1. www.FundOurFutureWashington.org
Partnering to Shape 21st Century Learners
The Boise Charrette
Idaho Regional Conferences, 2010
Lisa Layera
Susan McBurney

2. Introduce your group
and your school.
What are your top three concerns?
What do you hope to get out of this workshop?
3. Why are we here?
chance for
success
equity
access
4. Overview of the day
5. Our story - in three chapters
6. Spokane, WA
Chapter 1
Spring, 2007
3rd cut in 4 years
elementary programs
hit hardest
7. 8. Swim upstream to Olympia.
9. Does anyone else care?
Chapter 2
10. a citizens army, nearly 15,000 strong
11. They did care, and heres why
Achievement Gap
Access to the
Information Age
Equity
Library Programs
as Basic Education
21st Century Skills
I
Libraries !
Workforce
Readiness
Literacy
Global
Preparedness
Democracy
12. Coalition Vision
Washington Coalition for School Libraries
and Information Technology (WCS-Lit)
Full-time certified teacher-librarian in every school
Fully-funded
library materials and technology resources
The Washington Coalition for School Libraries and Information Technology (WCSLit) envisions a future where every public school or small district in Washington state is served by a full-time, certified teacher-librarian who manages a fully-funded library and technology resource collection. The coalition looks to a future where students from across the state have the same access to technology, the same chance for literacy, and the same opportunity to receive a world-class education. It is our hope that Washington state standards for library and information technology education become the benchmark for library and information technology instruction across the nation.
Equitable access to technology, literacy, and opportunity
WA State LIT education standards become a benchmark
13. 14. Coalition Success

49-0 Senate vote for emergency bridge funding
15. Coalition Success

$4 MM emergency bridge funding
First ever line-item for school library programs

Policy recommendations to codify teacher-librarians and library programs as part of Washingtons Basic Education Act.
QUESTIONS ?
16. CHECKLIST
ADVOCACY
1. create a mandate
2. establish credibility
3. mobilize
4. leverage resources
5. build relationships
6. engage !
7. execute with style
8. provide concrete request & data
9. ? relevancy
10. ? stamina
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. The Moms Choice Awards Magazine
26. 40+ articles
27. [thinking we might want a transition of some sort here.
28. Chapter 3
incon
gruity
29. Technology Trends

Data visualization

30. Cloud computing 31. Advanced analytics 32. Virtualization 33. Notebook/netbook adoption 34. Mobile applications 35. Open source software 36. Online social networking