Accomplishments

=Happenings with the Recipients of the IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Program Grant at SHSU=

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Recipients and their Achievements:

 * **Eleazar Casanova:** The first reading model and master classroom in the history of his campus
 * **Robert Johnson:** Awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his commitment to service during the first Iraqi War. His platoon provided direct air support to VII Corps during Operation Desert Shield/Storm
 * **Arnulfo Talamantes:** Teacher of the Year 2010 -- Terrell Wells Middle School
 * **Joe Tedesco:** //Working on the Work// trainer for teachers; his training is in Kentucky. In addition, he has also been nominated for the Aspiring Leaders Academy for 2010-2011.

Recipients Who Are in Libraries and the Libraries Where They Work:

 * **Robert Johnson** volunteers at the Boerne Public Library in Boerne, TX.
 * **Lisa Jurecek** is the district librarian for Orange Grove ISD where she oversees four campus libraries which also serve as the Orange Grove's town public libraries. Her duties include managing the library's Web site, the online databases, the Accelerated Reader program, and the high school book club. The primary campus has implemented a toddler program where parents come in with their children who are under the age of four for story time and an activity, as well as, an opportunity to check out library books. The high school has an active book club which meets weekly and also serves as a reading advisory board for collection development.
 * **Laura Sisson** is librarian at Woodlawn Elementary and Woodlawn Hills Elementary in San Antonio ISD. For both campuses, she began a Texas Bluebonnet Book Moodle so that students and staff could share their thoughts about the current nominees. At Woodlawn Elementary she is developing a library-based archive/museum that will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the school.
 * **Lisa York** is the middle/high school librarian for Incarnate Word Academy in Corpus Christi. She trained all staff members in PreK-12 in using database (EBSCO and Gale) research techniques. She held a book fair in September 2010 and met the $5,000 goal in 3 days utilizing a teacher/student competition.

Leadership Roles of the Recipients:

 * ===In Their Schools--Places of Work===
 * **Veronica Barajas** in responsible for training the staff and administering the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) test on her campus. (TELPAS is designed to assess the progress of limited English proficient (LEP) students make in learning English.)
 * **Collette Knight** is the Reading Specialist/Coach at her elementary school.
 * In addition to being the Reading Specialist/Coach at her elementary school, **Collette Knight** is the department chair for the Reading department. She also serves on the SST, Reading, and Family Night committees.
 * **Laura Sisson** is the campus technology representative for Woodlawn Elementary.
 * **Joe Tedesco** is head of the English department at Legacy Middle School.
 * ===Research===
 * Presentation of research project at Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) in February 2010 in conjunction with a former IMLS grant recipient, Angela Steagall. Topic: Professional Development During Faculty Meetings. IMLS Participant: **Luanna Ortiz**.
 * Selected for presentation of research project at Sam Houston State University via a virtual conference on April 15, 2010 for the College of Education's Graduate Exchange.Topic: Professional Development During Faculty Meetings: Results of Research. IMLS Participant: **Luanna Ortiz**.
 * ===Sponsors & Board Memberships===
 * **Veronica Barajas** is on the board of the O'Connor High School JROTC Cadet Support Team where she serves as treasurer.
 * **Arnulfo Talmantes** is Sponsor for the McCollum High School Oral History Project.

Recipients Who Are Published:

 * Talamantes, A. (2008, December, 3). Lorenzo Salinas: The woman across the street. //San Antonio Current.// Retrireved from [|http://www.sacurrent.com]
 * Talamantes, A. (2008, December, 17). And he would be dead. //San Antonio Current.// Retrireved from [|http://www.sacurrent.com]

Recipients Who Are Reviewers

 * **Veronica Barajas** is a reviewer for the Texas Bluebonnet Award Newsletter (2010). The newsletter may be found at the Texas Library Association's Web site. The address for the newsletter is @http://www.txla.org/TBA-news

Summer I 2010, Travel Study to Washington D.C. & the American Library Association Annual Conference
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