1. Libraries and Academic Achievement
Lisa-Dai
Keen
Venker

2. Libraries and Dinosaurs
Testing
No Child Left Behind
MSA
Restructuring
PG- Cut 1100
90/215

3. Why Study This….? Previous Librarian Lack of support Books Atmosphere
Current Scores

4. Studies 1960’s Colorado 1993 Keith Curry Lance
Illinois, Idaho, Ohio, Alaska, Texas, Michigan, Delaware, North Carolina

5. Findings…Increase Scores
Flexible scheduling
Larger staff
Other staff - more teaching
Time IL - 49%, 5% on achievement
Larger collection
Current collection
More money, 5% reading elementary 9% middle 12% high
More visits – CO 67-72% proficient reading
5% hi

6. How to Git-er-Done! 30 – 15 each 7th & 8th both years
Survey in Language Arts
Librarian Survey
Destiny
Stars Data

7. Results = Same as other studies
Libraries = Correlate = Achievement