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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">Dear Library folks, I'm blatantly copying and pasting Jennifer Maurer's words (see below) but I would also urge if any of you are able to attend the following listening sessions to promote school libraries and certified school librarians as part of these sharing sessions, please do so! Student success is based on the support they receive from both teachers and classified staff and the success of students should be considered as critical when hiring full time professional certified librarians for school libraries. It should be a requirement to hire media specialists, not the first thing cut from the budget.<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">Thanks to those of you who
represented school libraries at Joint Committee on Student Success meetings in
the spring. Three more meetings remain, and one is next week on the 13^th in
Redmond. Below you will find details about the purpose of the meetings and how
to participate. This could be a good opportunity to share your priorities or
concerns about Oregon K-12 education.</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">These people (and possibly more) posted to the OASL listserv
about their experience speaking at the meetings and offered tips. If you cannot
find the emails, check the OASL listserv archive (<a href="https://www.olaweb.org/oasl-home" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">OASL website</span></a>, log in near top, My Features, E-Lists, OASL
All) or contact the person or me: <a href="mailto:kweber@grantspass.k12.or.us" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">Kate Weber</span></a>(7/18/18), <a href="mailto:triciasnyder1@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">Tricia
Snyder</span></a> (7/18/18), and <a href="mailto:president@oasl.olaweb.org" target="_blank" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(46,117,182)">Stuart Levy</span></a> (7/19/18). Summary of tips: sign up by
6:30 pm to get a spot on the agenda, be prepared to make a case in 2 minutes,
it’s not scary, and bring support.  </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt"><span></span></span></p>

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  <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">4555 SW Elkhorn Ave, Redmond<span></span></p>
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<br></div><div>-- Sincerely, <br></div><div>Esther Moberg</div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">OLA President, 2018-19<br><div><a href="mailto:olapresident@olaweb.org" target="_blank">olapresident@olaweb.org</a><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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