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Unknown 64 Ontario School Library Association Our Progress: OSLA Strategic Plan Last year OSLA Council approved our new three-year strategic plan. Reflecting on this year's events, I am very happy to conclude that we have made very significant progress in achieving the goals of this plan, which is available on the OSLA Web site. This is an incredibly vibrant organization, and our progress is due to the tireless efforts of our very talented and committed members. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the many other people and organizations for their support, most notably the Ontario Library Association Board of Directors and the Ontario Coalition for School Libraries (OCSL). OLA President Cynthia Archer and President-Elect Janet Kaufman both made a point of attending OSLA council meetings, and have been very supportive of our efforts. The OCSL has worked tirelessly, both in public and behind the scenes, and have been very involved in all of the major school library advocacy events and initiatives described in this report. Throughout this report, I have mentioned the outstanding support that we receive from OLA staff. How fortunate we are as an organization to have this infrastructure and these people! I have mentioned the staff who have worked directly on OSLA projects, but the fact is these people would not have been able to do as much as they did without the support they receive in their jobs from all OLA office staff. I encourage all members to make a point of thanking our unsung heroes in the OLA office. This has been an incredible year for OSLA. We are at a critical crossroads in school library advocacy in Ontario. We have seen a significant transformation in understanding from politicians, Ministry officials and teachers' federations. We must keep up our efforts. While some improvements have been achieved this year, we do not want decision-makers to be too self- congratulatory and complacent. Steps achieved this year are miniscule compared to what still remains to be accomplished. I encourage all OSLA members, and particularly the incoming council, to keep up their energy in advocating for further improvements in school libraries in Ontario. Anita Brooks Kirkland OSLA President, 2005 Waterloo Region District School Board ❚ from federations and subject associations to Ministry initiatives and Ministry subject association meetings. The leadership from other subject associations are always very supportive with school library issues, and I would like to encourage the new OSLA Council to pursue stronger links with these groups, through the Curriculum Forum. ■ Performance Improvement in Education Conference: CASL President Marlene Turkington and I were invited to present at this small but prestigious conference late in November. Our presentation was favourably received by the audience, consisting mainly of supervisory officers and assessment specialists. After our presentation, Marlene was approached by the incoming president of the Canadian Principals' Association, who expressed interest in working with her on school library issues. ■ Toronto DSB National School Library Day Celebration: The TDSB's Library and Learning Resources department is using OSLA's Be The Change materials as a curriculum focus, and used this celebration to introduce the materials to teacher-librarians. I was very happy to represent OSLA at this inspiring event. 2005 President Anita Brooks Kirkland presided at the 2006 OSLA Annual Meeting in February at Super Conference.