Week 12 Participating in a Professional Community

Well -Spring break certainly is not a 'break'. As SLMS Knickerbocker Chair, my job is to take all nominations for the 2011 winner, have the membership status of the nominators checked and then the nominations must be vetted for NYS residency and a body of work that aligns with the NYS curriculum. Thank goodness for a wiki I set up a year ago as our committee is located all over the state. We'll be done in a week and ready to post them to the SLMS listserv for member vote throughout May. At the same time, I am the new Scholarship chair for my union, and received all hard copies of all PR and applications/information. The previous chair thought she was being generous but I asked for the electronic files (she refused) I have retyped all 11 forms and they now have my own 'spin' and are on a flash drive for posterity. All information will be rolled out the Monday we get back....two large responsibilities almost resolved....all part of the participation in our professional community that is critical for growth and continued competencies. (But a few days off would have been nice!)