THE ONE WHERE MY MOM DIED 2010-2011: Wichita Public Schools: White PreK-5 Library The 2010 School year was tough. My Mother had lived with breast cancer for several years. She was going down hill. I started taking off as many monthly Professional Development days that I could. It was easy to be gone on those days because they involved an AM Specials meeting at our School and a PM district wide meeting with other Librarians. I could tell that our district Campus Support LMS did not like that I was gone all the time and missed a lot of these meetings. What could I do? A strong rumor was floating around that the High School Librarians jobs were going to be cut as a way to save money for the school district. Librarians were allocated on a yearly basis so it became commonplace to wonder if you would have a job the following year? This is due to the fact that when I was a Librarian we were NEVER a part of the contractual planning time that teachers were guaranteed each week....
