Executive Summary: June 9, 2021

Massachusetts School Library Association ; Executive Board meeting  - Hybrid Meeting
June 9, 2021 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM; Florence Sawyer School 100 Mechanic St., Bolton

Attending:
Michael Caligiuri, Co-Director Central Region
Jennifer Dimmick, Secretary
Patsy Divver, Co-Director Metrowest Region
Maria D’Orsi, Co-Director Metrowest Region
Deeth Ellis, Co-Director Boston Region
Barb Fecteau, Co-Director Northeast Region
Michelle Fontaine, Treasurer

Morgan Keohane, Co-Director Boston Region
Emma Kwon, Secretary Elect
Laura Luker, President
Donna Phillips, Co-Director Southeast Region
Greg Pronevitz, Director of Outreach/Consultant
Elena Schuck, Co-Director Southeast Region
Katherine Steiger, Forum Co-Editor
Georgina Trebbe, Co-Chair Advocacy
​Jen Varney, President Elect

Welcome, call to order --- Laura Luker
Reports and minutes of the May meeting were approved.

Nominating committee update --- Jen Varney
All elected positions filled, thank you to all who ran and volunteered to stay on; still looking for liaisons for voc tech and independent schools and possibly retired folks -- all searches are in progress along with committees Luke Steere is our new Forum Co-Editor with Reba Tierney

Treasurer ---Michelle Fontaine
FY22 Budget update was approved.

Outreach -- Greg Pronevitz
Greg thanked the board for the opportunity to work with us as Director of Outreach, having enjoyed working with library teachers with such passion and dedication.

The MLA Legislative Committee and EveryLibrary have prepared a draft orientation document to share with all legislators, in partnership with the Legislative Library Caucus CoChairs. Our next work will be a meeting with the MLA Legislative Committee and EveryLibrary to strengthen collaboration. This will be followed by a meeting of EveryLibrary with the MSLA Board.

Awards -- Pat Fontes
Will shift timing of award nomination 4 weeks earlier to avoid holidays next year. Will be looking for a task force to help rewrite award description for virtual influencer award.

Advocacy  -- Georgina Trebbe MBLC is doing a survey of parents and guardians and we were able to include 2 questions on it. The first question is about the importance of learning about misinformation, and the second is about research skills. Hoping to get feedback that supports certified library teachers in every school.

Podcast -- Luke Steere
​Podcast started and is going well, fun, thank you for the feedback Hoping to connect to Forum content in the final episode this year: [email protected] --email if you have suggestions!

Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Dimmick