Maximizing the Effectiveness of Your Library Media Center Using Achieving Exemplary School Libraries Evaluation Rubrics

Objective 1 – Library Media Center Advisory Committee What is it? Why have one? Who should be on this committee? How should the committee be organized? How often should it meet? What are the responsibilities?

Advisory Committee does… Not decide program Not define LMS job and responsibilities Not take over any LMS job functions Support the LMS and LMP Advise the LMS Assist the LMS Advocate for the LMP and LMS

What does the LMCAC do? collaboratively The LMCAC should work collaboratively with the library media specialist: To develop, implement, evaluate, and revise a strategic plan for the LMC To monitor and evaluate the progress in meeting the goal(s) and objectives of the strategic plan To complete an annual report to the school community about the progress of the plan

Responsibilities Advocates for LMP Sounding Board for LMS Link between LMS and other faculty members Link between LMS and the broader community Assists with evaluation of LMP Assists with conducting needs assessments Assists in developing LMC Long-range plans Facilitates program implementation Assists with preparing end-of-year report

LMC Planning LMCAC should assist the LMS in strategic planning for the LMP (others may be added at the invitation of the LMS) Planning includes –Collection development –Funding –Scheduling –Program development and implementation –Program evaluation

Evaluation The LMCAC should assist the LMS in preparing a final report to the administration and school community to include (but not limited to) –Progress made on implementing the strategic plan –Status of collection –Results of LMC evaluation –Proposed revisions of goal(s) and objectives for next year

Objective 1: Implementation of IMPACT Information literacy and technology integration guide Scaffold learning K-12 Problem-solving model – The Big6 Table of Contents

What needs to be done? What can I use to find what I need? Where can I find what I need? What information can I use? How can I put my information together? How will I know if I did my job well? It’s about Process Task Definition Information Seeking Strategies Location and Access Use of Information Synthesis Evaluation

Objective 2: District responsibilities District library media advisory committee District support for implementation of I.M.P.A.C.T

Objective 3: Collaborative Planning At least 25% of teachers Plan, deliver, evaluation instruction Link content, information literacy, and technology Collaborative Planning Form

Objective 4: Key Decision-making Committees Curriculum Technology Strategic Planning

Objective 5: Data Collection Data to show impact of library media center on student achievement National studies Should have local data PACT scores MAP/Benchmark scores

Objective 6: Flexible Schedule At least 50% of the day Critical for –ADEPT –NCLB –PACT Creative scheduling Tremendous staff development for teachers (and maybe your library media specialist)

Objective 7: Up-to-date collection Recreational reading Curriculum support Collection map LMS Annual Survey ’02-’03 results 1985 –Average copyright date: –Oldest collection: –Newest collection: –500s: –600s: 1983

Objective 8: Reading and Literature Appreciation School wide reading activities Reading programs Ex: SC Book Awards AR and RC 100 Suggested Titles Family Night Author visits (real or virtual) Book displays and book talks Morning news

Objective 9: Staffing, Funding, Facilities Necessary to facilitate improvement in student achievement Necessary to meet evaluative criteria

ADEPT and the Library Media Specialist PD1 – Long-Range Planning PD 2 – Administering the Library Media Program PD 3 – Collaboration for Instruction and Services PD 4 – Library Media Collection and Resource Management PD 5 – Creating and Maintaining an Environment Conducive to Inquiry PD 6 – Assessing the Library Media Program PD 7 – Professional Responsibilities Objectives 1 & 9 Objectives 3 & 6 Objective 7 & 8 Objective 5 & 7 Objectives 4 & 8 Objectives 3, 6, 7, 9

Martha Alewine Consultant, School Library Media Services 1429 Senate St., Room 513-C Columbia, SC