House
Education Committee Contact Information
Submitted by Cawood Cornelius, President-Elect of GLMA
The following are the email or phone contact for the House Education
Committee--If you need further contact information, please contact
me at ccornelius@mail.gcbe.org
Following the contact information you will find some sample email
letters that you can submit so that controls on media funds remain
intact. Thanks to Lasa Joiner, GLMA Executive Office for these
tips, suggestions and examples.
Bob Holmes-chairman bholmes@cau.edu
Barbara Massey Reece-vice Chairman breece@legis.state.ga.us
Teresa Greene-Johnson--Secretary tgjohnso@legis.state.ga.us
Amos Amerson hamerson@alltel.net
Kathy Ashe kashe42-2@mindspring.com
Roger Bruce rbruce5347@aol.com
David S. Casas repcasas@msn.com
Jill Chambers jillchambers@msn.com
Brooks P. Coleman 404-656-0177
Hugh Floyd hfloyd@legis.state.ga.us
Virgil Fludd 404-656-7859
John Wilson Heard jheard@legis.state.ga.us
Roger Hines roger@rogerhines.com
Carolyn Fleming Hugley chugley@legis.state.ga.us
Jeanette Jamieson 404-656-0202
Jan Jones janjones@mindspring.com
Darryl Jordan djordan@legis.state.ga.us
Fran Millar fran_millar@palmercay.com
Tom Rice 404-656-0325
Edward "Mickey" Stephens 912-713-7571
Rob Teilhet rteilhet@yahoo.com
Alisha Michelle Thomas alisha@alishathomas.com
Jack White jack@jackwhite.org
Earnest "Coach" Williams ewilliam@legis.state.ga.us
Now is the time members of the House of Representatives to hear
from you (email is a great way to do it!) regarding the cuts to
media center funds and the potential loss of expenditure controls.
Here are some sample emails to give you an idea of what to say.
You all do a geat job -- be yourself. Don't threaten or blame.
Ask for help but don't demand it. For all of the following email
examples, use the following subject line: Media Center expenditure
controls
Sample e-mail for those of you who aren't receiving the money
you earned based on your FTE:
I am a Library Media Specialist in (name of county or area of
GA. If you want to name your school that's up to you. If you do,
make sure you still tell them the system name). I currently receive
$ ____ to buy materials for my Media Center and we have _______
students. (Provide some examples of how much some materials cost).
With the expenditure controls we have now I am struggling to provide
materials my students and teachers need. I am greatly concerned
that the removal of these controls could mean I wouldn't get any
money for materials that would greatly impair my students abilities
to achieve. Please do not allow the removal of expenditure controls
for Media Centers!
General Emails:
#1
HB 1190, Section 3, removes the expenditure controls for Media
Center funds. Please do not allow this to happen. We need to protect
the little money we have (cut from $19.54 per FTE to $9.77 per
FTE in 2002). Library Media Specialists teach all students in
the school (BRIEFLY describe how). We also help teachers teach
by providing supplemental materials for their curriculum (give
a couple of examples). Please help us continue to provide the
best education we can to our students. KEEP THE EXPENDITURE CONTROLS
FOR MEDIA CENTERS!
#2
Retain the expenditure controls for Media Centers! If they are
removed we run the risk of media centers not getting any money
to buy new materials. How can we expect our students to achieve
if they have to use outdated information for research projects?
Teachers rely on the media center for up-to-date information to
supplement their students' often-outdated textbooks. In addition,
for many of our students the school media center is their only
option for checking out books. The media center is an invaluable
resource used by the entire school - teachers and students. Please
help us keep our funds and KEEP THE EXPENDITURE CONTROLS FOR MEDIA
CENTERS!
EMAILING TIPS
* MAKE SURE the Subject line contains the words "Media Center"
with either "funds" or "expenditure controls"
* Make sure to tailor your message and vary from the suggested
text and include facts specific to your media center situation.
* Keep it short and to the point
* Don't blame for the past cut in funding. It's done.
* If you live in their district or your school is in their district,
make sure to note that in your email
Contact me if you need any more information.
Cawood Cornelius, Georgia Library Media Association President-Elect
Library Media Specialist
Gordon Central High School
335 Warrior Path
Calhoun, Georgia 30701
ccornelius@gcbe.org
(706)629-7391 ext 120