2007 Annual General Meeting

Friday, February 2

5:15 p.m.

Agenda

1.0 Call to Order1.1 Welcome2.0 Approval of the Agenda3.0 Adoption of Minutes3.1 Business arising from the Minutes4.0 Motion: Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements5.0 Motion: Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation 6.0 Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Klinger, Queen’s University7.0 Financial Report8.0 New Business9.0 Annual Report, President, Michael Rosettis10.0 OSLA Council Changes11.0 OSLA President 2007 Remarks, Peggy Thomas12.0 Adjournment

Chair, Michael Rosettis, OSLA President, 2007

Approval of Agenda

Adoption of Minutes from 2006 OSLA AGM

Two Motions for the AGM

1.Amendment to OSLA By-law Statements

2.Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation

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 qualified school library staff, and

f. to promote research related to effective school libraries.

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.

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.

Motion: Establishing a Nominating Committee for Knowledge Ontario School Sector Representation

Guest Speaker: Dr. Donald Klinger, Queen’s University

Researcher and author of School Libraries & Student Achievement in Ontario

Financial Report 2006

Petra Smith, Secretary-

Treasurer, OSLA

Proposed Budget 2007

Annual Report

2007 OSLA President,

Michael Rosettis

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)

Research Study

New Subject Association

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

2007 Super ConferenceOSLA Session Planners

Bobbie Henley

Pat Elliott

Lisa Teodosio

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

OSLA Website Renewal

Quotes: The Importance of School Libraries

Education Institute

Knowledge Ontario

Knowledge Ontario

Resource Ontario:

• Equity of access across province

• Product selection• KO Board of Directors• Procuring sustained funding• School Library Sector Representation

Advocacy Efforts

• Networking– TALCO– Leaders Today– Knowledge Ontario– Teacher Federations

• Research– Queen’s University– People for Education

• 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

Advocacy Efforts

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)

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

OSSTF: International School Library Day

OSSTF: Education Watch

ETFO: Open Letter to NDP Delegates

Ministry of Education Meeting

Ministry of Education Meeting

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

• Dedicated listserv• Regular e-mail• Wiki Interaction• Teleconferences• In-person meeting• dialogue • planning further action

OSLA Discussion/Focus Groups

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President: Peggy ThomasPresident-Elect: Lisa WeaverPast President: Michael RosettisSecretary-Treasurer: Chantal BarrowCentral East region: Anne ColemanMid-Central region: Deb Kitchener Central West region: Sharon ArmstrongEastern region: Jim Neill Metro Toronto region: Paul Kay Northern region: Sharon RowlandsonSouthwestern region: Colette DenommeThe Teaching Librarian Editor: Diana MaliszewskiWebsite Editor: Anita Brooks-Kirkland

OSLA Council for 2007

Ontario Library Association

“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)

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???

OSLA President, 2007

2007 Annual General Meeting