<div dir="ltr">I had sent the below response to Stacie - but thought others might be interested in the information.<div>Also, the Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL) does have a member listserv and a great community that supports each other.</div><div>All are welcome!</div><div><a href="http://www.mimasl.org/join-masl.html">http://www.mimasl.org/join-masl.html</a><br><div><br></div><div><i>Some information</i>:</div><div><div>Here is an evidence document from the Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL) - <span id="m_6074904505994393542gmail-docs-internal-guid-2fcfa83e-7fff-7d1a-92bd-bfc30c334288"><a href="http://bit.ly/slibevid" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bit.ly/slibevid</span></a> which cites a Michigan study.</span></div><div>Here is a graphic from the Michigan study about 4th-grade reading.</div><div><span id="m_6074904505994393542gmail-docs-internal-guid-7559bce6-7fff-ee5d-34f7-8db7901b138f"><img width="505" height="169" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/ShLuDcCr2XqYg00wBy21dP4WMX3_oej71xJCNQ9ejpwxnuvTxMrX-rxW7obXL4RhPT4xf_-LWnFbq8c6G0bKhNm0kMM5Y0PNFTZxLSehcU2Yth30HxP83RNZLBCYi-eCmuxHpBJtYky_Gqlf7eakDBMOXA=s2048" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; margin-right: 0px;"></span></div><div>Some other advocacy tools -- </div><div>a one-page flyer (double-sided) -- from MASL (formerly called MAME) with Michigan information. (See attached)</div><div><br></div><div>a one-page flyer from ALA at: <a href="https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/students-reach-greater-heights-with-school-librarians-7.pdf" target="_blank">https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/students-reach-greater-heights-with-school-librarians-7.pdf</a></div><div><br></div><div>Let me know if you need anything else or support in your advocacy work.</div><div>--Kathy Lester</div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><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"><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 Co-Chair, Past-President 2014, </i></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><i>President, 2022-2023</i></span></div><div>American Association of School Librarians (AASL)</div><div><i>Councilor At Large</i></div><div>American Library Association (ALA)</div><div><i style="font-size:12.8px"><b>School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach, </b></i></div><div><b>East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools</b></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><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><a href="mailto:kathyL@mimasl.org" target="_blank">kathyL@mimasl.org</a></div><div>twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/LibraryL" target="_blank">@LibraryL</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36);font-size:x-small">"Every school librarian is a leader; every learner has a school librarian"</span><br></div></div><div><div><font size="1">--<a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/advocacy/tools/docs/AASL_Position_Statement_Effective_SLP_2018.pdf" target="_blank">American Association of School Librarians</a> (AASL)</font></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></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 11:03 AM Stacie Dacko via Michlib-l <<a href="mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org">michlib-l@mcls.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I was wondering if anyone subscribed to this list might have data to share regarding the impact of school libraries on test scores. I know there is the School Libraries Work report, but I was hoping for data specific to Michigan, almost a case study of sorts. We are trying to advocate for full-time librarians in our district and I am hoping that local data may have more of an impact.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks in advance,</div><div>Stacie Dacko Ross</div><div>Sterling Heights High School Media Specialist <br><br><div id="m_7801834166447325756ymail_android_signature"><a id="m_7801834166447325756ymail_android_signature_link" href="https://go.onelink.me/107872968?pid=InProduct&c=Global_Internal_YGrowth_AndroidEmailSig__AndroidUsers&af_wl=ym&af_sub1=Internal&af_sub2=Global_YGrowth&af_sub3=EmailSignature" target="_blank">Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android</a></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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