GLMA District 3
Spring Newsletter
April 2003
District 3 Counties
Butts, Carroll, Chattahoochee, Clay, Coweta, Crisp, Dooly, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Muscogee, Newton, Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumpter, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Upson, Webster
Welcome to all new District 3 members!! Tina Allen, Coweta; Hollie Barrow, Upson; Sandy Bowie, Coweta; Gwen Church, Carroll; Karen Cope, Coweta; Cindy Corless, Newton; Shelley Daniel, Upson; Carla Dickerhoff, Troup; Diane Donaldson, Newton; Penny Draper, Fayette; Pat Gaston, Carroll; Amber Hardeman, Upson; Lauren May, Troup.
It’s not too late to join our vibrant organization that advocates for school media specialists in Georgia! We have lobbyists and board members representing us at the state level. Access the membership form at
http://www.glma-inc.org and join today!
Spring Meeting Notes
We had a very low turn-out for the April 16th meeting, but it was not unexpected. We have a large district (186 miles long x 73 miles wide) and driving distance is a significant issue. I will try to plan an alternative electronic meeting next fall.
However, past GLMA president Barbara Hallstrom and DeKalb County media specialist Janice Sly graciously altered their
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl interactive presentation. We learned some very important and practical tips on starting system level reading teams. Plans are in the works for an Upson County elementary team and a Spalding County high school team. If you want your school to participate in this rapidly growing program, please see the
Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl web site at http://www.dekalb.k12.ga.us/~canbylane/hrrb/HRRB.htm
GLMA Online Board Meeting, April 26.
If you have questions or concerns you’d like the board to discuss, please let me know by April 25.
If you have news about your media center to share in the May Media News
Leader, please send it to me by April 30.
Presentation proposals for COMO XV (October 22-24 at Jekyll Island) are needed by
May 1. The conference theme is “Connecting, Learning, Changing Lives.” For more information, contact Millicent Norman, Program Chair,
mkdnorman@juno.com
The GADOE Educational Technology and Media 2003 Exemplary Media Program will be announced
May 8.
Georgia Media Specialist of the Year Award! The deadline to submit school system nominees to District 3 is
May 9. A committee will select the district winner.
GLMA/DOE Summer Leadership Workshop, June 23-25, LaQuinta Inn, Macon, GA (with an emphasis on
work)
Register by June 13 at http://www.clayton.k12.ga.us/edusvc/instruct/media/
. The fee is $40 and you can earn 2 SDU credits. Play an important role in developing a leadership base for state-wide quality media services.
Media Tech Training will be offered July 7-ll, Sept. 9 and Oct. 24 at the Macon ETTC and
June 16-20 at the Albany ETTC.
Restore the Funds!
The state legislature will continue to meet through April 24. Gov. Perdue’s education budget is still being debated in the House and Senate. The FTE allotment for media funding stands at $9.77. Still in question is whether the state or local school systems will control how the funds are spent. GLMA leaders have been working to represent media specialists’ interests and needs to the legislature.
GLMA’s new web site, created by Zenith Design Group, will soon be online. District 3 information will be posted there.
Contact Information
Christine Ellington, GLMA District 3 Chair
cellington@upson.k12.ga.us, 706-646-9394
Upson-Lee South Primary School
172 Knight Trail
Thomaston, GA 30286
If you can serve as a school system contact person for District 3,
I need your help!! Please volunteer!
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