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2007 Annual General Meeting

2007 Annual General Meeting. Friday, February 2 5:15 p.m. Agenda. 1.0 Call to Order 1.1 Welcome 2.0 Approval of the Agenda 3.0 Adoption of Minutes 3.1 Business arising from the Minutes 4.0 Motion: Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements

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2007 Annual General Meeting

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  1. 2007 Annual General Meeting Friday, February 2 5:15 p.m.

  2. Agenda 1.0 Call to Order 1.1 Welcome 2.0 Approval of the Agenda 3.0 Adoption of Minutes 3.1 Business arising from the Minutes 4.0 Motion: Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements 5.0 Motion: Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation 6.0 Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Klinger, Queen’s University 7.0 Financial Report 8.0 New Business 9.0 Annual Report, President, Michael Rosettis 10.0 OSLA Council Changes 11.0 OSLA President 2007 Remarks, Peggy Thomas 12.0 Adjournment Chair, Michael Rosettis, OSLA President, 2007

  3. Approval of Agenda

  4. Adoption of Minutes from 2006 OSLA AGM Approval of Minutes Adoption of Minutes

  5. Two Motions for the AGM 1.Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements 2.Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation

  6. Motion: Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements 2. The objects of the Division are: a. to further the development of school libraries and school library programs in Ontario, b. to strengthen and unify the voice of teacher-librarians as curriculum leaders, c. to work with the full library community on shared issues and programs, d. to represent the profession of teacher-librarianship as a subject association recognized by the Ontario Ministry of Education, e. to provide professional development opportunities for qualifiedschool library staff, and f. to promote research related to effective school libraries.

  7. Motion: Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements 3. The affairs of the Division shall be managed by the duty elected Council in a manner consistent with By-Law #1. 1. The composition of the Council shall be: • The Past-President • The President • The Vice-President (President-Elect) • One representative from each duly constituted region of the Division • Editor of Teaching Librarian (non-voting) • OSLA Website Editor (non-voting) • Executive Director (non-voting) 2. Provided that each of the foregoing, except for the Executive Director, are personal members in good standing of the Division at the time of their election and throughout their term of office.

  8. Motion: Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation Motion: that members of the Ontario School Library Association approve the establishment of a nominating committee to select representation for the school library sector on the Board of Directors of Knowledge Ontario, as presented at the 2007 AGM; appointment to this committee requires that representatives be a member of either OSLA or TALCO, with members of this nominating committee to be determined by OSLA Council.

  9. Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Klinger, Queen’s University Researcher and author of School Libraries & Student Achievement in Ontario

  10. Financial Report 2006 Petra Smith, Secretary-Treasurer, OSLA

  11. Proposed Budget 2007

  12. Annual Report 2007 OSLA President, Michael Rosettis

  13. Keeping it all in Perspective … “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” (Margaret Mead)

  14. Research Study

  15. New Subject Association Congratulations!

  16. 2007 OSLA Award Recipients Hetty Smeathers OSLA Teacher-Librarian of the Year Marilyn Kogon OSLA Award for Special Achievement Roberta Henley OLA Distinguished Service Award

  17. 2007 Super ConferenceOSLA Session Planners Bobbie Henley Pat Elliott Lisa Teodosio Thank you!

  18. The Teaching Librarian Jan./Feb. 2007: Change and Renewal @ your library May/Jun. 2007: Media @ your library Sept. 2007: People @ your library Jan. 2008: Inclusion @ your library May 2008: The World @ your library

  19. OSLA Website Renewal

  20. Quotes: The Importance of School Libraries

  21. Education Institute

  22. Knowledge Ontario

  23. Knowledge Ontario Resource Ontario: • Equity of access across province • Product selection • KO Board of Directors • Procuring sustained funding • School Library Sector Representation

  24. Advocacy Efforts • Networking • TALCO • Leaders Today • Knowledge Ontario • Teacher Federations • Research • Queen’s University • People for Education

  25. Advocacy Efforts • Conferences • Ontario Principal’s Council (OPC) • OECTA New Teacher’s • Teacher Federation AGMs • OTF Curriculum Forum & Ministry Subject Association Meetings • Ministry of Education • Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch

  26. Ministry Curriculum Documentsand Initiatives • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Language, 2006 • Many Roots, Many Voices: Supporting English Language Learners in Every Classroom • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 1-8: Science, Draft (2007) • The Ontario Curriculum, Grades 9-12: English, Draft (2007)

  27. Federation Support • Federation Policy Statements • OSSTF • ETFO • OECTA • Federation Action • International School Library Day, OSSTF • January 2007 Education Watch, OSSTF • Open Letter to NDP Delegates, ETFO • OSLA Correspondence

  28. OSSTF: International School Library Day

  29. OSSTF: Education Watch

  30. ETFO: Open Letter to NDP Delegates

  31. Ministry of Education Meeting

  32. Ministry of Education Meeting

  33. OSLA Discussion/Focus Groups • Advocacy: School Library Programs/ Role of Teacher-librarian • AQ Courses, Library • Faculties of Education Pre-service • Federation Advocacy • Fundraising in Libraries • Global Citizenship • Libraries & Literacy • School Library Budgets/Funding

  34. OSLA Discussion/Focus Groups • Dedicated listserv • Regular e-mail • Wiki Interaction • Teleconferences • In-person meeting •  dialogue •  planning further action

  35. Please join the discussion! Interested? Sign up before you leave

  36. OSLA Council for 2007 President: Peggy Thomas President-Elect: Lisa Weaver Past President: Michael Rosettis Secretary-Treasurer: Chantal Barrow Central East region: Anne Coleman Mid-Central region: Deb Kitchener Central West region: Sharon Armstrong Eastern region: Jim Neill Metro Toronto region: Paul Kay Northern region: Sharon Rowlandson Southwestern region: Colette Denomme The Teaching Librarian Editor: Diana Maliszewski Website Editor: Anita Brooks-Kirkland

  37. Ontario Library Association

  38. “Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” (Robert F. Kennedy)

  39. Looking Ahead … • Research: School Libraries in Ontario • Targeted Action: • Principals: OPC, CPCO • Federations: OTF, EFTO, OECTA, OSSTF • Ministry Dialogue • Literacy & Numeracy Secretariat • Curriculum & Assessment Policy Branch • Minister of Education • Other Ideas???

  40. OSLA President, 2007 Peggy Thomas

  41. 2007 Annual General Meeting Thank you for joining us!

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