We the taxpayers, parents, and staff of the Troy School District wholeheartedly oppose the proposed cuts in the media program. We strongly urge that you keep the current levels of media services to our students: two full time media specialists at each high school, one full time media specialist at each middle school, and one full time media specialist at each elementary school. There are over two decades of research indicating that students with a full time media specialist in their building score better on standardized tests. Our students deserve to have complete access to 21st Century skills provided by trained, professional full time media specialists.
We the taxpayers, parents, and staff of the Troy School District wholeheartedly oppose the proposed cuts in the media program. We strongly urge that you keep the current levels of media services to our students: two full time media specialists at each high school, one full time media specialist at each middle school, and one full time media specialist at each elementary school. There are over two decades of research indicating that students with a full time media specialist in their building score better on standardized tests. Our students deserve to have complete access to 21st Century skills provided by trained, professional full time media specialists.
We signed the "Troy School District Media Petition" petition!
# 836:
9:09 pm PDT, Sep 29,Name not displayed, New York
Please keep these positions open for those who love what they do!
# 835:
1:53 pm PDT, Aug 30,Name not displayed, Missouri
# 834:
9:04 am PDT, Aug 25,Vivian Shih, Texas
# 833:
10:35 am PDT, Jul 24,Heather Lee Horwath, New Jersey
I envy you for doing what you love everyday!!
Good Luck
# 832:
6:06 am PDT, Jul 23,Nikhil Gulati, India
# 831:
6:10 pm PDT, Jul 21,Matt Reinig, California
# 830:
9:54 am PDT, Jul 21,Kelly McFarlin, Alaska
# 829:
7:01 pm PDT, Jul 20,Israel Harris, Wisconsin
# 828:
6:42 pm PDT, Jul 19,Steve Pierce, Nebraska
# 827:
12:16 pm PDT, Jul 7,Name not displayed, Michigan
Good luck! Did you know that 4 in 5 people would say that they do not have their dream job?? you are lucky to have yours, keep fighting!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17348695/
that is where i found that statistic....it includes ages and twenty years ago, 60% where satisfied. huge difference from now.
# 826:
5:03 pm PDT, Jun 30,Susan Jensen, Michigan
# 825:
2:55 pm PDT, Jun 27,Shari Romanski, Illinois
# 824:
2:39 pm PDT, Jun 23,Name not displayed, United Kingdom
Keep your staff - maybe they could all fund raise or take a joint cut or figure how to reduce fuel and running costs instead! Good luck to you all.
# 823:
1:13 am PDT, Jun 22,Laurie Kelly, Canada
I'm a caring aunt for two of your students. They are absolutely heartbroken to hear the news. How short sighted.
# 822:
6:01 pm PDT, Jun 17,Elizabeth Sidaway, Michigan
The value of Media Center specialists, especially at the HS Level is so important - preparing for college, preparing our future leaders - please reconsider these reductions
# 821:
12:11 pm PDT, Jun 15,ENRIQUE AGUILAR, Michigan
# 820:
9:04 am PDT, Jun 15,LUCIA AGUILAR, Michigan
WE ARE IN TIMES OF NECESSITY OF PERSONAL CARE, WITHOUT THE GUIDE OF A PARENT THE FUTURE OF CHILDRENS WILL NOT BE SUCCEFUL, PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS DECISION, MEDIA SPECIALISTS ARE LIKE PARENTS, THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND DIRECTION IS A FULL TIME JOB. THE LACK OF THIS POSITION WILL IMPACT DRAMATICALLY THE STANDARS OF OUR A+ TROY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
# 819:
3:08 pm PDT, Jun 14,Elizabeth Austin, Missouri
# 818:
6:14 am PDT, Jun 12,Corinne Peltier, Michigan
I agree that media TEACHERS are needed at an early age. All the basic skills are taught in elementary so students can be successful in their later education. Technology skills are the future of their lives and they need to be educated to use technology to its potential.
# 817:
9:41 pm PDT, Jun 11,Arlene Green, Michigan
No one in a school supports the curriculum, staff and students more then the media specialist. Please reconsider cuts.
# 816:
5:51 pm PDT, Jun 10,Traci Moy, Michigan
# 815:
11:19 am PDT, Jun 10,Michael Adams, Illinois
# 814:
7:20 am PDT, Jun 10,Name not displayed, Michigan
We must maintain the quality of the Troy Schools. These specialists are essential in supporting the needs of the students and teachers.
# 813:
7:04 am PDT, Jun 10,Tami Stanza, Michigan
# 812:
6:06 am PDT, Jun 10,Rose Schroeder, Michigan
# 811:
9:10 pm PDT, Jun 9,Douglas Watson, New Mexico
# 810:
10:59 am PDT, Jun 9,Monica Hein, Michigan
# 809:
10:10 am PDT, Jun 9,Barbara Quesada, Michigan
# 808:
9:04 am PDT, Jun 9,Angela Schroeder, Michigan
Our young children's reading skills and love of reading would be severely impacted without a full time media specialist. As well as their growth from Kindergarten and up in learning to respect books, their aurhors and illustrators. This program is a big reason why the TSD has such high scoring reading apptitudes. Cut pace, before this!
# 806:
8:24 am PDT, Jun 9,Lisa Van Giesen, Michigan
# 807:
8:24 am PDT, Jun 9,Al Burrell, Michigan
In this high tech world today everything is communication and education. This department is not an entertainment department but one to keep the kids up with the different forms of communication. Do we really feel that different forms of communication in the future (i.e. social networking)is a part of ediucation that can be ignore. The educational system needs to take a big part in teaching kids how to handle these sites, etiquette, and how to use them to communicate effectively. Do we really want to get rid of this department?
# 805:
8:16 am PDT, Jun 9,Michelle Burrell, Michigan
We can pack lunches if we don't care for the food, we can drive our children if we don't care for the bus drivers. There is nothing we can do however about losing our media specialist. Bemis Elementary will not be the same school without our media specialist, period! She is busy every minute of her day offering the best learning environment for our kids. My child will move to middle school next year so we won't be at Bemis but for the sake of the kids still there, please support this plea!
