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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;margin:0px">NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT</span></b><br>
<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;margin:0px">August 10, 2022</span></b></p>
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</span></b><i><span style="font-size:8pt;margin:0px">Ann Kaskinen receiving award from Dr. William Miller of MAISA</span></i></p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;margin:0px">2022 MAISA Education Fellowship Award presented to Ann Kaskinen of MeL</span></b></p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><b>Lansing, MI—</b>Ann Kaskinen, the K-12 MeL Engagement Specialist for the Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS), is the 2022 recipient of the MAISA Education Fellowship Award.</p>
<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px">This award is given each year to an individual or organization who, among other qualities, places service above self-interest, advocates for the programs and services of public education,
has shown leadership in support of public education, and has performed public service on behalf of MAISA, ISDs or K-12 education.</p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px">Ann began her career teaching high school English, social studies, and public speaking. After earning a library degree from Central Michigan University, she worked for 16 years as a K-12
Library-Media Specialist and gained<span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">additional</a><span> </span>experience as an ISD consultant, teen librarian for a public library, and government documents intern. She currently works with K-12 educators
throughout Michigan to help them<span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">use</a><span> </span>the eResources in the Michigan eLibrary that support the MDE Academic Standards, the Essential Instructional Practices in Literacy, MITECS (Michigan
Integrated Technology Competencies for Students), and information literacy.</p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px">Ann received the MAISA Education Fellowship Award for her exceptional work<span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">assisting</a><span> </span>ISDs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to helping ISDs gain access to digital texts through the Michigan eLibrary (MeL), she delivered over 80 training sessions for 30 different Michigan ESAs/ISDs (Educational Service Agencies/Intermediate School Districts) and worked closely with literacy
coaches throughout the state.</p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px">The award ceremony was held during MAISA’s 2022 Summer Conference in Traverse City on June 23.</p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><b>About MeL</b></p>
<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(43, 43, 43);background-color:white">The<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.mel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px">Michigan
eLibrary (MeL)</a><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(43, 43, 43);background-color:white"><span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">provides</a><span> </span>all Michigan residents free access to<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;color:black">digital
magazines, newspapers, journal articles, books, eBooks, online courses and evaluated websites</span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(43, 43, 43);background-color:white">, plus an interlibrary loan system to borrow materials from participating Michigan libraries.<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;color:black">MeL
is a statewide service of the<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px">Library of Michigan</a><span style="margin:0px;color:black">,
an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. The Library of Michigan contracts with the<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.mcls.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px">Midwest
Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS)</a><span style="margin:0px;color:black"><span> </span>and partners with several Michigan organizations and institutions to provide MeL services. Support for the Michigan eLibrary program is provided in part by the<span> </span></span><a href="https://imls.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px">Institute
of Museum and Library Services</a><span style="margin:0px;color:black">.</span></p>
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<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><b><span style="margin:0px;color:black">About MAISA</span></b></p>
<p style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:11pt;margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;color:black">The Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators consists of administrators and superintendents from Michigan’s 56 Intermediate School
Districts. Its mission is “</span><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(44, 44, 44)">To support and<span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">facilitate</a><span> </span>collaboration of the unique and evolving work of Michigan’s intermediate school
districts (ISDs) and the communities they serve. MAISA<span> </span><a data-safelink="true" style="margin:0px">provides</a><span> </span>leadership development, collaborative structures, project management, and collective and customized support for the work
of its members.” Learn more at<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.gomaisa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="4" style="margin:0px">gomaisa.org</a>.</p>
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