| May 1-15 | Annual Election of Officers |
| June | Annual Membership Drive |
| Nov 7-8 '10 | |
| Dec 31 | The deadline for submission for awards, grant, and scholarship applications is December 31st. |
| Click here for the 2010 Awards Winners |
Note - CASL Membership runs from Jul 1st to June 30th
Transliteracy in a Mobile World:
the ability to read, write and interact across a range of platforms
Sun. - Mon., Nov, 7-8, 2010 at the Crowne Plaza, Cromwell, CT
Congratulations to CASL Officers 2010-2011:
President: Jackie Galante
Vice President: Diane Strumello
Vice President Intern: Sara Kelley-Mudie
Recording Secretary: Chris Barlow
Treasurer: Martha Djang
Award Applicants:
The winners for the 2010 CASL awards have been chosen and will be receiving letters of notification within the next two weeks. We thank everyone who applied. There were many outstanding applicants, and if you were not a winner this year we urge you to apply for an award next year.
Award winners were honored at the Spring Fling on April 28th.
CASL Members:
Your membership is about to expire at the end of June. New membership runs from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. Renew now by going to http://www.ctcasl.com/members/join.html.
State and local governments are experiencing unprecedented budget deficits. The local board of education budget is often 70% or more of a town’s entire budget. In addition, the majority of the education budget is salary. To avoid even larger deficits many towns are reducing their education personnel. Teachers of the “specials” (physical education, art, music, special education and library media specialists) are often the first to be laid off. While CASL as a non-profit organization cannot lobby, it can advocate for school library media specialists.
- Professional Development: CASL provides professional development activities so library media specialists can excel at their job and remain up-to-date on 21st century skills. Consider attending the 2010 conference and look for information about Saturday workshops offered during the academic year.
- State level advocacy: CASL seeks ways to collaborate with the State Department of Education. The retirement of Art Skerker left school library media specialists without a representative in the State Department of Education. CASL is seeking other people to present our needs to the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education.
- National advocacy: The President and Vice-President of CASL attend AASL Affiliate Assembly at the American Library Association (ALA) midwinter and annual meetings. They present both commendations and concerns to AASL for national action.
- Recognizing best practice: CASL’s Awards Program recognizes outstanding programs and library media specialists. Award winners receive a letter that is usually shared with their building and district administrators publicizing how library media specialists impact student learning.
- Toolkits: CASL is preparing toolkits and AASL already has several toolkits that library media specialists can use to promote their programs and show teachers, administrators and parents the impact of their program on student learning. Visit the Toolkit page to access these useful tools