[LIBRARYDIR] FW: TIME SENSITIVE: libraries in career & technical education bill

Tue Jul 5 11:15:59 PDT 2016

At Community Colleges of Spokane, one college, Spokane CC, receives an allocation of $5,000 per year from Perkins funding.  In the past, the funding has been used to purchase books and databases.

I support Monica's comments related to retaining "Library resources."  In the face of competing demands, such specificity can be helpful.

Mary Ann

Mary Ann Lund Goodwin, Ed.D.
CCS Libraries

From: LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces at lists.ctc.edu] On Behalf Of Luce, Monica
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At Highline College we count on $20,000 in Perkins funds annually to purchase library materials (standing orders and specialized databases) for professional/technical programs including paralegal and nursing. We would not be able to support those programs as effectively without access to Perkins funds, as many of the legal standing orders are quite expensive and we don't have sufficient funding in our library materials budgets.

While I think that a broad interpretation of "instructional materials" certainly includes library resources, I think it is important that library resources be included in the bill language. I'm almost surprised that this is a question. Of course the ALA Washington Office should be advocating for this language to be retained. I appreciate Kara asking for input on this issue.

Monica Luce

Monica Luce
Dean of Instructional Resources
Highline College
(206) 592-3230
mluce at highline.edu<mailto:mluce at highline.edu>

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Below is an email from the ACRL, Senior Strategist for Special Initiatives, Kara Malenfant, which was sent to the cjc-l listserv on Friday afternoon.

Kara is interested in if we think having "including support for library resources" is important. But, maybe more importantly, examples of how or what your library has received from Perkins Funding. She need this information early today. I sent her our examples, but she is interested in more.

I have copied Kara in this email. It is the first day of the quarter for us, but is you can quickly give some examples of Perkins funding, it would be helpful.

Thanks.

Jane

Jane Blume
Director, Library & Media Services
Bellingham Technical College

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Subject: [cjc-l] TIME SENSITIVE: libraries in career & technical education bill

Hello CJCLS members,

I need to take your pulse and give some feedback to the ALA Washington Office by Tuesday morning on whether they should go to bat for specific language about libraries in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a bill to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, which sets policy for how the federal government gives out more than $1 billion each year to states and vocational training programs at middle schools, high schools, and community colleges.

For more background about this bill, here are three good, quick reads:

*                    EdWeek http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/06/house_bill_career_technical_educations_perkins.html

*                    CTE Policy Watch http://ctepolicywatch.acteonline.org/2016/06/house-unveils-perkins-reauthorization-bill.html

*                    CTE with links to various groups' reactions http://ctepolicywatch.acteonline.org/2016/06/perkins-rewrite-reactions-roundup.html

There is a proposed change that could, possibly, impact libraries. Here's the current law language:
"(7) for leasing, purchasing, upgrading, or adapting equipment, including instructional aides and publications (including support for library resources) designed to strengthen and support academic and technical skill achievement;"

Here's the new language:
"(D) appropriate equipment, technology, and instructional materials aligned with business and industry needs, including machinery, testing equipment, tools, implements, hardware and software, and other new and emerging instructional materials"

Do you currently benefit from having that specific language about library resources in the Perkins Act? If so, how much would this change impact your community college library? Do you feel you would be covered under the new language or should we ask the ALA Washington Office to fight to reinsert a specific mention of library resources?

Your feedback is greatly appreciated & have a happy 4th of July!

Kara

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