[OPLINLIST] Head Start reauthorization

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:53:21 -0500

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Do you present storytimes for Head Start groups?  Have you used the Every
Child Ready to Read@your library tool kit with parents of children in Head
Start or Head Start staff?   Do you represent your library on a local Head
Start advisory board or are Head Start staff  involved in development of
your library programs and services?  Have you received an LSTA or other
grant for a specific Head Start-related project? 

The State Library of Ohio received a request (below) from Emily Sheketoff ,
Executive Director of the ALA Washington office. In preparation for the
reauthorization of Headstart, Emily is asking for examples of partnerships
with Headstart in Ohio communities. Emily needs a short description of your
activities with HEADSTART no later than March 4, 2005. Her e-mail is given
in red in the body of the message. I would also appreciate it if you would
carbon copy me on what you send to Emily Sheketoff. 

We feel that this is an important step in securing library and educational
services for our country's underserved children and families. 

Please feel free to call me if you have questions. 

Thanks in advance for your willingness to help in this effort.  

Sincerely, 

Ruth A. Metcalf

Library Development Consultant

State Library of Ohio

274 E. First Avenue, STE 100

Columbus, Ohio 43201

614-644-6910 or 1-800-686-1532

rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us <mailto:rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us> 

____________________________________________________________________________
______________

Hello ALSC members and children's advocates! 

The  ALA Washington Office, is partnering with members of ALSC to get
language inserted into the upcoming bill to reauthorize  Head Start.  The
language will encourage Head Start programs to collaborate with their local
public libraries and allow reimbursement for expenditures accrued by
libraries participating in Head Start activities.  This effort is ALSC's
legislative priority for 2005.  Emily Sheketoff, head of the Washington
Office, Carole DeJardin, Chair, ALSC Legislation Committee and I would very
much appreciate your help as we mount this exciting effort.

In preparation for the re-introduction of the Head Start reauthorization
bill, we are trying to gather strong evidence of the positive contributions
libraries are making to early childhood education.  The real stories of
what's going on between libraries and Head Start will give terrific oomph to
the ALA/ALSC message. Do you present storytimes for Head Start groups?  Have
you used the Every Child Ready to Read@your library tool kit with parents of
children in Head Start or Head Start staff?   Do you represent your library
on a local Head Start advisory board or are Head Start staff  involved in
development of your library programs and services?  Have you received an
LSTA or other grant for a specific Head Start-related project? 

 Certainly there are hundreds if not thousands of  library projects all over
the country helping children in Head Start develop their literacy and school
readiness skills.  Showcase yours by sending a short description to Emily
Sheketoff [esheketoff@alawash.org]  by Friday, March 4, 2005.  PLEASE
INCLUDE THE NAME OF YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. 

We can use any statistical data you have about the number of children in
Head Start programs that you've served.  Examples of library/Head Start
partnerships that might have been more successful if you'd had additional
funding can be part of your story. If you've developed booklists for Head
Start or have written evaluations of library/Head Start projects, please
send copies to Emily.  

We intend to put this information together and create an advocacy piece to
use with the Congress.  The House committee responsible for this legislation
intends to take up Head Start reauthorization in mid-spring.  So you can
expect to hear more about this legislative initiative in the next month.
We'll be coming back to ask for more help from ALSC members who can be very
effective lobbyists!  In the meantime, if you have any questions or
comments, please contact us.  Gretchen, Emily, and Carole

Gretchen Wronka         Carole DeJardin
Emily Sheketoff 
President, ALSC         Chair, ALSC Legislation Committee
Executive Director, ALA Washington Office gwronka@hclib.org
cdejardin@apl.org                               Emily Sheketoff
[esheketoff@alawash.org]

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Do =
you present
storytimes for Head Start groups?&nbsp; Have you used the Every Child =
Ready to
Read@your library tool kit with parents of children in Head Start or =
Head Start
staff?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you represent your library on a local Head Start =
advisory
board or are Head Start staff&nbsp; involved in development of your =
library
programs and services?&nbsp; Have you received an LSTA or other grant =
for a
specific Head Start-related project? <o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

The State Library of Ohio received a request (below) from Emily
Sheketoff , Executive Director of the ALA Washington office. In =
preparation for
the reauthorization of Headstart, Emily is asking for examples of =
partnerships
with Headstart in <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:place></st1:State>
communities. Emily needs a short description of your activities with =
HEADSTART
no later than March 4, 2005. Her e-mail is given in red in the body of =
the
message. I would also appreciate it if you would carbon copy me on what =
you
send to Emily Sheketoff. <o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

We feel that this is an important step in securing library and
educational services for our country's underserved children and =
families. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Please feel free to call me if you have questions. =
<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Thanks in advance for your willingness to help in this effort. =
&nbsp;<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Ruth A. Metcalf<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>Library Development Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>State Library of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

274 E. <st1:Street w:st=3D"on"><st1:address
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>614-644-6910 or 1-800-686-1532<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><a href=3D"mailto:rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us"
title=3D"mailto:rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us">rmetcalf@sloma.state.oh.us</=
a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b>=
</p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>___________________________________=
_______________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span=
></font></b></p>

Hello ALSC members
and children's advocates! <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>The&nbsp; ALA
Washington Office, is partnering with members of ALSC to get language =
inserted
into the upcoming bill to reauthorize&nbsp; Head Start.&nbsp; The =
language will
encourage Head Start programs to collaborate with their local public =
libraries
and allow reimbursement for expenditures accrued by libraries =
participating in
Head Start activities.&nbsp; This effort is ALSC's legislative priority =
for
2005.&nbsp; Emily Sheketoff, head of the Washington Office, Carole =
DeJardin,
Chair, ALSC Legislation Committee and I would very much appreciate your =
help as
we mount this exciting effort.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

In =
preparation for
the re-introduction of the Head Start reauthorization bill, we are =
trying to gather
strong evidence of the positive contributions libraries are making to =
early
childhood education.&nbsp; The real stories of what's going on between
libraries and Head Start will give terrific oomph to the ALA/ALSC =
message. Do
you present storytimes for Head Start groups?&nbsp; Have you used the =
Every
Child Ready to Read@your library tool kit with parents of children in =
Head
Start or Head Start staff?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you represent your library on =
a local
Head Start advisory board or are Head Start staff&nbsp; involved in =
development
of your library programs and services?&nbsp; Have you received an LSTA =
or other
grant for a specific Head Start-related project? =
<o:p></o:p>

&nbsp;Certainly there =
are hundreds
if not thousands of&nbsp; library projects all over the country helping
children in Head Start develop their literacy and school readiness
skills.&nbsp; Showcase yours by sending a short description to Emily =
Sheketoff
[esheketoff@alawash.org]&nbsp; by Friday, March 4, 2005.&nbsp; PLEASE =
INCLUDE
THE NAME OF YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS. =
<o:p></o:p>

We =
can use any
statistical data you have about the number of children in Head Start =
programs
that you've served.&nbsp; Examples of library/Head Start partnerships =
that
might have been more successful if you'd had additional funding can be =
part of
your story. If you've developed booklists for Head Start or have =
written
evaluations of library/Head Start projects, please send copies to =
Emily.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>We =
intend to put
this information together and create an advocacy piece to use with the
Congress.&nbsp; The House committee responsible for this legislation =
intends to
take up Head Start reauthorization in mid-spring.&nbsp; So you can =
expect to
hear more about this legislative initiative in the next month.&nbsp; =
We'll be
coming back to ask for more help from ALSC members who can be very =
effective
lobbyists!&nbsp; In the meantime, if you have any questions or =
comments, please
contact us.&nbsp; Gretchen, Emily, and =
Carole<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Gretchen Wronka
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Carole DeJardin
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;
Emily Sheketoff <br>
President, ALSC &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chair, ALSC
Legislation Committee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Executive Director, ALA =
Washington
Office gwronka@hclib.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
cdejardin@apl.org&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Emily Sheketoff =
[esheketoff@alawash.org]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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