Spotlight on. . .
Thursday, 01 April 2010 00:00

The results from the Keith Curry Lance study in Pennsylvania are here!
The following PowerPoints summarize the findings about the relationship between PSSA reading and writing scores and school libraries:
Website for the PA School Library Project
Important News
Monday, 21 November 2011 08:33
Congratulations to Joe Prince ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), the Marshall Middle School Librarian in the North Allegheny School District, for being named one of the 12 finalists for the 2013 PA Teacher of the Year.
As a nominee, Joe responded to three essays in the first round. Based on the responses, Joe was selected as one of the 39 semifinalists. Round two of the competition required Joe to reply to three additional essays. As one of the finalists, Joe must submit a video.
Joe graduated from York College of Pennsylvania in 1999 with a degree in Secondary Education - English. He taught 7th grade English at Eastern York Middle School in Wrightsville, PA from 1999-2007. In 2007-2008, he attended the University of Pittsburgh and received his MLIS. In 2008 he joined the faculty of North Allegheny as a substitute librarian at Ingomar Middle School filling in a sabbatical for one year. Then in 2009, he became a 7th grade reading teacher at Marshall Middle School. In 2010, Joe became the librarian at Marshall Middle School.
Good luck to Joe, a PSLA member, as he continues to compete in this prestigious competition. It is great to see that PDE recognizes our profession in the same realm as other teachers. School librarians rock!!!!!

