat-TCTA in Austin (Not sure what was said here)
 * Lone Star List
 * Freaks, Geeks and the Evolution of Me (Why did we talk about this?)
 * Social Responsibilities on the net/cell phones--is this our territory? --Kat
 * Library Aides--how to deal with them. Kat has too many!
 * Library as dumping ground. How do we stop this? --Donna/Kat
 * Hours expectations. What are our hours? --Donna & all
 * Overhead projectors: what do we do with them now that we have digital projectors?
 * Ebsco catalog for new magazine subscription ideas. Who has one? How do we get one?
 * Facts on File. The state is no longer funding it. :(
 * TLA--who's going?
 * Author Visit next year during teen read week. Any ideas?
 * Next meeting: Thurs., March 26h. **Update: has been cancelled. To be rescheduled for when?**
 * Region XI Professional Dvlpmnt. Which sessions? Who's going?
 * Donna--cute idea. Responsible Pet Owner's Month (Feb?): Teacher's pet pics: match them up w/the teacher. :)
 * Kat has awesome sculptures!
 * How to deal with Playaway circulation.

April 23, 2009

Middle School Librarian Collaboration Meeting

Salena Smith, Donna Rayburn, Kat Goldin, Julie Brem

@ Colleyville Middle School Library

Items Discussed:**


 * Annual library reporting. Kat brought samples Danette had done in years past for GMS. Do we do it? To what extent?
 * Budget Cuts. Salena showed how Hank Johnson had ranked budgeting priorities. We are low on the list and need to be tooting our own horn! Perhaps annual reports would help with this.
 * Magazine subscriptions. We all discussed which magazines we were going to subscribe to for next year.
 * Budget numbers--we all shared ours.
 * Destiny Quest--will we use it as a home screen next year?
 * Notes on which books need to be on the 8th grade shelf: Gym Candy, Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, Evolution of Me, Dairy Queen, Red Necklace, How to be Unpopular
 * Summer reading list--which Lone Star books should we recommend only for 7th and 8th graders and which Bluebonnet books should we recommend for 6th graders?
 * Hunger Games teaching guide sounded intriguing
 * Barnes and Noble Book fairs--use them to promote required or summer reading?
 * Digital Booktalk--what is the web page from TLA?
 * Picturing America--you have to do online report after having them 1 year
 * Possible author day shared by all middle schools: Ally Carter and Jordan Sonnenblick? Salena will contact them.
 * Kat brought up book(s?) by Kate Klise--novels in letters
 * August 4-5: possible library curriculum planning days
 * Next Meeting: June 11th 8:30am @ HMS library

Thursday, June 11

Middle School Librarian Collaboration Meeting

Salena Smith, Kat Goldin, Donna Rayburn, Julie Brem

Location: Heritage Middle School

Items Discussed: