1. Christine Hamilton-Pennell
Keith Curry Lance
Marcia J. Rodney
Christine Hamilton-Pennell
RSL Research Group

2. Building Blocks of the Study
Literature Review
School Library Survey
Data
Test scores
ISAT Reading & Writing, 5th & 8th
PSAE Reading & ACT, 11th
Other school data
Community data
Success stories

3. Library Predictors of Test Scores
Flexible scheduling
Staffing
Staff activities
Collection
Educational technology
Expenditures
Usage

4. More flexibly scheduled hours → higher test scores
School Level
Flexible Hours
Elementary 16
Middle 30
High 35
More flexibly
scheduled hours
→ higher test scores

5. More library staff → higher test scores School Level Staff Hours
Elementary 42
Middle 49
High 70
More library staff
→ higher test scores

6. More librarians → higher test scores School Level Librarian Hours
Elementary 30
High 40
More librarians
→ higher test scores

7. materials for teachers → higher test scores
School Level
I.D. Hours
Elementary 2
Middle 3
More time identifying
materials for teachers
→ higher test scores

8. More collaborating & teaching librarians → higher test scores
Staff
Activity
Weekly Hours
ID materials 3
Plan 2
Teach 1
Motivate
Committees
Library mtgs
1/2
More collaborating & teaching librarians
→ higher test scores

9. Larger, newer collections → higher test scores
School Level
Books
Periodi-cals
Copy-right
Elementary
9,000 12
1990
Middle
8,700 18
1989
High
11,500 39
1983
Larger, newer collections
→ higher test
scores

10. More library-connected computers → higher test scores
School Level
Library
PCs
Other
Elementary 9 45
Middle 13 60
High 26
125
More library-connected computers → higher test scores

11. More spent on libraries → higher test scores
School Level
Library Expenditures
Elementary
$4,500
Middle
$6,250
High
$10,255
More spent on libraries
→ higher test scores

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