On this beautiful May afternoon, I attended a meeting of the Regents Advisory Council on Libraries here at the Education Department Building in Albany. Several of the Regents and Commissioner Mills were in attendance.
In this meeting the Regents were brought up to date on critical issues in libraries – including the need to require certified school media specialists in elementary schools. They asked questions and responded to a presentation by Fran Roscello.
One of the perks of this job is that many of our meetings are in really beautiful buildings. The NYSED Building boasts 36 Corintian columns, one of the longest colonnades in the United States.
June 12, 2007 at 12:01 am |
Do you mean that they are actually considering creating a MANDATE for all elementary schools to have a school library staffed with a school media specialist? If so, HURRAY!