Friday, February 11, 2022
Encompassing the values of shared knowledge, equity, and improving school library programs, the School Library Work Group has been reconvened after taking a pause at the onset of the pandemic. The vision for this group is to be a dedicated team guiding decision making on school library topics, developing strategies for creating a stronger field of school library professionals, and providing tangible evidence for how robust school library programs improve student achievement in Wisconsin schools. It is led by Monica Treptow, the School Library Education Consultant.
The School Library Work Group is a balanced combination of veteran and new members chosen from applications gathered in November 2021. The group represents small and large districts, rural, suburban, and urban communities, both experienced and new professionals, CESAs and higher education, and a wide variety of position descriptions. Their first meeting was held on Monday, February 7, and the collaborative culture and collective knowledge began to build! We look forward to working with this fabulous team:
Becky Ackermann, Library Director, Little Chute Area School District
Julie Beloungy, Library Media Specialist, School District of Thorp
Peg Billing, Library Media Specialist, Lakeland Union High School
Nicole Breed, Library & Information Services Instructor, Chippewa Valley Technical College
Sue Engel, Library Media Specialist, Wausau School District
Renae Ferraro, Library Services Coordinator, Madison Metropolitan School District
Brandy Grady, Library Media Instructional Coordinator, School District of Beloit
Michele Green, Library Media and Technology Integration Specialist, School District of Greenwood
Janel Griffiths, Library Media Specialist, Green Bay Area Public School District
Krisi Harwood, Library and Technology Coordinator, Holy Hill School District
Kaye Henrickson, Library and Information Literacy Director/Licensing Consultant, CESA 4
Susan Hersh, School Library Media Coordinator, UW Milwaukee
Kaye Koepsel-Benning, Director of Library Services, Elmbrook School District
Ashley Kurth, Library Media Specialist, Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District
Andy Mayer, District Library Media Specialist, Kewaskum School District
Kris McCoy, Middle/High School Librarian, Mineral Point Unified School District
Sarah Beth Nelson, Assistant Professor of Library Media, UW Whitewater
Christine O’Regan, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Library Media, Kenosha Unified School District
Jen Wathke, Library Media/Instructional Technology Specialist, West DePere School District
Sara Wayland, Library Media Support Specialist, Appleton Area School District