<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Important survey request on K-12 education. The library ecosystem in Michigan spans an entire lifetime and all libraries need to be united. Please consider
taking action to include K-12 libraries. It is a very brief survey (I just took it).</span><br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<br>
</div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">
-Steve</div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)">
<br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(0,0,0); background-color:rgb(255,255,255); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols">
<div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:; margin:0">
<div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif,EmojiFont,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji",NotoColorEmoji,"Segoe UI Symbol","Android Emoji",EmojiSymbols; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div>
<div id="appendonsend"></div>
<hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block; width:98%">
<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> mamelist-bounces@mcls.org <mamelist-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Lester, Kathy via Mamelist <mamelist@mcls.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:54 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> mamelist <mamelist@mcls.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Mamelist] Fwd: MDE Survey to Update Top 10 Strategic Plan</font>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div>
<div dir="ltr">The Michigan Department of Education announced today that it has opened an
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/top10planreview">online survey</a> to review and update Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 strategic education plan (see the forwarded message). The survey closes on February 7, 2020.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>In the current Top 10 in 10 Goals and Strategies, item 2.7a is: </div>
<div><i>a) Ensure that all students have access to libraries and media centers within their school, district, and/or community. Ensure that such resources are appropriately staffed to ensure system integrity. </i></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>In the new survey, <b>providing equitable access to school libraries staffed by certified school librarians</b> is
<i>not</i> an option in their list to rate as important; however, there is a place to add "Other."</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><b>Please respond to the survey</b> by adding equitable access to school libraries staffed by certified school librarians in "Other" and then rating it as one of the top 5 priorities.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I believe it will only take a few minutes to fill out the survey.</div>
<div>Let me know if you have any questions.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Thank you!</div>
<div>--Kathy</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br clear="all">
<div>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div>
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">
<div dir="ltr">Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA<br>
<span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Advocacy Chair, Past-President 2014</i></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME)</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>Region 3 Director</i></span></div>
<div>American Association of School Librarians (AASL)</div>
<div><i style="font-size:12.8px">School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach</i><br>
</div>
<div><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018</i></div>
<div dir="ltr"><i style="font-size:12.8px">SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century 2019-2022</i><i><br>
</i>
<div>East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools</div>
<div><i>ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner</i></div>
<div><i>2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year</i></div>
<div><i style="font-size:12.8px">2012 </i><i style="font-size:12.8px">State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner</i><br>
</div>
<div><span><a href="mailto:kathyL@mimame.org" target="_blank">kathyL@mimame.org</a></span></div>
<div>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LibraryL" target="_blank">@LibraryL</a></div>
<div><span>810.333.5873</span></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Martin Ackley</strong> <span dir="auto">
<<a href="mailto:MDE@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov">MDE@govsubscriptions.michigan.gov</a>></span><br>
Date: Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 2:03 PM<br>
Subject: Michigan Department of Education Press Release<br>
To: <<a href="mailto:kathyl@mimame.org">kathyl@mimame.org</a>><br>
</div>
<br>
<br>
<u></u>
<div>
<table width="700" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><a id="m_-9216313307180300998gd_top" name="m_-9216313307180300998_gd_top"></a>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p>
<table border="0" style="width:700px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"> </font>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><strong><em><span style="font-family:'Times',serif; font-size:44pt"><img alt="MDE Logo" title="MDE Logo" width="286" height="110" style="float:left" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIMDE/2016/05/885142/mde-logo-transparent-small_original.png"> Press
Release</span></em></strong></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"> </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"> </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Contact: Martin Ackley, Director of Public and Governmental Affairs, 517-241-4395</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> Bill Disessa, Spokesperson, 517-335-6649</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 4.5pt 0pt 0in"><font face="verdana,geneva" size="2"> </font></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt; text-align:center">
<strong><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:20pt">Survey Opens for Public Input on</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt; text-align:center">
<strong><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:20pt">Updating Top 10 Strategic Plan</span></strong></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">January 9, 2020</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">LANSING – An online
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5zdXJ2ZXltb25rZXkuY29tL3IvdG9wMTBwbGFucmV2aWV3In0.0hu8z8MPe3bwMUBaCqvFi5Szfj8VlfNIlFoVBU-A--o/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank">
survey</a> is being offered for the public to help review and update Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 strategic education plan, the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) announced today.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">“We’re asking the public to help shape Michigan’s education focus,” said State Superintendent Dr. Michael F. Rice. “It is my expectation,
and that of the State Board of Education, that an updated plan will be more streamlined and focused, and will have measures that align with the goals to help us monitor progress toward becoming a top education state.”</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Since February 2016, the current strategic education plan for making Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years has been the
guiding document for Michigan’s education efforts. During the September 2019 State Board of Education meeting, Dr. Rice expressed the need to review and update that plan.
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">The Top 10 in 10 plan is the state’s plan to drive improvement in the education system for Michigan’s children. That is why it is
important, Dr. Rice said, to get input and feedback from the public.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Based on recent interviews with State Board of Education members, education stakeholders and partners, tribal partners, and MDE
staff, potential goals were explored and are included within the survey for input.
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">A strategic plan drives priorities; concentrates energy and resources; strengthens operations; and sets measures of success to ensure
all stakeholders are working together toward common goals. </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">The survey will close on February 7, 2020. The link can be found on the MDE website at
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9Ub3AxMGluMTAifQ.03qLElH0JvpFAwd8RVT8bZWTcJMoBgvbz72tXvUT2iA/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank">
www.michigan.gov/Top10in10</a>. A draft of the updated plan is expected to be presented to the State Board of Education in late spring of 2020.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt"> </p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin:0in 0in 0pt; text-align:center">
<span style="font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif; font-size:11pt">###</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></p>
<ul>
<li><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDIsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NvbnRlbnQuZ292ZGVsaXZlcnkuY29tL2F0dGFjaG1lbnRzL01JTURFLzIwMjAvMDEvMDkvZmlsZV9hdHRhY2htZW50cy8xMzU1ODE2L1RvcCUyMDEwJTIwU3VydmV5LnBkZiJ9.LsINXxrlEXeqdWJx3rkg9yTe6M9v8MtaSpVPy-uAgaY/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank">Top
10 Survey.pdf</a></li></ul>
<div id="m_-9216313307180300998mail_footer">
<hr>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:310px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="98"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9tZGUvIn0.96A_KXkaFiUs81Eyg5EArB8AVvL289fTLTbZCugGrF4/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank"><img alt="Michigan Department of Education Logo" width="189" height="73" src="https://admin.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/MIMDE/2016/06/894440/mde-logo-transparent-small-original_original.png"></a></td>
<td width="212" style="color:#666666; font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12px">
Questions?<br>
<a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDQsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5taWNoaWdhbi5nb3YvbWRlLzAsNDYxNSw3LTE0MC04MzgzNC0tLSwwMC5odG1sIn0.mc1N8vJNdWpliRs_2bE7YT136Z9HNoQXkmiGvxV7DxQ/br/73831215409-l" title="Contact Us " rel="noopener" target="_blank"> Contact
Us</a> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:150px">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td colspan="7" valign="bottom" height="24" style="color:#666666; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px">
STAY CONNECTED:</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33"> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDUsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mYWNlYm9vay5jb20vbWljaGRlcHRlZCJ9.zGnFK1mV22ixOS77uBbSEegD85w2zz1CRsWsVQNmVns/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="25" height="25" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/facebook.gif"></a>
</td>
<td width="33"> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDYsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdi9tZGUvMCw0NjE1LDctMTQwLTcwODMtMjExODk4LS0sMDAuaHRtbCJ9.oisbSK9kj02wvNUS5e_SSEjA0aWCWspq6b4h8XyjwOA/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="25" height="25" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/twitter.gif"></a>
</td>
<td width="33"> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbS91c2VyL21pY2hkZXB0ZWQifQ.1EHTWl7bMulPnkoiIGWSsnLDzRHo9SXPJWScTSVz7uw/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="25" height="25" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/youtube.gif"></a>
</td>
<td width="33"> <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDgsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMDAxMDkuMTUyNjI4MjEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3B1YmxpYy5nb3ZkZWxpdmVyeS5jb20vYWNjb3VudHMvTUlNREUvc3Vic2NyaWJlci9uZXcifQ.vq32ct4PFgPUuGlfMvSKwzAeMKhruQbgpnurYk5o744/br/73831215409-l" target="_blank"><img alt="" width="25" height="25" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/envelope.gif"></a>
</td>
<td width="41"> </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;color:#666666; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:12px">
</p>
</div>
<div id="m_-9216313307180300998tagline">
<hr>
<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="89%" style="color:#757575; font-size:10px; font-family:Arial">This email was sent to
<a href="mailto:kathyl@mimame.org" target="_blank">kathyl@mimame.org</a> using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Michigan Department of Education · 608 W. Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30008 · Lansing, MI 48909</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<img width="1" height="1" alt="" style="border-width:0; border-style:hidden" src="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMjAwMTA5LjE1MjYyODIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDIwMDEwOS4xNTI2MjgyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgxMjAyNCZlbWFpbGlkPWthdGh5bEBtaW1hbWUub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1rYXRoeWxAbWltYW1lLm9yZyZ0YXJnZXRpZD0mZmw9Jm12aWQ9JmV4dHJhPSYmJg=="></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>