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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Yesterday I posted a request asking
school library personnel to review the QEM data for their schools. Thanks
for the many replies I’ve already received.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Here is some additional info.
First, the QEM is the Quality Education Model as determined by the Quality
Education Commission. The basic premise of the QEM is to establish an
objective and research-based link between student achievement and the resources
devoted to Oregon schools to use as a guide in future efforts to fund Oregon
schools adequately. To learn more about it, go here: <a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=166">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=166</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Included in the QEM are minimum staffing
and materials spending baselines for school libraries. Annually, the
School Library Consultant analyzes data provided by ODE to determine which
libraries met the minimum expectations for school libraries. The 2008
analysis is for the 2006-07 school year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>In the past, there was confusion about
what qualifies as library material expenditures. This is the
clarification we received from ODE:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>There
are two object categories in our accounting system that make up "library
materials." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:blue'>1) Library Books (code 430) described as "Expenditures for
regular or incidental purchases of library books available for general use by students,
including any reference books, even though such reference books may be used
solely in the classroom. Also recorded here are costs of binding or other
repair to library books." <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:none'><font size=3
color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;
color:blue'>2) Periodicals (code 440) described as "Expenditures for
periodicals and newspapers. A periodical is any publication appearing at
regular intervals of less than a year and continuing for an indefinite
period.” <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>For
both of these categories, our instructions to school districts are to include
books, periodicals, and other materials that are in electronic form as well as
paper form.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>As for staffing, textbook clerks, AV
clerks, and other non-library positions should not be reported as library
support staff.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>So who reports this information to
ODE? Depending on the district’s size, it could be the building
principal or district personnel. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Finally, I will not make changes to the
database of school library info provided by ODE, which is posted here: <a
href="http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/school/School_Library_Data_for_2006-7.xls">http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/school/School_Library_Data_for_2006-7.xls</a>.
However, I will track confirmed corrections in my own version of the
spreadsheet and will adjust results accordingly. For example, if the data
for Super Elementary indicates that the library was not staffed, but I learn
that they had a .5 librarian and a .8 assistant, I will include Super
Elementary in the count of schools that met the staffing minimums.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Please share this with school library
personnel who may not be on this listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Calibri><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'>Jen <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Calibri;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=blue
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Jennifer
Maurer</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>School Library Consultant</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Library Development</span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Oregon</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'> Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Salem</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'></u1:place></u1:City>,
<u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">OR</u1:State></st1:State> <u1:PostalCode u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301-3950</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place></u1:PostalCode><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>503-378-5011</span></font><font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><font
size=2><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></font></a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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