1. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Jack O’Connell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction School Library Standards for California

2. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What do we have? Content Standards form the basis for: Statewide assessment system Curriculum frameworks Instructional materials adoptions Standards define what a student should know and be able to do by a specific point in time.

3. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What do we have? Local, district, or regional defined skills and…?

4. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What do we have? State Board of Education (SBE) Motion carries March 12, 2009 The SBE authorizes the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop statutorily required standards for school library services, as model standards. Our goal: SBE approved library standards for California, online and in print.

5. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction Audience 1.Decision makers and administrators 2.Teachers 3.Library field 4.Publishers of adopted textbooks

6. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? Document components: 1. Background 2. Research base 3. California school library content standards & correlation with other standards 4. Quantifiable standards 5. Appendix

7. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? 1.Background Pertinent Education Code sections Title 5 Regulation sections Data

8. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? 2. Research base California study! Studies on school libraries and student achievement Use of technology Collaboration Florida study on library circulation and reading scores

9. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? 3. California school library content standards & correlation with other standards Our own hybrid standards Correlation of library standards with content standards

10. 3. California school library content standards (what students should know and be able to do), also known as information literacy or 21st century learning skills, and correlation with California academic content standards as appropriate. Correlation of library standards with content standards One component. Two big tasks. What do we include and how do we organize? Library Standards

11. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? 4. Quantitative standards Staffing Collections and resources including technology and equipment Facilities

12. 4. Quantitative standards for staffing, collection, and resources, and facilities based on national and state statistics and research. Set targets. What does it look like at its best? Set targets adapted to school size, level Define targets by performance level. What really exists in high performing libraries? Conditions necessary for library program to meet student standards

13. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction What will we have? 5. Appendix Research process options Sample policies Links to additional resources Information competencies from CSU system

14. JACK O’CONNELL State Superintendent of Public Instruction CDE proposes format, content concepts, work plan, selects R Team and W Team, coordinates draft Input from CSLA, COE, IHE, COE groups, field review Designated Reactor Team Designated Writing Team SBE approves library standards project ********* To SBE for approval by January 6, 2010 The flow