Registration is now open for the 2010 FAME Conference. Join library media professionals from across the state at the 38th annual conference in Orlando on November 3-5 at the beautiful Hilton Bonnett Creek. The theme for this year’s conference is Teamwork and the conference committee has been busy planning a fabulous line up of keynotes, workshops, and sessions. This is a conference you don’t want to miss. Make your plans to attend today! Download the form [.pdf, 2 pages, 252K] Online registration will be announced here when it is ready.
2010 Florida Power-Library Schools Winners
Teacher/librarian collaboration, supportive administrations, and dynamic library media programs are hallmarks of the winning Florida Power-Library Schools (FPLS). This statewide recognition is awarded to schools that involve their school faculty members in developing and implementing outstanding library media programs, focused on student achievement. The Florida Association of Supervisors of Media and the Florida Department of Education’s Library Media Services launched the program in the fall of 2008.
After a rigorous review, including site visits, ten schools were chosen as winners of this year’s FPLS award. These schools provide quality library media programs that encourage students to become lifelong readers and engage students in problem solving and inquiry-based activities.
According to the statewide study conducted by Dr. Donna Baumbach entitled Making the Grade: The Status of School Library Media Centers in the Sunshine State and How They Contribute to Student Achievement, results showed that in schools that had well-staffed, well-stocked, well-managed library media centers student achievement improved and standardized test scores were higher. The FPLS winners are committed to the standards embodied in this study. They are staffed by professional library media specialists, have excellent resources, and represent the “best of the best.”
Congratulations to the following schools and school library media specialists!
Astronaut High School [Brevard] - Ms. Kristine Smith & Ms. Patricia Ely
Dr. Phillips High School [Orange] - Ms. Ramona Mauro & Ms. Jenny Beyer
Grand Avenue Primary Center [Orange] - Ms. Gail Przeclawski
Lighthouse Elementary School [Palm Beach] - Ms. Jill Saracino
North Marion Middle School [Marion] - Ms. Belinda Vose
Palm Bay High School [Brevard] - Ms. Donna Mancini & Ms. Julie Cooke
Roy Allen Elementary School [Brevard] - Ms. Jan Weber
Saturn Elementary School [Brevard] - Ms. Elizabeth Wareham
Sea Park Elementary School [Brevard] - Ms. Samantha McGill
Wards Creek Elementary School [St. Johns] - Mr. Vance Edeker
For more information about the FPLS program, visit the FASM site: http://wwwfasmnet.org.
FINDS Resources Now on FAME Site
Find your favorite FINDS documents here on the FAME site. Included are the introduction to FINDS, the Florida Research Process Model, and all support materials such as the FINDS, Curious Cat, and Diggity Dog research organizers, the mini-poster, the LMS master, lesson planner, collaborative planning worksheet and more. Check out the new FINDS page under Professional Resources in the menu to the left of this page.
Election Results
The Nominations Committee would like to thank all of the FAME members who took time to vote and fill out the brief survey. Your vote and input help keep our professional organization strong which is vitally important.
The Committee is please to inform you of the election results which are as follows:
President-Elect:
Lou Greco
FAME Board of Directors:
Dr. Cora Dunkley, PhD
Dr. Sheila Brandt, Ed.D.
Lisa Horton, SLIS, NBCT
Holly Ruffner
FAME thanks all of the candidates on this years slate for their willingness to serve.
Summer Florida Media Quarterly Published
Have you wondered how Sunshine State Young Readers titles are selected? Read how the books go from boxes full of titles for consideration to the final list in Lorraine Stinson's article. Victoria Schwartz shares her experiences that demonstrate how understanding parallel cultures can promote the library media program. Don't miss the summer book reviews!
Read it online by clicking on the journal below. Or download it [.pdf, 19 pages, 811K].
