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For each biennium, WEMTA develops a list of important legislative issues on which to focus.
WEMTA represents school library media and instructional technology professionals. School librarians provide strategic leadership in literacy, instructional design, collaboration, and co-teaching through their global perspective. Their work impacts all disciplines and grade levels, so school librarians are in a unique position to leverage their skills and implement cross-curricular initiatives. School librarians empower the entire learning community to be future ready and effectively use information and technology.
School library programs provide access to a wide variety of essential educational materials such as books, magazines, digital resources, information databases, and the technology needed to utilize these resources. To make students academically and career ready, WEMTA supports the following:
- A strong Board of Commissioners of Public Lands who serve as stewards of the Common School Fund
- Statutory use of the Common School Fund
- Intellectual and Academic Freedom
- School librarians as literacy leaders
- Every school should have a full-time librarian
For additional information about our priorities, see our detailed agenda here.
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