Executive Summary Minutes Board Meeting 2/13/2019

Massachusetts School Library Association
Executive Board meeting
February 13, 2018 4:00 - 6:00
Massachusetts Library System
225 Cedar Hill Street, Suite 229, Marlborough, MA 01752

Virtual:

Attending:
Allison Barker, Co-Director Southeast Region
Anita Cellucci, Director-Elect AASL Region 1
Karen Davidson-Heller, Co-Director Boston Region
Jennifer Dimmick, Secretary
Maria D’Orsi, Co-Director Metrowest Region
Deeth Ellis, Co-Director Boston Region
Sarah Forfa, Co-Director West Region
Alida Hanson, Professional Learning Co-chair
Kathy Lowe, Executive Director
Laura Luker, President Elect
Claudia Palframan, Co-Director West Region
Ann Perham, Awards
Greg Pronevitz, MSLA Communications Specialist
Reba Tierney, Co-editor Forum Newsletter
Carrie Tucker, President
Pamela Vallee, Co-Director, Central Region
Jen Varney, Cambridge, Treasurer

Call to order
Ann Perham moved to approve reports and minutes of January meeting, Anita Cellucci seconded, unanimously approved.

Nominating committee
Ann Perham, Reba Tierney, Anita Cellucci and Katherine Steiger volunteered for the nominating committee for positions up for re-election/election: Treasurer, secretary, and area directors. Slate must be voted on by mid-May.

Professional learning - Laura Luker

• Early bird registration is over. Don’t let it get to late registration period before you register!​
  
• The Collaborative for Educational Services is offering a two day PD that will earn the 15 ELL PDPs needed for recertification. It’s not specific to school librarians but it is literacy focused.
  

Advocacy - Greg Pronevitz and Anita Cellucci

• Subcommittee of 6-8 people has met to brainstorm branding ideas. Theme of “every child deserves a library,” and hoping to use the Libraries are for Everyone artwork.
  
• DESE 3/11/19 meeting (MSLA Priorities)
  
• Library Legislative Day is March 5, 2019,
  
  • Library showcase will include 3 schools:
    
    • Silver Lake Regional High School Library - Career and Technical Education and the school library
      
    • Silver Lake Regional Middle School – Kingston – News Literacy
      
    • Boston Public Schools - Action Research: BPS Libraries Impact Academic Achievement
      
• Every Library offered to conduct a webinar for training on how to meet with legislators to advocate for libraries to those planning to attend Library Legislative Day.
  
• Thanks to Ann Perham for souping up the advocacy page on the MSLA website.
  

Policy handbook review --- Kathy Lowe
Board members reviewed and finalized proposed updates to the policy handbook. A second vote will occur once new wording has been integrated.

Awards - Ann Perham
The committee sent out 29 press releases and 100+ letters.
Award winners are listed here.  

Quick items

• MSLA/MSLMA archives to be weeded over the winter in preparation for relocation, possibly to Simmons College.  
  
• Member recruitment - Barbara Fecteau and Maria D’Orsi drafted a letter to send to MLS school librarians who are not members of MSLA for recruitment purposes, and will share with Carrie Tucker and Laura Luker for review.
  

Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 5:53.

Upcoming events

• Legislative Breakfasts around the state  
  
• MSLA/MLA Library Legislative Day, Mar. 5, 2019 at the State House in Boston
  
• MSLA conference, “School libraries are for everyone”, March 31-- April 1, 2019, Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center
  
• MLA Annual Conference, May 20-22, 2019 at Sheraton Framingham
  

Upcoming board meetings

• Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2019  4:00 MLS, 225 Cedar Hill Street, Suite 229, Marlborough
  
• Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2019  4:00--6:00 Virtual
  
• Wednesday, May 15, 2019  4:00 MLS, 225 Cedar Hill Street, Suite 229, Marlborough
  
• Wednesday, June 12, 2019  4:00--6:00 location tbd
  

Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Dimmick