Hi! I am a 6-12 Library Media Specialist in Lake Placid, NY and the 2006-07 AASL President-Elect. I'm very interested in positioning AASL to have more influence with educational organizations and agencies to make a difference for building-level librarians AASL needs to have a louder national voice. My campaign slogan was "Powerful Partnerships for Success."
I have a vision for AASL’s members… My vision is that
• The decision-makers in our schools recognize the crucial role of school library programs in student literacy,
• Legislators and education organizations and
consult us whenever educational decisions are made
• Administrators recognize us as the “highly qualified” teachers we are.
A very important concern of mine is encouraging AASL members to vote in upcoming ALA elections. It takes 2000 votes to get a member elected to Council and only 2200 AASL members voted in the last election which was a 39%! More next year, I hope. We need a LOUDER voice on Council!