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MSLA 2015-2016Massachusetts School Library Association - Annual Report

MASSACHUSETTS SCHOOL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

978-582-6967P.O. BOX 658

Lunenburg MA 01462

The MSLA website is revamped.

Links are provided throughout the report to various parts of the website. We hope youwill explore the resources that have been provided.

About MSLA www.maschoolibraries.org

School Library Commission www.maschoolibraries.org

The commission’s primary purpose is to study the public school libraryprograms in the commonwealth and the best way to serve the needsof students. The commission will conduct public hearings; design asurvey instrument and collect data on eleven items o

School Library Commission

Legislative Commission on the Status of School Libraries in Massachusetts:As Phase I of our work to collected quantitative data from school districts, theCommission developed a survey with Dr. Carol Gordon and Dr. Robin Cicchetti that

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was distributed by Mass. DESE to every school district in MassachusettsCommission accepted Dr. Gordon’s request that we work with Center forInternational Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) at Rutgers University to analyzedata collected in our survey; CISSL, working with Drs. Gordon and Cicchetti providedCommission with preliminary data from the Phase I survey in late October; theCommission is clear that this data is strong and provides evidence of a lack of equityin the Commonwealth’s school library programs.Final data from Phase I of the study should be available for release in Spring of 2017.Commission is now working on plans to make recommendations based on the PhaseI data and to disseminate 緫�ndingsPhase II is planned for 2017-2018 and will be a qualitative study that will use focusgroups to provide a fuller picture of the school library services and materials availableto students in Massachusetts.We are also working with DESE to see where Commission 緫�ndings can be used tosupport federal support for school libraries through ESSA.

MSLA Leadership www.maschoolibraries.org

Massachusetts School Library Association elected and appointedmembers of the Executive Board

Strategic Planning 2017-2022

MSLA Strategic Plan 2017-2022Vision and Mission Statements

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REGIONAL / NATIONAL ACTIVITIES

NESLA:2 in person meetings in NH and 2 virtual meetingsAttended by President Anita Cellucci; Past President Judi ParadisA鶇�liate Assembly Representative: Amy Short

ALA Annual in June, AASL in November, ALA /ALA midwinterMSLA eBoard representatives attended A鶇�liate Assembly and committee meetingsALA Annual in San Francisco and ALA Midwinter in BostonKathy Lowe was the co-chair for the AASL Conference in NovemberBoard members: Executive Director, Kathy Lowe; Past President, Judi Paradis; President:Anita Cellucci and A鶇�liate Assembly Representative: Amy Short

* AASL is currently in the process of revising and updating its learning standards andprogram guidelines. Look for a release of these in Fall 2017.* The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the replacement for ESEA, contains fundinglanguage that includes "e揖�ective school library programs." AASL has been working tounpack ESSA provisions for school libraries, to de緫�ne "e揖�ective school library programs",and to provide state-level informational workshops about ESSA including one that washeld in Massachusetts in September 2016.

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Professional Learning

Objective 1: Recruit non-Board members into event committeesObjective 2: Plan and implement various one-day events throughout the yearObjective 3: O揖�er nontraditional learning opportunities that meet the needs ofdi揖�erent learners

Identi緫�ed by email or by Board member recommendationsMSLA’s future recruitment strategies will rely heavily on member recommendationsand direct invitations.MSLA members enjoyed four very di揖�erent events that we o揖�ered this year: BetterTogether with MassCUE, Digital Learning Day @ WGBH, Edcamp MSLA, and the SpringBookFest. Each event had a di揖�erent focus and all were well attended. The feedbacksurveys revealed that members enjoyed the di揖�erent events and also respondedpositively to the o揖�ering of a揖�ordable, one-day events.

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MSLA was pleased to o揖�er the school library community an opportunity to takecontrol of their own professional learning by holding Edcamp MSLA. Attendees wereable to have the conversations that were meaningful to them and to choose whatthey were going to learn about that day. MSLA also o揖�ered a “sandbox” or“playground” at the DLD@WGBH where participants could choose to sit in theplayground, ask questions and learn with other, and try things that they learned in anunstructured way. Most members really enjoyed the theme focused events whichhelped members delve deeper into speci緫�cs topics.The future plan is to hold the annual conference every year but provide smallerworkshops and webinars that don’t take immense amounts of planning and moreaccessible by more members.

Advocacy

MassCUE Maker Space Special Interest Group co-facilitated with Laura GardnerMSLA Twitter ChatPhotos and quotes collected from MSLA members and posted to new MSLA web site;Advocacy page created with Advocacy resources and researchDevelopment of a Crisis Toolkit/O鶇�cial MSLA Response to advocacy related issues

Forum

Objective 1: Publish Fall edition of Forum on existing WordPress platform in Octoberof 2015 with a spotlight on AdvocacyObjective 2: Publish Winter edition of Forum in February 2016; possibly on newWeebly platformObjective 3: Publish Spring edition of Forum in May 2016 on new Weebly platform

We have used multiple channels to obtain articles: brainstorming with eBoard,developing new columns, soliciting ideas from membership, working with awardwinners.All issues were published on the new Weebly platform. We have continued to 緫�netune the layout of the MSLA Forum and explore the Weebly features.All issues were published as planned. Once the Forum goes live, we have beenpromoting the articles on the MSLA Listserv, via the MSLA Facebook page and onTwitter. A second round of publicity is done two weeks after initial publication.

From our Areas:

Boston/Central/Southeast/Northeast/Western/MetroWest

The following programs were held throughout the state:

Collaborative event with MassCUE Makerspace SIG to visit the Creativity Lab at thePeabody Institute Library Tower Hill Botanical Garden gatheringCasual meetup held at a pizza restaurantLegislative breakfast heldEvaluation system/DDM session heldMakerSpace 緫�eld trip with MassCUE MakerSpace SIG with student toursCreative and Enticing Booktalks and Displays session with MLS

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MSLA President, AnitaCellucci, left, presents thePALS Award to Friends ofHaggerty Elementary inCambridge. Evren andAllison Celimli accept theaward with MSLA memberSarah Novogrodsky.

Joel Bates, Principal atFlorence SawyerElementary School inNashoba District, receivedthe Admistrator AdvocateAward. Pictured with MSLApresident Anita Cellucci(center) and MichaelCaligiuri who wrote thenomination.

Administrator Advocatewinner: Dr. Daniel Mayer,District Administrator ofWestborough PublicSchools was not able to bepresent at the AwardsCeremony, but theWestborough Librarianswere there to receive theaward: (l-r) Linda Kimball,Dee Kohler, Anita Cellucci(MSLA president), LauraD'Elia (Westboroughparent), Barbara Zinkovich

Pat Keogh (right) receivedthe Lifetime AchievementAward on April 30, 2016.Pictured here with AnitaCellucci, MSLA president.

M.S.L.A. (Super LibrarianAward) winners (l-r): DeethEllis, Pam Vallee, AmyBloom, MSLA PresidentAnita Cellucci, RachelBouhanda, Jordan Funke,Tricia London

MSLA Web Seal ofExcellence winners: KarenDavidson-Heller, AnitaCellucci, Ellen Brandt,Katherine Steiger

"Collection and Resources" featuring an on-site demo of rethinking/ditching Deweyalong with plenty of time to share ideas about collection management and decisionsthat a揖�ect us in school libraries

AWARDS Committee

AWARDS : Amy Short and Ann Perham, Awards co-chairs

The 2016 awards ceremony was held at the spring literary event at UMass Amherst onApril 30th. With a focus on giving award recipients their due in the sun, but balancing theissue of limited time and a tight schedule, we were very pleased with how it went.Positive notes:

Awards Expo was very well-received, allowing for award winners to showcase theirprograms and initiatives. Terri緫�c conversations! Pictures taken - ideal for display onthe region websites. Winners displaying: President’s Award, Super Librarians, BernePath緫�nder. Web Seal of Excellence was displayed on a slideshow.

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Judi Paradis (left) andRobin Cicchetti (right)received the 2016 ServiceAward, pictured here withMSLA president AnitaCellucci. Carol Gordon wasalso a recipient but wasunable to attend theceremony.

Audrey Friend Scholarshipwinner, Liza Halley (right)with MSLA president AnitaCellucci

President's Awardees:Carrie Grimshaw, ChaniCraig, Samantha Whitney,Emily Houston, MaireadKelly

Respectfully submitted,

Anita Cellucci, MSLA PresidentNovember 17, 2016

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