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CMLE, Communication, School Media Specialist, Visits

A Trip to the Elk River High School Library!

This was another fun school library to visit! It’s always great to visit our members: most of the services and materials are similar across all our libraries, but every library has a few interesting individual features!

Right at the front door was one of the individual features of this library: a Little Free Library, with books available to everyone! I’m such a fan of the Little Free Libraries, and it was so fun to see it here!

You can see how nice the desk area is, with displays, handouts, and all sorts of things to look at as patrons are processed.

Thinking about those patrons is always a good idea, and this is (hopefully!) a fantastic idea for summer reading! The library books can be checked out for the entire summer now – giving students a great opportunity to get some fun (or even educational!) reading done over the summer!! This is the first year they are trying this idea; so everyone cross your fingers that it is a big success!

 

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Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

We’ve Learned

photo-1423666639041-f56000c27a9aStaff Changes and Additions

  • Pam and Paul Beckermann have moved to the Elk River Area School District as District Digital Learning Specialists. They were at Dassel-Cokato Middle and High Schools.
  • Justin Larson is the new Dassel-Cokato High School Media and Digital Learning Specialist.
  • CSB/SJU Libraries added a new Metadata Librarian, Violet Fox.
  • Robin Suhsen retirement– branch librarian at Princeton Area Library
  • Rachel Thomas is the new Patron Services Supervisor at Great River Regional Library
  • Julie Schmitz was hired as the new Associate Director of Human Resources at Great River Regional Library
  • Cindy Stamness retired after 35 years at Mora Schools.

Awards and Kudos

  • Doug Johnson and Laurie Conzemius recently won a Making IT Happen award from the International Society for Technology Education (ISTE). Doug Johnson is director of media and technology at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Public Schools and Laurie Conzemius, recently retired after 30+ years as a teacher, media specialist, and district curriculum integration specialist in the Park Rapids and Sartell districts.

Jobs

Schools in the News

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General, School Media Specialist

We’ve Learned

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Media Specialist position posted in the Aitkin Independent Age:

Aitkin School District #0001 has the following position available for the 2015-2016 school year: K-12 Library Media Specialist:
  • Shared position between two buildings
  • Salary and benefits are according to the Master Agreement
  • Application deadline: May 8, 2015
  • Send cover letter, resume, three current letters of recommendation, and five references with current cell phone numbers of references to: Mr. Jesse Peterson, Elementary Principal, Rippleside Elementary School, 225 2nd Ave SW, Aitkin, MN 56431

Click here for the listing on Aitkin Independent Age’s website.

Besides the recent job postings at Elk River Area School District here and here, we’ve also learned that they have multiple Elementary Technology Teacher positions.  Click here to see the complete postings.

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General, School Media Specialist

We’ve Learned

LightbulbThis announcement comes to us from the Elk River School District.

 

We have two (2) open full-time technology positions for a district-wide Site Computer Technician (working 8 hours per day 12 months per year). The postings closes 5/3/2015. Salary starts at $44,050. These are new positions created by passing a 10-year levy.

Site Computer Technician professionals work with the district technology support team and each of our school building technology/media staff to maintain district technology, assisting staff with technology needs throughout the district. The selected candidate will have experience managing Apple computers, Windows computers, iPads, Chromebooks, basic network administration, printers/multifunction devices, and typical K-12 software systems. The techs will be part of Chromebook 1:1 initiative aimed at rolling out Chromebooks for students in grade 6 through 12 over a 3-year plan starting this coming school year. 

For more information, visit http://www.applitrack.com/elkrivermn/onlineapp/jobpostings/view.asp?internaltransferform.Url&category=Technology&category=Technology 

Our Computer Technicians Benefits and Compensation Provisions 2013-2015 is available at the district’s website.

Also, toward June we will be posting additional paraprofessional Technology Assistant positions for the coming school year, working an 8 hour day on teacher contract days (190 days per year, mid-August through early June). Starting pay is $17.50 per hour. The Technology Assistant will work at their assigned building maintaining technology and assisting staff and students with technology needs throughout the site. I will send a follow-up email when these are posted.

Regards,

Joseph Samek  |  Manager of Technology, Elk River Area School District #728
office 763.241.3538  |  Mobile 763.238.5938 | Support 763.241.3400 x1300

Academic, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

We’ve Learned

LightbulbThe GRRL Director job has been narrowed down to three people. Read more…

 

Elk River has 5 positions open starting in June or for the 2015-16 school year:

 

Besides the Director news, Great River Regional Library has a few other job offerings. View them now:

  • Associate Director-Human Resources-Great River Regional Library – Application Deadline: Open until filled.
  • Library Aide-Cold Spring/Richmond – Application Deadline: 04/29/2015
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