So. I put in for a transfer. I am now dreading going to school, as I'm sure my principal will not be happy. Two weeks ago, we had a h-u-g-e falling out. HUGE. And although we worked through it and are "okay," I still went through with submitting the transfer intent. I had threatened to do it during our blowup, and the more I thought about it, the more it seems like something I should at least look into.
I know that the grass is not always greener, so I will not transfer just to leave my current school. But if something opens up that sounds better than what I have, I will have to think long and hard.
Thoughts in my mind:
1. I've been at my current school for 9 years. That's the most years I've ever worked at one place.
2. I started the library at my current school--it will be hard to leave.
3. We have 900 students--it's a LOT of management.
4. The specialist team at my school is not particularly strong.
5. I do have very, very dear friends at my school.
6. Two schools in my district have "double classes"--two classes at the same time. This is definitely not greener grass to me. This is babysitting.
7. I think I should work with a needier population.
8. I'd like to work for someone who is not a micro-manager.
9. I'd like to work somewhere that I am valued for how I help teachers teach their curriculum.
I have more. It's just too late for me to think of them all. But I'll be back, mulling this over some more.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Spring Reboot
Yesterday, I went to one of my state's regional librarian conferences. It wasn't the one for my particular region, but it was fine--plenty of people I knew, and I got some good ideas. The conference for my region was held pretty far away, and I, of course, couldn't get professional leave to go on Friday. But the conference I attended was about 1/2 hour away and on a Saturday--WIN/WIN!
At the start, I had a little something to eat while I sat with some librarians I did not know. We had a great discussion about genrefying our fiction sections. I am leaning more and more toward it...much to think about here. It could be a good summer project.
Then I went to a session about a local man who was a civil rights leader (not on our state standards) who was friends with others who are on our people-to-know list. All the attendees at this session got a free copy of the book--awesome! I am excited to share it with the kids and help them make connections among all these people they're supposed to know about.
My second session was so fun--an old friend presented a session about controversial literature and literature that makes a social commentary. She noticed me in the audience about 1/2 way through the presentation and stopped to say hello. Afterwards, we got to talk for a few minutes. Another librarian came up and announced herself as the presenter's first groupie. We laughed and let her know that I was officially the first groupie several years ago!
Then it was time for lunch, where I met a new friend, a librarian getting her MLS online and hoping for a school library job next year. Our lunch time passed too quickly as we found lots of things we have in common.
The third session was a sneak-peak at our state award list for next school year. I'd already seen the list, but not all of the books, so it was nice to start thinking about that already. I picked up a few of the books from a vendor who had a great deal, so I can start working on them over the summer. Ooh, I just stopped to order one from Amazon. The presenter mentioned that it is hard to get; indeed, Amazon had no copies in stock, but I bought it used from a third-party seller. At least I will have it, as I'm sure librarians around the state will be clammoring for it soon.
I visited with a couple vendors after that and then decided to bag the fourth session and keynote and just head home. It was a good day, and just what I needed to recharge for the spring.
At the start, I had a little something to eat while I sat with some librarians I did not know. We had a great discussion about genrefying our fiction sections. I am leaning more and more toward it...much to think about here. It could be a good summer project.
Then I went to a session about a local man who was a civil rights leader (not on our state standards) who was friends with others who are on our people-to-know list. All the attendees at this session got a free copy of the book--awesome! I am excited to share it with the kids and help them make connections among all these people they're supposed to know about.
My second session was so fun--an old friend presented a session about controversial literature and literature that makes a social commentary. She noticed me in the audience about 1/2 way through the presentation and stopped to say hello. Afterwards, we got to talk for a few minutes. Another librarian came up and announced herself as the presenter's first groupie. We laughed and let her know that I was officially the first groupie several years ago!
Then it was time for lunch, where I met a new friend, a librarian getting her MLS online and hoping for a school library job next year. Our lunch time passed too quickly as we found lots of things we have in common.
The third session was a sneak-peak at our state award list for next school year. I'd already seen the list, but not all of the books, so it was nice to start thinking about that already. I picked up a few of the books from a vendor who had a great deal, so I can start working on them over the summer. Ooh, I just stopped to order one from Amazon. The presenter mentioned that it is hard to get; indeed, Amazon had no copies in stock, but I bought it used from a third-party seller. At least I will have it, as I'm sure librarians around the state will be clammoring for it soon.
I visited with a couple vendors after that and then decided to bag the fourth session and keynote and just head home. It was a good day, and just what I needed to recharge for the spring.
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