May 7 update

Extended Learning over the summer

District support staff are developing a self-paced, summer leaning program for students, K12. If you are interested in helping to develop this, please let Rae know before Tuesday, May 12.

Summer Reading Program

Public libraries have announced their Summer Reading Programs. Please share the following information as it pertains to your public library service area. I am thrilled with our growing relationship between BVSD and public libraries!

Broomfield Public Library

Boulder Public Library

Erie Public Library (not live site yet. Give it another week - May 15ish)

Lafayette Public Library

Louisville Public Library

Sora

Our Sora budget has been surpassed, supplemental funds have been secured to cover remaining class rentals for the school year. Please continue to promote class set rentals if teachers ask. Any requests on the spreadsheet will be purchased next school year.

4 extra days, from Melissa Ribordy, HR

Update from yesterday, May 6!

School librarians most likely will be allowed back in their buildings after May 22. We will know more details in a few days. You may need to do self-testing for COVID-19 before entering the building. The schools that are involved with Bond work are definitely closed until the fall.

Professional Learning opportunities

COVID 19 safety tip for reopening your library May 12 noon MT. Sponsored by Demco

News Literacy Project - several Thursday noon webinars all May

Critical Thinking in the Age of Fake News Thursday, May 14, 2020, 3-4 PM ET, 12-1 PM PT, sponsored by School Library Journal

Pathfinders Summer Institute July 19-24, 2020. Course catalog can be found here. Lots of equity and coding opportunities!

Settings for Automated emails

No notification for my library: When checked automated emails will not be sent out. In order for automated emails to be sent out it must be unchecked.
Every Date At {time} execute daily check program: The system will check for overdues, pre-overdues at this time daily if activated by having a message selected. This means that if during the check the criteria set applies (i.e. items are overdue by 1 day), then the Overdue Message for Patrons 2 message will be sent.
Every {number} day(s) send email to Patrons and Their Homeroom teacher: Will send the email to Patrons / Homeroom teachers (dependent on which one(s) are checked) every {number} days after.
Email Notification Overdue Message {selected message that can be edited in Administration > Library Setting > Systems messages) Days Overdue {number}. There are three levels of overdue messages that can be set up with different messages effective for a specified number of days overdue.
Fixed Day Notification {Day} if checked then emails will only be sent out on this day, if unchecked then the emails will be sent after it has done the daily check.

In the example provided:

System will be checked daily at 4:00 pm for items that are overdue by one day. (There has not been any messages that have been added to the other two levels for overdue messages or pre-overdue messages so they are not active.)
Any patron that has an item overdue by one day will be held in queue until after the daily check on Sunday when the email will be sent out.
If an item is still overdue after 7 days (Every {number} days) then the notice will be sent out again on Sunday and then every 7 days until it is returned or declared lost.

(Using "Configuration II" is a little easier than "Configuration" to see the whole picture. I just figured this out. ;P)

Free ebooks and databases

Keep checking back with Follett, Mackin, Gumdrop, CLiC, etc. Vendors are adding more free resources every week that home learning continues. Be sure to take advantage of them by adding them to your library collection before the offers expire. Remember to share them with students before school lets out.

Policy revisions for Materials Selection and Public Complaints

Board Policies

Materials Selection - Policy IJ

Complain and Concerns - Policy KE

It is the policy of the Board to provide for resolution at the level most directly involved first and in an informal manner if possible. Any complaint about school district personnel shall be reviewed at the level most directly involved with procedures for review up to the Board of Education, as follows:

1. Teacher (if applicable)

2. Building or department level personnel

3. District administrator

4. Superintendent

5. Board of Education

Any complaint must be made within a reasonable period of time, usually the same school year that the incident or concern that is the subject of the complaint occurred. Any complaint filed outside of this timeline need not be considered.

Complaints About Curriculum or Instruction- Policy KEC

Complaints About Curriculum or Instruction- Regulation of Policy KEC-R

Patron Request for Reconsideration of Learning Materials -Policy KEC E-1

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