Maximizing the Maximizing the Effectiveness of Effectiveness of

Your Library Your Library Media CenterMedia 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?The LMCAC should work collaborativelycollaboratively 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

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

• 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

– Average copyright date: 19851985– Oldest collection: 19251925– Newest collection: 20002000– 500s: 19851985– 600s: 19831983

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-CColumbia, SC 29201803-734-6293

malewine@sde.state.sc.us http://www.myscschools.com/offices/tech/ms/lms