Domain+4

 Domain 4: Professional Responsibilities
**Communication with larger community via: **
 * Maintaining [|Glencliff Library Website]
 * Maintaining Glencliff Elementary Website
 * Communication with PTO and attendance at PTO meeting
 * Presentation of Glencliff Library curriculum at PTO meeting, Fall 2010
 * Involvement in the following committees:
 * __Good Morning Glencliff__
 * Created all new slideshows for student songs
 * __Professional Development Committee__
 * collaborated in the planning and implementation of PD at Faculty meetings throughout the school year.
 * __Anne Francey Arts in Education Projectmedia type="custom" key="12828784"__
 * collaborated with other staff and PTO members to bring in the artist and coordinate the presentation of the finished work≈
 * __1000 Book Kids __
 * collaborate with the PTO to maintain bags
 * collaborated with PTO and other staff to plan and implement 1000 Book Kick-off night
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Preschool Program __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">conduct library sessions with Glencliff area preschool students weekly from November - May.

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<span style="color: #d02f2f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">**__Author Visits__** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">With the Common Core standards in mind and the emphasis on including nonfiction texts in our instruction, this year I invited award winning children's science author, Seymour Simon, to visit Glencliff Elementary. After telling the other elementary librarians about his acceptance of our invitation, they, too, invited him. Seymour ended up staying for a week in Niskayuna, visiting each of the elementary schools (except Birchwood).


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Seymour Simon's Visit to Glencliff]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Seymour Simon's website]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Seymour Simon's Butterfly Contest]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This contest was created especially for Niskayuna students. All students at Glencliff participated!

__**<span style="color: #b33d3d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Book Fairs **__ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">In collaboration with a PTO volunteer, I organize and run two Scholastic Book Fairs each year. These fairs generate a lot of excitement about reading and offer an opportunity for families to choose books together. In order for the fair to run smoothly, I have to prepare the following:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Teachers sign up for a Preview and Buying Time for their classes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">All library volunteers must be notified of the change in library class times.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pre-fair flyers go home with students to notify parents of the upcoming fair.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:prefairflyer.pdf]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Classroom wishlist are created with/for teachers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Arrangements are made for 4th and 5th grade students to act as helpers during preview times for grades K-1.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Book Fair Set-up and Take-down.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Creation of the [|Online Book Fair] via Scholastic.com.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Wishlists and Preview/Buying Schedules are created and sent home with students.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[[file:WishList.doc]]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">During the week of the Book Fair, all students have the chance to browse and create Wish Lists. At this time, students can also take out library books.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In coordination with the PTO, the evening Book Fair is arranged on a night when there is another Family Event, i.e. the Ziti Dinner and the Fun Fair.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Volunteers are recruited to help with set-up, take-down, and manning the registers during the evening Book Fair.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Student helpers receive thank you gifts.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">Each year, the Glencliff staff celebrates all of the volunteers who help our school throughout the year. I organize this event by planning the following:
 * __<span style="color: #bd2e2e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Volunteer Tea __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Planning a date and time that allow all students to assemble and sing songs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Coordinate with music teachers to offer small group instrumental performances
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Collect money from staff and purchase door prizes and gifts for volunteers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Collect names of all volunteers and create a bulletin board that includes all of these names.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">Professional Development (Note: documentation from My Learning Plan will be available at the end of the school year.)

__**<span style="color: #d02f2f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Summer Book Ordering **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Students at Glencliff are expected to read a book over the summer to prepare for their next school year. Each May I contact all teachers to determine which book they want their incoming students to read. My library assistants check to make sure we have enough copies for all students, and if we are short or if a teacher wants a new title, I order those books. These books are paid for with money from the book fairs.