PSLA+advocacy+presentation+4-12

Session A 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (1 Act 48 Hour) Debra Kachel, Instructor, Mansfield University; Carol Heinsdorf, Librarian, School District of Philadelphia; Janet Malloy, Field Experience Supervisor, Drexel University IL: ALL PL: AD KL: INTRO STRAND: Library Administration Moderator: Maria White, North Penn School District Learn to speak effectively to parents, administrators, school board members, and legislators. Get advice on what to say and how to say. Learn how to use “talking points” and create an “elevator speech” - a simple, short message expressing your position in about the time it takes to ride an elevator, about thirty seconds to two minutes. Listen to advice from librarians who have testified to the Philadelphia School Reform Commission and met with legislators and other local business people.
 * Speaking Out: Testimonies, Elevator Speeches, and More**

3-9-2011 SRC Testimony & docs. Increase school library services to students in SDP through equity of access throughout the school day to current and adequate school library programming and resources managed by a certified school librarian. **Goal:** State to the SRC the benefit to students of targeted funding for school library services, including certified librarians, for new and existing Promise Academies and Jackson Elementary School; encourage SRC to target funding for school library programming managed by the certified librarian in a way that principals at the building level will be able to support.
 * Mission: **

Click to link to: Map School Library Reform Proposal 3-9-11 Link Between School Libraries and Student Achievement in the SDP Economic Benefits of Maximum School Library Services Fact Sheet--School Libraries in the SDP 21st Century School Library Program Association of Philadelphia School Librarians information Letter of support from Dr. Nancy Everhart, President AASL Press Release 3-11 Press Release Quotes 3-11 Estimated Start-Up Costs for School Libraries Testimony to SRC 3-9-11 Advocacy Odyssey--Thank you to supporters APSL--Averette meeting notes 4-8-11 Testimony to SRC 4-13-11 APSL--Averette meeting notes 6/29/11

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Advocacy--community meetings *APSL Meeting at Educational Law Center Wednesday August 18, 2010 *Meeting with Jerry Jordan, President, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) at 1816 Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Wednesday August 18, 2010

City Council ** Click on link City Council above. The resulting page will allow you to download the presentation made to City Council ** ** at the School District Budget hearing on May 11, 2010. **

** Philadelphia City Council Information **

Click on the links in this list to jump to the information on this page.
 * City Councilmember individual presentation, followed by .pdf downloads
 * Percentages of school libraries by City Council districts, with .pdf downloads
 * Councilpersons, school lists, and certified librarians with .pdf downloads re: percentages of elementary school libraries
 * At-Large Councilpersons expressing interest in school libraries (Remember these names when you pull the lever!)
 * How to maximize a visit to a City Council member

City Council Info. Session April 2010

Click on City Council Info Session above. The resulting page will allow you to download the PowerPoint presentation. **Association of Philadelphia School Librarians (APSL)** **__http://apsl.wikispaces.com__** **Information Session** **Public School Library Services in Philadelphia** April 28, 2010, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Mishkan Shalom Synagogue

Offenberg and Clark 1998 02/19/02 SCH DIST PHILA RES&EVAL **LIBRARY POWER** Impact on Student Achievement As Measured By The Stanford Achievement Test, 9th Edition Report Prepared by Robert M. Offenberg, Research Associate, and Thomas J. Clark, Director, Research and Evaluation, [School District of Philadelphia, 1998]

“[S]tudent[s] in higher poverty Library Power schools scored higher than expected while students in low poverty schools scored lower than expected. This finding suggests that when mature, Library Power may provide the most benefit for children in high poverty schools.”

School Library Staffing by Region

Click on School Library Staffing by Region. The resulting page will allow you to download maps to your computer desktop.
[Compiled by J.S. Malloy 1/21/09]

SDP Library Staffing Chart 1987-2009 Listed on the chart are numbers of
 * Click the link below ** to download a chart delineating the types of library services that are and have been available to students in selected years from 1987 to the current 2008-2009 school year.
 * certified librarians,
 * Library Instructional Media Assistants (L.I.M.A.s),
 * number of total schools,
 * trained library services available in elementary, middle and high schools.

SDP School Library Changes Dec. 2004 to Oct. 2008 Notes:
 * The changes listed below are from 12/2004, the last time the SDP School Library Directory was up-dated, to 10/2008, when the SDP Human Resources Seniority List became available for comparison.


 * IT CANNOT BE ASSUMED THAT A SCHOOL LIBRARY OR CERTIFIED LIBRARIAN IS AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT AT TIME OF NEED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. Principals may assign certified librarians to teach classes on a fixed schedule. During those class times the library and certified librarian are not available to the rest of the student body.

Three Year Financial Plan--Re-establishing Libraries

(Certified Librarians, Paraprofessionals, Technology and Books) in EVERY school in the School District of Philadelphia

**Three-Year Financial Plan** funded through President Obama's Federal Stimulus Plan

Presented to the **School Reform Commission** School District of Philadelphia 440 North Broad Street April 22, 2009

Endorsements: **Parents United for Public Education** Contact: Helen Gym

**Philadelphia ACORN** and the **Philadelphia Student Union** Contact: Lauren Jacobs

**Contents:**

**Rationale:** Benefits to students' academic achievement Lance, Keith Curry, et al. Measuring Up to Standards: The Impact of School Library Programs & Information Literacy in Pennsylvania Schools. PDE, 2000.

**Three Year Plan** Unit Costs Of Implementing Library Services With Qualified Staff, Programming And Technology in SDP School Libraries, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Programs. Department of Education, Commonwealth Libraries, 2005.