[kids-lib] Provide feedback on draft proposal for grant to replace Ready to Read by March 4

Tue Feb 18 11:40:25 PST 2014

Please excuse the cross-posting...

The State Library and Reimagining Ready to Read task force are looking for feedback from the Oregon library community on a proposal for a public library youth services grant that would replace the existing Ready to Read Grant program. These are the only state funds public libraries in Oregon receive. The purpose of changing the grant program is to better align the distribution of state funds with state education initiatives and library youth services best practices.

Please read the attached draft grant proposal, application, and report form carefully before taking this survey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GrantProposalALL) to provide your feedback by Tuesday, March 4th. This is not a quick task and the survey must be completed in one session so please plan your time appropriately. I recommend reading the documents one day, thinking about them for a day or two, and then quickly reviewing the documents again before taking the survey another day.

If you don't work in youth services or for a library that currently receives a Ready to Read Grant, then just skip the questions you don't feel you can answer. We would really like your feedback on how the new grant aligns with education initiatives and how the State Library may distribute state funds to public libraries.

Here are a few additional documents that may be helpful:

*         The State Library's public library youth services best practices: http://orysbestpractices.wordpress.com/

*         OLA's Children's Services Division Youth Services Guidelines: http://www.olaweb.org/assets/documents/csd_guidelines.pdf

*         OLA's Oregon Association of School Libraries' Oregon School Library Standards for information literacy: https://sites.google.com/site/oregonschoollibrarystandards/

*         The Governor's 40-40-20 Education Goal: http://www.oregon.gov/gov/oeib/docs/nnousreport.pdf

*         The Oregon Education Investment Board's Equity Lens: http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/final-equity-lens-draft-adopted.pdf

*         Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/newspaper/Newspaper_Section.aspx?subjectcd=ELA

Please contact me, my supervisor Susan Westin (susan.westin at state.or.us<mailto:susan.westin at state.or.us>), or one of the task force members listed below if you need clarification on anything in the draft proposal, application, or report form before you feel you can provide feedback.

Thank you,
Katie Anderson
Katie Anderson, Library Development Services
* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *
Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
katie.anderson at state.or.us<mailto:katie.anderson at state.or.us>, 503-378-2528

Reimagining Ready to Read project timeline:

*         January 2014: Convene a task force to develop a proposal to align the Ready to Read Grant with the three library youth services best practices and 40-40-20.

*         January-March 2014: The task force will seek feedback from the public library community at least once.

*         April 2014: Submit final proposal to the Oregon State Library's Budget Committee.

*         June or August 2014: Oregon State Library Board of Trustees approves the State Library's budget and submits it to the Governor's office-the State Library budget will include the proposal.

*         December 2014: The Governor's budget is released-including the State Library's budget.

*         Spring 2015: The State Library's budget goes through the regular legislative process.

*         July 2015: The new grant program will launch, replacing the current Ready to Read Grant program.

Reimagining Ready to Read task force members:

*         Barratt Miller, Crook County Library, bmiller at crooklib.org<mailto:bmiller at crooklib.org>

*         BJ Toewe, Salem Public Library, bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net<mailto:bjtoewe at cityofsalem.net>

*         Brett Walker, Early Learning Division, brett.walker at state.or.us<mailto:brett.walker at state.or.us>

*         Dawn Borgardt, Beaverton City Library, DBorgardt at beavertonoregon.gov<mailto:DBorgardt at beavertonoregon.gov>

*         Heather McNeil, Deschutes Public Library, heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org<mailto:heatherm at deschuteslibrary.org>

*         Julie Handyside, Seaside Public Library, jhandyside at cityofseaside.us<mailto:jhandyside at cityofseaside.us>

*         Lucy Iraola, Multnomah County Library, lucyi at multcolib.org<http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/options/kids-lib/lucyi--at--multcolib.org>

*         Nicole Dalton, ODE Education Specialist, English Language Arts, nicole.dalton at state.or.us<mailto:nicole.dalton at state.or.us>

*         Sam Hall, Oregon State Library Board of Trustee, leeshall at msn.com<mailto:leeshall at msn.com>

*         Serena Stoudamire, Oregon Education Investment Board, serena.stoudamire at state.or.us<mailto:serena.stoudamire at state.or.us>

*         Stu Spence, Woodburn Recreation & Parks (OregonASK Steering Committee), Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us<mailto:Stu.Spence at ci.woodburn.or.us>

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