Newsletter – April 2014

DMIBPA’s New Website is Up and Running!

Check out our new format at dmibpa.org.  We hope you agree that it’s easy to read and to find the information you want.

Board Members needed for 2014-15

Did you know that the best way to learn the ins-and-outs of the IB program is to sit on the IBPA Board?  For next year we are looking for parents to do the following jobs:

Fundraising

Coordinates the fall Direct Appeal and the 3 Barnes & Noble book fairs each year.  Attends monthly Board meeting.  This position is currently held by a parent of a senior student, and she would like to have her successor learn how to do the book fairs by assisting with the Spring event.

Liaison

Point of communication between IBPA Board and the school administration and staff, along with the IBPA Chair.  Attends monthly Board meeting.  This position is currently held by a parent of a senior student who is happy to share her vast knowledge of the IB program and its history.

Proctoring Coordinator

Signs up volunteer parents to proctor IB exams.  Creates schedule of exams, sends reminders and instructions to parent volunteers.  Actively recruits new parents to proctor.

Members-At-Large

Duties assigned as necessary, usually to assist other Board members in their tasks. Many new Board members start here to “learn the ropes.”

If you are interested in volunteering please contact Rosanne Zarmer, [email protected].

Save Palomino Library

Palomino Library may be closed PERMANENTLY in response to the current budget situation.  This “solution” to the City’s financial issues would close the most efficient and cost-effective branch of the Scottsdale Public Library system.  Please take 30 seconds to email the City Council about this very important issue.  Every email is counted (sample provided below).

 Reasons why Palomino needs your support:

1.  If Palomino becomes a high school library, it will close between 2:30 and 3 p.m. and would allow no access for the public, including elementary and middle school students.

2.  Palomino is the smallest library but it is the third most-used library of the five Scottsdale libraries.

3.  Palomino is the most cost-effective library being operated by the city today.  SUSD contributes significantly towards Palomino’s total operational expenses.

4.  Palomino was designed as a dual-function public/high school library.  Shared-use facilities are a positive budget solution, demonstrating fiscal and environmental efficiency.

5.  With the advent of ebooks and other digitized media, large buildings with multitudes of books and traditional print media are not necessarily the library of the future.  Small libraries like Palomino, which operate on a more efficient and wired scale, are more in sync with the future.

6.  Neighborhoods around Palomino are being unfairly targeted for cuts.

Send an email message TODAY to [email protected]. Use the following text or create your own message of support:

I respectfully request Scottsdale City Council to direct Library management to look for budget cuts elsewhere and keep Palomino Public Library open.

Your Name

Address

Actions required to keep Palomino Library open to the public:

• Send an email message to [email protected]. It is critical to fill up the email boxes of City Council members with messages supporting Palomino.

• Send an email from every voter in your home. EVERY email is counted and they also count repeat emails.

• Distribute this fact sheet and inform others at school events or public gatherings.

• We need our elected Scottsdale City Council members to support Palomino remaining a public library.

• Visit SavePalomino.pbworks.com for council members voting history and additional information on Palomino.

Scottsdale City Council Budget Adoption Timeline