1. A Packet for the Principal

2. ALA, AASL, and Information Power _____  Gift a copy of the book  Loan the library copy of the book  Choose information from the website

3. Go to www.ala.org and search for Information Power.

4. You will find  Online excerpts  AASL Resource Guides  Building-Level Basic Implementation Kit PowerPoint presentation for use by school library media specialists  other valuable information.

5. The excerpt on Roles and Responsibilities of the School Library Media Specialist is included in your packet.

6. At www.maslonline.orgwww.maslonline.org retrieve information on your reading program(s).

7. The Resources link is accessible to the public and includes valuable information, including copyright brochures and...

8. MASL Speaks— PowerPoint presentation and script to share with administrators.

9. Provide the url for your region website for access to meeting minutes, newsletters and other regional information.

10. Intellectual Freedom Visit www.ala.org,www.ala.org Professional Tools for intellectual freedom documents such as Library Bill of Rights, Freedom to Read statement, and Access to Resources.

11. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) supersedes the Missouri confidentiality law. Visit www.ala.org forwww.ala.org more information.

12. No Child Left Behind Access the brochure, Your School Library Media Program and No Child Left Behind at www.ala.orgwww.ala.org.

13. Research on how libraries improve student achievement can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/aaslproftools/resourceguides/studentachievement.htm including the Colorado studies.

14. Some recommended books:  Assessing Learning by V. H. Harada & Joan M. Yoshina  Get Them Thinking by Sue Lockwood Summers  Teaching and Testing Information Literacy Skills by Jane Bandy Smith

15. The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) website at http://www.dese.mo.gov/ provides a wealth of information.

16. Under School Improvement/MSIP:  Model Curriculum Units  Show-Me Connection- Library Study (10 Pages-the first is in your packet)

17. Under Curriculum/Assessment: GLEs, including Information Literacy and the Show-Me Standards

18. Choose some of these for your focus and include them along with your collaboration worksheet.

19. Good examples of teacher/librarian collaboration worksheets can be found at http://libraries.phila.k12.pa.us/pennalexander/TLC.html One is included in your packet.

20. At least annually, provide core data information and a plan for improvement.

21. Consider a gift to your principal! The Principal’s Guide to a Powerful Library Media Program by Marla W. McGhee and Barbara A. Jansen