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1. DOE & FAME Legislative Update Fall 2010 Welcome!

2. Agenda • Legislative Actions • SUNLINK • E-resources • Accelerated Students • SSYRA, Florida Teens Read!, Jim Harbin Student Media Festival • Public Library - Programs & Resources • Q & A

3. Legislative Actions 2010 • 5 directed at libraries • 3 that directly impact K-12 • 1 proviso, 2 statutory

4. Legislative Actions 2010 • Funding proviso language to transfer the SUNLINK bibliographic database in standard library format to CCLA for inclusion in its online discovery tool product (LINCCWeb) and make publically searchable

5. Legislative Actions 2010 • Statutory requirement for Florida Colleges and State Universities to collaborate with school districts and public libraries in the identification and acquisition of electronic library resources

6. Legislative Actions 2010 • Statutory requirement that accelerated high school students (AP, IB, AICE & dual enrolled) shall be deemed authorized users of state-funded electronic library resources licensed by FCLA and CCLA

7. SSYRA • Last year: • 56 districts • 790 schools • Almost 370,000 students • Registration - @ 1,000 so far • http://myssyra.org • Committee and readers

8. Florida Teens Read! • 6th year • 15 titles for grades 9-12 • Last year 44 districts • http://floridamedia.org • Jodie.Delgado@KeysSchools.com

9. Jim Harbin Student Media Festival • Recognizes student media producers • For 2010-11 • 2 new categories • Book trailer • News feature • PSAs will now have the 7 minute time limit • http://floridamedia.org • Region 1 chair – Betsey Balmer balmebl@bay.k12.fl.us

10. Public Libraries • Library cards • Summer Reading – One World, Many Stories • Online webinars • Florida Library Youth Program - http:/www.flyp.pbworks.com • Florida Memory Program - http://www.floridamemory.com • State Library Collection -http://library.florida.gov

11. FEL - http://www.flelibrary.org • Geo IP authentication • Books and Authors • New e-books coming November 1st: • Arts and Humanities through the Eras • American Revolution Reference Library • Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th-Century America • Fashion, Costume, and Culture: Clothing, Headwear, Body Decorations, and Footwear through the Ages • History in Dispute • World War I Reference Library • World War II Reference Library • Checks and Balances: The Three Branches of the American Government • Crime and Punishment in America Reference Library • Supreme Court Drama: Cases That Changed America • Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd ed. • Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society 2010 • Training – on demand, classroom, webinar • Mobile – http://www.gale.com/apps

12. Any Questions?

13. FAME Legislative Initiatives Bob Cerra FAME Legislative Consultant bobcerra@comcast.net

14. 2010 Session Review • Public School Funding Better than Expected but Worse than Legislature Claimed • Library Materials Funded (Allocation) • SUNLINK Transferred to CCLA • FEL Saved • SB 6 Vetoed

15. FAME 2011 Platform • New Initiatives: • Rebranding of Library Media Specialists as Certified School Librarians • Requiring Certified School Librarians to Deliver Library Media Programs • Opposing Unfair or Unrepresentative Teacher Compensation Systems • Ongoing Concerns: • Library Media Materials Funding • FEL • SUNLINK services • Intellectual Freedom

16. 2010 Elections Outcomes • Florida Governor • Florida Senate • Florida House

17. How Can I Help • Contact Your Florida House and Florida Senate Members About One Concern within the Platform • Touch Your Member 12 Times or More Between Now and April 30 (letters, email, visits, phone calls) • Promote FAME Priorities Locally with Principals, PTA, Superintendent, School Board, School Faculty • Report All Contacts and Responses to bobcerra@comcast.net

18. Challenges/Opportunities Moving Forward • Continuing Pressure from State Budget • Increasing High School Graduation Requirements • Keeping Promises Made During Election • Changing(?) Leadership at Department of Education

19. Questions