Resume

Susan D. Ballard
Londonderry School District
268 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH 03053
(603) 432-6920 x108
sballard@londonderry.org		 55 Linda Lane,
Manchester, NH 03053
(603) 622-1721
sdballard@comcast.net

 

ACADEMIC PREPARATION and CREDENTIALS:

M.S. School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA
B. A. English Literature, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, (cum laude)
Additional graduate credits in education from the University of New Hampshire and Norwich University
Media Supervisor Credential, State of New Hampshire, Experienced Educator
Computer Technology Educator Credential, State of New Hampshire, Experienced Educator

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Director, Library Media and Technology Services, Londonderry (NH) School District, 1985-present
College Practicum Supervisor, Simmons College - Current
Part-time Instructor, SCLIS, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Spring, 2008 – present
Adjunct Faculty, The University of Vermont, Fall, 2010
Adjunct Faculty, Education Department, Rivier College 2003-2009
Adjunct Faculty, Fitchburg State College, 2004
Instructor, Central Mass Regional Library System, 2003-2007

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

  • American Library Association/American Association of School Librarians (ALA/AASL)
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
  • Association for Education and Communications Technology (AECT)
  • New England School Library Association (NESLA – formerly NEEMA)
  • New Hampshire School Library Media Association (NHSLMA – formerly NHema)
  • New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA)
  • New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

  • Chair, AASL Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force – current
  • NESLA Delegate – AASL Affiliate Assembly – current
  • Teacher Librarian Editorial Advisory Board - current
  • H. W. Wilson Library Advisory Panel – current
  • Co-Editor, NESLA VIEWS – current
  • ALA Emerging Leaders Program Mentor, 2008-2009
  • President, New England School Library Association – 2007-08
  • Thomson-Gale (Cengage) K-12 Advisory Panel – 2005-2008
  • Appointments Committee, AASL - 2000-2003
  • Chair, NEEMA Task Force on Competencies and Standards – 1999 - 2002
  • School Library Media Program of the Year Committee, AASL – 2001
  • Chair (Pro Tem), Nominating Committee, AASL – 1999 -2000
  • Count on Reading Task Force, AASL – 1994-1997
  • Board of Directors (Secretary), AASL - 1993-1996
  • President, New England Educational Media Association, 1995
  • Secretary, New England Educational Media Association, 1988-1994
  • President, New Hampshire Educational Media Association, 1993
  • President’s Program Committee, AASL, 1993
  • Chair, NH Information Power Implementation Committee, 1988 – 1993

PRESENTATIONS/PROGRAMS:

Academic Integrity – NHSTE, MassCue (MA Computer Using Educators), PSLA (PA School Library Assn.); Accreditation: NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges); Advocacy – NHema, CMRLS (Central Mass Regional Library System), NMRLS (Northeast Mass Regional Library System); Action Research – NHema, NH School Administrators Assn. (NHSAA), AASL- (Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Reno), CEMA (CT Ed Media Assn.), School Library Journal Summit (Phoenix, AZ) Censorship – NELA (New England Library Assn.); Copyright Issues – NHema, NEEMA; Count on Reading – NHema, NHLA, ALA (Miami, Chicago, San Antonio, NYC), AASL; Data and Evidence-Based Practice -ME Assn of School Librarians (MASL), MSLMA (MA School Library Media Assn), CEMA, AASL (Pittsburgh, Reno), VSLA (VT School Library Assn.) Flexible Scheduling – NELA, NELMS (New England League of Middle Schools), AASL (Baltimore), DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Library Power Project, Providence; Information 2000 – NERA (New England Reading Assn); Information Literacy - CMRLS, NMRLS, SMRLS (Southern Mass Regional Library System), Lowell Public Schools; Information Power – DeWitt Wallace-Reader’s Digest Library Power Project, Providence; NHema, NEEMA, VLA (VT Library Association) Learners, the New Technologies and the Virtual World – Gamma Delta Epsilon; PEG Cable Access – NHema, NHSTE; Model Program Development – ALA (San Francisco), NEEMA, PSLA; Professional Development/Teachers’ Technology Academy – NHSTE, National Virtual Professional Development School Consortium (VPDS); Program Criteria and Indicators – NEEMA, CEMA, MSLMA; Public Relations – ALA (New Orleans, Miami); Research Models – NMRLS, CEMA, MSLA; School/Public Library Cooperation – NHema; Standards and Guidelines Implementation- L4L: AASL (Chicago, Charlotte, NC), NHema, VSLA, MASL, MSLA, NHSLMA, CASL (CT Assn. of School Librarians), NJSAL (NJ Assn. of School Librarians.); WHCLIS – NHema, NHLA, NEEMA.

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Thinkfinity/Allison Zmuda Challenge Grant Recipient 2010
  • Top Twenty Library Instruction Articles 2010, LIRT (Library Instruction Round Table), ALA
  • Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World 2006 -2009
  • NEEMA/NESLA Hall of Fame 2008
  • Cited in ALA’s Whole School Library Handbook - “103 Outstanding School Librarians” 2005
  • Who’s Who of American Women, 2004-2008
  • Commitment to Excellence in Education Award, 2001 (Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce)
  • National School Library Media Program of the Year, 2000 (ALA/AASL)
  • President’s Award, 1997 (NEEMA)
  • Honorary Diploma, 1996 (Londonderry High School)
  • Outstanding Service Award, 1994 (NHema)
  • NH Excellence in Education Award, Educational Media, 1994 (NH Department of Education)
  • NH Delegation, Second White House Conference on Libraries and Information Science, 1992
  • Hall of Fame, (Londonderry High School) 1987