Advocacy+-+The+Plan

=PLAN OF ACTION=
 * 1) We need to enlist the support of community groups for a professionally qualified librarian in every school. Armed with this support, we can move forward to legislation at the state level.
 * 2) In order to gain that support, we need to contact and present our case to community groups, shown below. The following people have volunteered or may be willing to make presentations on behalf of Delaware school librarians:

Jean Gandek Brenda Treherne Pat Farley? Barb Fitzpatrick? Bonnie Varrato? Trish Woods? || ** Kent County ** Sue McKone Joanne Reynolds? Lisa Pirelli Heather Jones Kathy Lindemer? Jane Stewart? || ** New Castle **** County ** Ed Hockersmith Marilyn Kulkarni Maria Radinson Peggy Dillner Patty Brown Christy Payne Janette Vickers ||
 * ** Sussex **** County **

3. Presenters will be equipped with the following tools:


 * A PowerPoint presentation


 * A Q&A document of facts and answers to anticipated questions. **﻿** ﻿ **﻿**


 * A handout for audience members.


 * SUGGESTED AUDIENCE GROUPS **
 * SUGGESTED AUDIENCE GROUPS **

**DSEA** Pam Nichols (Dir. of Communications)

**State PTAs** President of State PTA- Bud Mullin PTA Legislative Chair- Yvonne Johnson

**Delaware State Board of Education** __[|Dr. Teri Quinn Gray,]__  President

**Delaware School Boards Association** Ms. Joanne Gum, President, 36718 Providence Church Road Delmar, DE 19940

**Delaware Association of School Administrators-** Tony Marchio to help? __[|(http://www.edasa.org/)]__

**Delaware Division of Libraries-**  Annie Norman, State Librarian

**DCET -** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Wayne & Wendy

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Community Groups** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AAUW - Rebecca Johnson Melvin (lrjm@udel.edu) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">League of Women Voters <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chamber of Commerce <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lions Clubs <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rotary Clubs <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Student Groups/Alumni Groups <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Friends’ groups for public libraries <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Individual school PTAs/PTOs

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**Higher Education** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">University of Delaware Librarians <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">DelTech Librarians <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Other? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">University Professors- UD, Wilmington, Del State, Wesley, Del Tech