Louis Matthew Greco Degrees and
Certifications: University of Central Florida, MA - Library
Media, 1993; Flagler College, BA - Deaf Education - Elementary
Education, 1978. Current Position: Director for
Inst. Tech. & Library Media Services, St. Johns County School
District, 1995-Present. Previous Positions:
Director for Library Media Services later added Instructional
Technology, St. Johns County School District, 1995-Present; Adjunct
Instructor - Instructional Technology & Deaf Edu., Flagler College,
1982-2000; Teacher, Computer Resource, Librarian, Interpreter, Florida
School for the Deaf and Blind, 1978-94; Technology Teacher Trainer,
Resource Center for Hearing Impaired FDLRS, 1994.
Offices Held Outside of ALA: FAME: Chair, Jim Harbin
Student Media Festival, 2006-Present; FADIMA: Committee Member,
Publications Committee, 2006-Present; FADIMA: Director, Executive Board,
2006-Present; FOR-PD FL Online Rdg. Professional Development: Advisory
Board Member, Advisory Board, 2003-Present; Sunlink: Member, Sunlink
Task Force, 2003-Present; FADIMA: Committee Member, FL State Legislative
Committee, 2003-05; FAME FL Assoc. of Media in Edu. Board of Directors:
Director, Board, 2002-05; FAME: Graphics/Signage, Conference Committee,
1999-2005; FADIMA FL Assoc. of District Instr. Materials Administrators:
President, Annual Conference, 2003-04; FASM FL Assoc. of Supervisors of
Media: President, Executive Board, 1999-2000. Honors,
Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations: Florida Teacher of the Year
Finalist, Region II, Only school library media specialist, 1994.
Accomplishments: Used the Florida School Library
Study to create "Making the Grade" school library reports
(trifold brochures available on our website) for each school annually
since 2002 to demonstrate evidence based library practice that effect
student achievement, First in the state to correlate student high stakes
reading results to library media statistics, Used those statistics to
run No Activity reports so ALL students in our schools are served by our
libraries, Implement plan to have Web 2.0 services at all district
libraries, Involved in design and opening of 12 new elementary, middle,
and high schools and two renovations, Established first educational
access cable television station in county, Library Media Aide training
for reading strategy student assistance in the library, Produced joint
pubic library and public school library television programs, Produced
Sunshine State Young Readers Award monthly television programs, Florida
Teen Reads Battle of the Books for high school students, FAME Jim Harbin
Student Media Festival awards ceremony and added hands on technology
workshops for students, Presenter: School Library Journal Summit,
Phoenix, AZ Nov. 2007. STATEMENT: My three main
professional concerns are meeting the technology needs of our digital
native patrons, demonstrating the relevance and effectiveness of school
library media services to student achievement for administrators, and
embracing and serving the reluctant reader and their unique needs.
However, what I fear most is the attitude of helplessness I hear from
some school library media specialists. We should and can define the
destiny of our profession by meeting the challenges head on with
solutions. We have begun that journey in our district with adding blogs,
podcasts, MP3 audio books this year. Our "Making the Grade"
school brochures compares our schools to the components of the Florida
School Library Study which has for the first time actively involved the
administrators, and special programs with Manga, Anime, and graphic
novels which have spurred interest in our struggling readers and gotten
them excited about coming to the library.
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