The School Librarian’s Role in Educator Evaluation and the Common Core: New
Levers for Academic Growth
Amy Rominiecki School Library Media
SpecialistImmediate Past President,
NJASLSeneca High School
Tabernacle, NJ
Michelle MarhefkaSchool Library Media
SpecialistTreasurer, NJASL
Clearview Middle School
Mullica Hill, NJ
Tim Matheney
DirectorOffice of Evaluation for the New Jersey
Department of Education
Our Presentation and handouts are online at:
http://njasl.org/Default.aspx?
pageId=1640249
Amy’s School’s SLMS Evaluation Process
Lenape Regional High School District (Burlington County, NJ)
“Homegrown” method of evaluating staff- including school librarians
Observations
Using 2-year-old checklist for observations (in your handout)4 librarians revising the checklist to become a rubric, modeled after the classroom teacher’s observation rubric
Student Growth Objectives (SGOs)
We will write two (2) SGOs per librarian, per yearNot per class, per librarian
5 librarians from my District working on these during in-service days
What goes into an SGO? (Thank you Arlen Kimmelman)
Last page of handout
What goes into an SGO?Get 21st – Century Approach to School
Librarian Evaluation by American Association of School Librarians
Look at Nina Kemps’ notes about developing SGOs using SLMS roles/responsibilities (last page of handout)
NJASL’s Exemplar SGOs
A committee of NJASL volunteers has written “exemplar” SGOs with guidance from the NJ Department of Education
We have revised them and are waiting to hear back from the DOE before we release them to our membership as exemplars- 3 were approved yesterday!
We are collecting SGOs to post on the NJASL website– hoping to have a database of SGOs to help each other
SGOs = Collaboration Opportunity
Use your knowledge of SGOs to offer help and guidance to classroom teachersCan I help you write your SGO?How can I support your SGO?Gather together teachers’ SGOs and use those to send out information and messages about how you can help
On Site, On Demand LibraryLinkNJ Workshop
Nina Kemps and I will come to your district or association meeting (12 or more participants)
100% of the cost of the workshop is subsidized by LibraryLinkNJ
New Evaluations in NJ: Students, Teachers and School Library Media Specialists
After this workshop, participants will be able to: Formulate appropriate and effective Student Growth
ObjectivesBuild a range of strategies and techniques to communicate
how a School Library Media Specialist should be evaluated Explain the New Jersey classroom teacher evaluation
processTake an active role in preparing students for the PARCC
assessmentFor more information and requirements:http://
librarylinknj.org/ce/onsite/staffdevelopment2014-school-libraries
Michelle’s School’s SLMS Evaluation Process
Clearview Middle School
ResourcesNJASL website: http://
www.njasl.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1640249Current information on School Librarian EvaluationDatabase of SGOs- need your submissions
Department of Education website:http://www.state.nj.us/education/AchieveNJ/
teacher/objectives.shtmlInformation how to formulate SGOsForms/Guides
NJEAhttp://www.njea.org/issues-and-political-action/
evaluationInformation on formulating SGOs
Contact UsAmy Rominiecki- School Library Media
Specialist, Seneca High School, Tabernacle, NJ
[email protected] Marhefka- School Library Media
Specialist, Clearview Middle School, Mullica Hill, NJ
http://njasl.org/Default.aspx?pageId=1640249
