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I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher…"
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Mike McQueen left a comment for LARRY RETZACK"Hi Larry,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting…"
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- I'm a 67 yr old Teacher-Librarian and lived/worked in Japan 32 years as a music/PE teacher/librarian for the U.S. Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools. Currently job hunting like crazy while substitute teaching
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Thanksgiving break.
I'm so pleased to have a week off from a 42-mile 1-way commute and am particularly thankful for the opportunity to rehearse as a pit-orchestra member--trombone--for a production of Dickens' celebrated Christmas Carol at the Temecula Old Town Community Theater coming up early next month.
Posted on November 20, 2007 at 12:21am
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- At 11:51pm on November 19, 2007,
Naveed Ahmad said… - I warmly welcome you on joining this group
- At 12:15am on November 20, 2007,
LARRY RETZACK said…
- I joined this group because I'm so impressed with Joyce & her work & am flattered to have been welcomed by another member. Keep reading, folks!
- At 3:54am on November 20, 2007, Naveed Ahmad said…
- Dear,
welcoming you was just a courtesy call with no intetions of flattering you.it was not in a sence to gain some benift from you.As it is a common community so we may share ideas,knowledge,work etc.but if you are only intrested in the work of Joyce it's upto you.
Be Happy!
- At 8:15pm on November 20, 2007,
Yolan Mistele said… - Larry, Welcome to TLN. I'm not sure if I should envy you or not. I can't believe that you are still working with HS students and teachers. Good for you. Yes, I will send you any postings I see. There have been many in the state and I'm sure as the school year ends that many will open up. How do you come by your Midwestern roots? Yo
- At 10:51pm on November 20, 2007, Naveed Ahmad said…
- Dear
it's nice that things are clear now.i also admire the hard work and efforts by joyce.i think that no misunderstanding remains between us now.
Regards
Naveed
- At 12:01am on November 21, 2007,
- So you're in Pakistan, Naveed? I lived/worked in Japan 32 years and love the Orient.
- At 10:35pm on January 4, 2008, Yolan Mistele said…
- Larry, Just saw this post from The Shifted Librarian blog and I thought that you might want to check it out. “LISjobs.com, the largest free library career portal on the Internet, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online community for librarians. Devoted entirely to career development and job hunting, these forums provide a space for librarians, LIS students, library workers, and information professionals to discuss professional development issues.” http://lisjobs.com/
- At 9:33pm on January 6, 2008,
- Yolan, I think I may have already replied to your helpful comment but anyway spent some time online searching for Wis. library jobs last night & have completed applications for a lo-pd library asst. in La Crosse and a Supervisory Librarian position in the Dept. of Public Instruction in Madison. I'm still having problems with the federal bureaucrats concerning obtaining documentation verifying my fed experience to get a Wis. license, but I'm gonna 'phone the Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools tomorrow morning I think. Thanks for all your help.
- At 7:52pm on March 11, 2008, Yolan Mistele said…
- Hi Larry, Have you been able to get the documentation needed for a WI license yet? I've seen a posting for a LMS at Lannon Elementary in the Hamilton School District, Sussex. If interested, Apply on-line at www.hamiltondist.k12.wi.us. I have more info, could email you the listserv post. Yolan
- At 12:58am on March 13, 2008,
- Hello Yolan. Believe it or not, I've been at this for a year & still don't have all the documentation required, despite a FOIA demand and the threat of a congressional inquiry. Despite that, just last night I did apply not only for the Sussex job but for an instrumental music job at a middle school there. Sadly, I'd also initiated application @ another site that wouldn't permit one to apply without the license, so I e-mailed the Supt. & explained that I was working on it & be reply got a login/pswd but I messed up & couldn't make it work. But I'm seriusly confident that I will get Wis. license(s) & find something worthwhile by next summer. And if I don't get a school job, my younger brother who's a journeyman electrician says that construction pays $25 an hour so maybe I'll wind up working in sewer construction like I did in college?
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