AASL's longitudinal survey

AASL has just launched our third year of the longitudinal study "School Libraries Count!" All K-12 schools, public and private, are invited to participate on a voluntary basis. Past participant's continued involvement is crucial when examining trends over time, as well as new participants so that an accurate reflection of the US educational demographics are represented.

Additional questions were added to last yearʼs study that focused on the use of social networking in the classroom. Findings showed that the majority of public and private schools were incorporating social networking tools into the classroom to aid in collaborative learning. This year's study will include additional questions regarding English Language Learners (ELLs) and resources made available to them through school library media programs.

The number of participants between years one and two of the survey almost doubled, in large part due to the collective efforts of AASL volunteers getting the word out. We hope to double again in 2009.

Please spread the word now! Post to your Web site, listservs and blogs! The survey may be accessed directly at http://www.aaslsurvey.org. The last day to complete the survey is March 12.

Thank you for your support.

CET Meeting Feb. 19th @ Charter Oak State Univ.

The Commission for Educational Technology (CET) Meeting has been rescheduled to Charter Oak State University, Thursday February 19, 2009 @ 9:30AM. The public is invited.

Since the CET is on the Governor's list of commissions to be eliminated, this may be the last meeting.

Directions to Charter Oak State University.

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009

The House and Senate have conferenced...the legislation is on its way to the President. The anticipated amounts for EETT (along with Title 1, School Improvement, etc.) may be found on the chart developed by the NEA released on February 12th. In 2008, CT received just over $1.98M, in the new legislation, CT should receive almost $4.9M. Details have not been released as to the percentage allocated to formula-based or competitive funds but the suggested percentages are as follows: 3% for state administration, 2% for state evaluation, the remaining 95% would be divided equally between formula-based (which is based on a district's Title 1 allocation) and competitive.

So...what does this mean for your district? In 2009, each district should receive approximately 4 times the amount of formula-based money that it received in 2008.

AASL Survey-LMS Please Respond!

AASL has just launched our third year of the longitudinal study "School Libraries Count!" All K-12 schools, public and private, are invited to participate on a voluntary basis. Past participant's continued involvement is crucial when examining trends over time, as well as new participants so that an accurate reflection of the US educational demographics are represented.

Additional questions were added to last yearʼs study that focused on the use of social networking in the classroom. Findings showed that the majority of public and private schools were incorporating social networking tools into the classroom to aid in collaborative learning. This year's study will include additional questions regarding English Language Learners (ELLs) and resources made available to them through school library media programs.

The number of participants between years one and two of the survey almost doubled, in large part due to the collective efforts of AASL volunteers getting the word out, and we hope to double again in 2009.

Please spread the word now! Post to your website, listservs and blogs! The survey may be accessed directly at http://www.aaslsurvey.org. The last day to complete the survey is March 12.