ISCI794 TL Interviews: Part 2
Teacher Librarian : BT Bouton School : Camp Road Middle School Shared Foundation : Collaborate BT Bouton is the finest school librarian I know, and may ever know. She has served as the teacher librarian at Camp Road Middle since its inception, and at Fort Johnson Middle School before that, and as an ELA teacher in a private school for over a decade before that. I had the great fortune to work alongside her for 3 years, and have benefitted incalculably from her wisdom, generosity, and carefully curated expertise. She is the person who taught me, in word and deed, that for the library to be the beating heart of the school's learning community, the librarian must embed herself as an instructional ally and collaborative partner with as wide a swath of the staff and faculty as possible. She is a valued member of the school's leadership team, and regularly carves out time to attend grade level and department meetings, professional development sessions, and regional and state li