https://www.vtsla.org/ Vermont School Library Association blog posts Vermont School Library Association Wild Apricot - membership management software and more en Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:07:48 GMT Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:07:48 GMT Mon, 18 May 2020 09:12:56 GMT <P style="line-height: 21px;"><SPAN style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">Grant? Check! Website? Check!! Informational Meetings? Check!!! Cohort 2021? [crickets]</SPAN></P> <P style="line-height: 21px;"><SPAN style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial;">You see, we can’t do this without you. Please check out the site, access VSLA’s offer of PD support, ask your questions and SIGN UP! We are so close, but need librarians to join the first cohort. We know you are out there…&nbsp;</SPAN><BR></P> <P><BR></P> https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8976675 https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8976675 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 15:24:04 GMT <P style="line-height: 21px;"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial"><SPAN><SPAN style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:244px;height:101px;"><IMG src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/z6ksic7nW-XFbFhEPgA9DT5GuwZdmfJgdyzRH8X-jdIWX2uyXWkOC80jStlt6ZrXKIBJSD2Ln3iDHqBLKsP3yK_gP4LXqF49SN4cP5l3LUsjI-GETowZcTUHMC3FY2LFDRowVi17" width="244" height="101" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;"></SPAN></SPAN><BR></FONT></P> <P style="line-height: 21px;"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial">Awesome news!&nbsp; VSLA and Vermont NEA have received a NEA Great Public Schools Grant award:</FONT> <EM><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial">School Library Leadership: Mentoring Matters</FONT></EM><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial">. The three year grant provides funding to train and develop a statewide roster of school librarian mentors.&nbsp; Each year a cohort of seasoned school librarians will build knowledge and skills for mentoring and coaching, and will use the National School Library Standards (2017) for goal setting with mentees.&nbsp; VSLA and Vermont NEA will collaborate to reach out to Vermont superintendents and administrators who have hired new school librarians to pair mentors/mentees in each region of the state.&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></P><BR> <P style="line-height: 21px;"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial">Mentoring and coaching are critical components of professional learning opportunities for novice educators to improve practice for teaching and learning.&nbsp;</FONT> <FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#041E00" face="Arial">The role of the</FONT> <EM><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#FF00FF" face="Arial">school librarian mentor</FONT></EM> <FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#041E00" face="Arial">is to provide professional support specific to the administration of school library programs, teaching and learning in the school library and beyond, collaboration with colleagues, knowledge of current library trends, and leadership and advocacy for equitable access to resources for all learners.&nbsp;</FONT></P><BR> <P style="line-height: 21px;"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#041E00" face="Arial">The grant will allow VSLA to build a framework for sustaining the pilot program to maintain the network of&nbsp; trained school librarian mentors. Progress, updates, and reports will be shared through VSLA and Vermont NEA.&nbsp; The pilot project may provide a model for other novice education specialists who might benefit from having a mentor in their area of expertise.</FONT></P><BR> <P style="line-height: 21px;"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#000000" face="Arial">Check out the new website:</FONT> <A href="https://bit.ly/2Vc5wC8"><FONT style="font-size: 15px;" color="#1155CC" face="Arial">https://bit.ly/2Vc5wC8</FONT></A></P> <P><BR></P> <P><BR></P> https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8891830 https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8891830 Judith Wed, 08 Apr 2020 11:53:56 GMT <p>Hi Judy! Login and click 'Add Post' to write your blog post!</p> https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8886989 https://www.vtsla.org/Judys-Blog/8886989