It’s the Law! Legal Issues for Media Specialists Dr. Kathy Brock Dr. Elizabeth Bennett State University of West Georgia COMO 2000 Jekyll Island, GA

General Trends Accountability Inputs  Outputs Quantitative  Qualitative Required  Voluntary Monitored  Self-Reported

Accountability Documents National State Other

National Information Power (AASL Web Site) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS Web Site)

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature OCGA (Law) Legislature

Law Quality Basic Education Act (QBE) A+ Education Reform Act (GDOE Web Site)

Law Official Code of Georgia Title 20: Education Quality Basic Education A+ Education Reform (GDOE Web Site)

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE State Rules GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature

State Rules SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site)

State Rules SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site) Identified by NSBA Code and Rule Number Media-Related Rules: –CGB –IFBD

State Rules SBOE Rules (DOE Web Site) Identified by NSBA Code and Rule Number Media-Related Rules: –CGB –IFBD New Rules

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? State Rules GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature

Accountability Standards State Standards no longer in effect Office of Education Accountability created ??? New standards???

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC State Rules GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature

Certification Rules Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Web Site) Establish preparation requirements and rules ( ) Establish certification & recertification rules ( & )

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE State Rules GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature

Curriculum Standards Quality Core Curriculum (GLC Web Site) Information Literacy Standards (Draft) Technology Integration Standards (Draft)

State State Rules GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE Accountability Standards (OEA)? Certification Rules PSC Curriculum Standards GBOE State Rules GBOE OCGA (Law) Legislature

Other Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (Web Site) Georgia Accrediting Commission (Web Site)

SACS Commission for Elementary and Middle Schools Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools Media Standard: 7

SACS Commission for Elementary and Middle Schools Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools Media Standard: 7 Other standards impact media center

GAC Web Site shows member schools Different levels of accreditation Standards are not currently online

How does all this fit together? SACS? GAC? OCGA? BDOE? GPSC? OEA? Rules? Standards?

Personnel: Required Positions StateOther SACS GAC

Personnel: Required Positions OCGA: (a)(1) The State Board of Education shall annually compute…. the number of positions earned...

Personnel: Required Positions BOE Rule: CGB (1) Definition: Base size school K-5: : : 970 –i. No less than half-time services… for each school less than base size and …adult supervision in the media center for the entire instructional day. (2) Requirements: –14. Employ a full-time media specialist for each base-size or larger school.

Personnel: Required Positions SACS: Media Specialist *After employing one professionally qualified librarian or media specialist, the school may employ a professionally qualified technology or information specialist to meet the requirement BDOE

Personnel: Required Positions SACS: Media Clerk, Assistant, or Aide ? Media clerks are no longer listed separately for K-5 schools, but are now combined with secretaries and other clerks.

Personnel: Required Positions GAC: Media Specialist and Media Clerks

Personnel: Required Positions E M H MS MC S S G G

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It’s the Law! Legal Issues for Media Specialists Dr. Kathy Brock Dr. Elizabeth Bennett