Burbank Library News

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer! I'm looking forward to our second year in our new building now that we've gotten through some of the growing pains. Below is some information about the library to get you started for the year.

Library Hours: 8:15-4:45 (officially, but I'm usually here between 7:30 and 7:45)

Library Phone: 32023
Library Books: Students can check out up to 3 books at a time. (IB students doing research may check out more as needed.) Staff can check out as many as needed.

Library Visitation: Students must have a pass to come to the library during the school day.
Students can pick up passes to visit before school or during lunch in advance.
Teachers can schedule classes using the form noted below.

Jennifer De Waelsche is starting her 13th year as librarian and has been at Burbank since 2016. She is passionate about research, creative projects, and technology integration. She loves to read though ironically does not find enough time to do so. Her favorite book is The Five People You Meet in Heaven but she is also a huge fan of the Harry Potter series and the Sue Grafton Kinsey Millhone series.
She is an avid Scrabble player who has played in multiple tournaments and was the 4th division champion at Scrabble Nationals this past summer. Jennifer plays clarinet in the San Antonio Symphonic Band and calls herself a perpetual band geek. She has ridden 199 roller coasters and hopes to ride the 200th soon.
She is the sponsor of the Harry Potter Club & Library Advisory Group, and head coach of the Academic Decathlon Team.
She was Burbank's teacher of the year in 2019 and was selected as a Texas Library Association Tall Texan in 2016.

"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." J.K. Rowling

Sabrina Mascorro is starting her third year working in a library setting and her second year as a Textbook Clerk at Burbank. She and her spouse are San Antonio locals who had been stationed in Colorado Springs where they spent three years and adopted two cats. She is expecting her first child, a boy named Leo, that is due in September. She loves all things fantasy and prefers to binge-read her books when she can. Her favorite books are The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. Her Harry Potter house is Ravenclaw and is one of those people who will tell you the books were better than the movie.

All teachers* will be getting a NEW laptop this year. New teachers should have already gotten a new laptop at their new teacher workshop. Returning and transfer teachers will need to trade in a current laptop at Lanier on either Thursday or Friday this week.

• Laptop pick up is at your school’s assigned Hub site Lanier High School on August 10th & 11th between 7:00 AM & 5:00 PM.
• Before teachers come, please:
• Backup existing files. Here’s a quick video tutorial on backing up files to OneDrive.
• Complete this form: Employee Laptop Receipt Form.
• Teachers must bring their current laptop** with them to turn in at the pickup. IT will take care of Transfer/Disposal paperwork, and new laptops will be assigned in Insignia.
  
  

*These laptops are only for full-time classroom Teachers, as defined by Frontline, due to the requirements of our grant. It is also only available to certain campuses at this time.
** If you have your laptop from last year, please bring it! If you turned it in at the end of last year, your campus will need to re-issue it to you to use and then bring to Laptopalooza.

Every teacher is required to have a teacher website set up. To edit your website, go to EZTask and log in using your email credentials. The minimum requirement for Burbank teachers is that each page should have the following information:

Name and BIO

Contact Information

Schedule - including tutoring times

Syllabus for each class you teach

Instructions for setting up your pages can be found here but training will also be provided on Friday, August 11.

The library is open and available for class visits and book check-outs. Please click the link to the form below and you can schedule your classes. Mrs. De Waelsche is happy to assist you with any research projects as well as collaborative lessons.

There is a Mac available for use, but schedules must be worked around the film class. You will use the same form below to make a reservation. You are limited to four consecutive days for each reservation.

There are extra rooms available to reserve in the library this year. You can reserve the research room (24 students), conference room (8), makerspace (20) or the library (28+).

View the calendars to check availability.

There is a poster printer available, but all printing is done by Mrs. De Waelsche. Teachers are limited to 5 large "sheets" each year which is the equivalent of about 10 normal posters or 20 medium sized posters. (See Poster Guidelines below)

Please allow at least one week for your request. Teachers are responsible for cutting and laminating posters.

The laminator is only turned on by request (email or call 32023) and takes about 20 minutes to heat up. It will only be unlocked by Mrs. De Waelsche or Ms. Mascorro and can only be used during the school day or immediately after school.

Chromebook Distribution: Students will receive chromebooks during their ELA classes sometime during the first few weeks of school. A schedule will be sent out soon.

Chromebook Carts: These are ONLY used for testing and are checked out through testing coordinator, Mrs. Silva.

Chromebook Troubleshooting

Device won't connect to Domode wireless or is asking for a password.

Powerwash the device. Press Ctr+Alt+Shift+R. Go through the prompts. Connect to the Guest wifi when it asks to connect. Once the process is complete, it should automatically connect to Domode. This also works with some keyboard and touchpad issues.

Device won't power on

Press and hold the refresh key and power button for about 10 seconds. Release and then hit the power button.

Device is locked
Email Mrs. De Waelsche with the service tag or barcode on the bottom of the device and she will unlock it remotely. Do not send students to the library.

App is missing
Any apps associated with a class such as a textbook are tied to the student's schedule. If a student has a schedule change, it can take 48-72 hours before it will appear within ClassLink. If needed, you can enter a support ticket within class link in the SAISD Support folder and open the "SAISD ClassLink Support Portal".

Student doesn't know their login
Look them up in the student account manager or Frontline. Passwords are almost always their first initial as a capital letter, then last initial lower case, followed by their ID number. (e.g. Jd123456) You can reset passwords as needed and it will show you the password once the process is complete.

Student forgot their device
Student can borrow one from the library in exchange for their cellphone. Teachers may not check out extra devices.. Call parents to let them know their device is needed daily.

Jennifer De Waelsche has been a librarian with SAISD for twelve years. This is her eighth year at Burbank High School. Before coming to SAISD, she taught speech, debate, yearbook, and English for Hereford ISD in the Texas Panhandle. She is passionate about technology and is happy to work with teachers and students that want to integrate more technology. She is also a competitive Scrabble player and loves to ride roller coasters (199 so far).

She is the recipient of the SAISD Foundation Inspire Award in 2015 and a member of the Texas Library Association TALL Texans Class for 2016. She is an active member of the Texas Library Association and actively presents at local and state library conferences. She was voted Teacher of the Year for Burbank High School for the 19-20 school year.

Email: jdewaelsche1@saisd.net
Website: bit.ly/Burbanklib
Phone: 210-2281210
Twitter: @salibrarylady