ADVOCACY

Information to help you market and advocate for your program and for your students

iGrants - $4 million for Washington State School Libraries The $4 allocated from the State Legislature during the past session is now ready to be applied for through the OSPI iGrant website: https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us/iGrants/Default.aspx The application is due JULY 1, 2008, so time is of the essence! All public schools in Washington state are now able to apply for the funds. It is a short, simple form that requires the district to answer 3 questions and follow 3 basic guidelines. Download iGrant School Library Information (PDF)

Sarah Applegate (sapplegate@nthurston.k12.wa.us) and Christie Kaaland (ckaaland@yahoo.com) are co-chairs of the newly named Advocacy Committee (includes the former Public Relations and Legislative Advocacy positions).

Legislative information can be found at http://www.wlma.org/legislative.

The Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology is a group of concerned citizens, educators, businesses, and community groups working to ensure that school libraries receive adequate and sustained funding for full-time certified teacher-librarians, materials, technologies and facilities. There is more information on their website:

http://fundourfuturewashington.org/

Help them reach 10,000 signatures by August, 2008, using these paper petition documents that will enable you to gather signatures on paper for the WCSLit petition.

There are three documents to download:

1. WCSLit petition sig gathering info (2 pages)

http://www.wlma.org/storage/documents/WCSLit/WCSLit_sig_info.pdf

2. WCSLit Petition Text (1 page)

http://www.wlma.org/storage/documents/WCSLit/WCSLit_Petition_Text.pdf

3. WCSLit paper petition sig page (1 page)

http://www.wlma.org/storage/documents/WCSLit/WCSLit_petition.pdf

The first doc has two pages: the first has instructions and info on where to mail the signature pages when you get some filled up. The second page is an update with some info that signature gatherers may find helpful. We'll likely replace that second page with some talking points soon. Important to remember that we only want folks to sign ONCE (EITHER online or paper, but not both), and please encourage folks to include a comment.

Also, download the latest bookmark to pass out to supporters with information on contacting the Joint Task Force and where to get more info on the Coalition and the issue:

http://www.wlma.org/storage/documents/WCSLit/WCSLit_bookmark060408.pdf

Publications for Advocacy

School Libraries Work! - Updated 2008 version published by Scholastic is available in single or multiple copies. Call 800-621-1115 or visit the Scholastic website for a free PDF download.

Your School Library Media Program and NCLB - download from AASL to educate your administration and school boards about your program.

Spring 2006 Brochure made in MSPublisher2002 p.1 and p 2

NEW WLMA LOGOS FOR DOWNLOAD: RGB.jpg version--- bw .pdf version ---2-color .pdf version