AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Library Media Specialists:
Standard 5: Program Management and Administration: Candidates plan, develop, implement, and evaluate school library programs, resources,and services in support of the mission of the library program within the school according to the ethics and principles of library science, education, management, and administration.
5.4 Strategic Planning and Assessment
Candidates communicate and collaborate with students, teachers, administrators, and community members to develop a library program that aligns resources, services, and standards with the school's mission. Candidates make effective use of data and information to assess how the library program addresses the needs of their diverse communities.
Artifacts:
ISTC 601 Library Media Administration - Ideal Library Mission and Vision statement
ISTC 789 Practicum & Portfolio in School Library Media - Student Learning Outcome (SLO) description
Artifact Descriptions:
ISTC 601 Library Media Administration - Ideal Library Mission and Vision statement. The eight page paper describes how an LMS uses experience, examples and colleague input to craft an appropriate vision and mission statement for the school library.
ISTC 789 Practicum & Portfolio in School Library Media - Student Learning Outcome description. The artifact uses the format provided by a local school system to determine rationale and targets in order to address a School Progress Plan (SPP) goal to increase student assessment scores.
Relevance:
The LMS considers the school mission and vision statement when crafting one for the school library. Developing a library mission and vision statement and putting it on the library webpage shows stakeholders that the library services extend beyond reading for pleasure and book checkout. The Ideal Library Mission and Vision statements help the candidate to consider how the program will align its resources and services to the school's mission.
The Student Learning Outcome description shows a format that teachers use to address a specific SPP goal for improvement. The LMS may select a goal met within the library media curriculum or may add skills from other content areas. The SLO that I designed blended a library media research project with language arts skills in summary and paraphrase. Data comparison from the pre-assessment to post-instruction informs content area teachers and administration of the LMS goals for student improvement and successful outcome.
Analysis/Reflections:
The LMS continually communicates and collaborates with students, teachers, and all stakeholders to develop and maintain a program that aligns to the school's mission. Using data, communications, and conversations, the LMS can best address needs of library users. This enables the LMS to meet the AASL standard 5.4 Strategic Planning and Assessment.
During the Library Administration class I developed the Ideal Library Mission and Vision statements white paper. After writing the drafts of mission and vision statements for the school library, based on goals which include building a collection, broadening access, supporting instruction, and inviting reading opportunities, I meet with interested teachers and a key administrator to polish the statements. The mission and vision statements appear on the library example webpage. During my Practicum & Portfolio experience at Hereford High School library, I find that a few words with a visual can say so much about your school library space. As an LMS I will work with students to develop a slogan that describes the library and its program. Right now, it's just "Welcome."
While I was an intern at a local elementary school library, I developed a student learning outcome (SLO) which is tied to the current year's School Progress Plan (SPP). I administered a pre-assessment and then taught a paraphrase lesson. Ideally assessment would follow the paraphrase lesson to show improvement for some students and maintenance of skill for others. Articles paraphrased in both assessments were made available in Spanish for second language learners. Along with a comparison of pre- and post- instruction assessments, the LMS connects the successful learning outcome to standardized test scores administered later in the year to relate improvement to the efforts of the LMS and the library media program. In addition the LMS communicates results of the SLO to the students' language arts teacher to reinforce or extend instruction on the skills of summary and paraphrase. In this instance, the LMS adds to data to inform instruction of first and second language learners in a key writing skill.
Standard 5: Program Management and Administration: Candidates plan, develop, implement, and evaluate school library programs, resources,and services in support of the mission of the library program within the school according to the ethics and principles of library science, education, management, and administration.
5.4 Strategic Planning and Assessment
Candidates communicate and collaborate with students, teachers, administrators, and community members to develop a library program that aligns resources, services, and standards with the school's mission. Candidates make effective use of data and information to assess how the library program addresses the needs of their diverse communities.
Artifacts:
ISTC 601 Library Media Administration - Ideal Library Mission and Vision statement
ISTC 789 Practicum & Portfolio in School Library Media - Student Learning Outcome (SLO) description
Artifact Descriptions:
ISTC 601 Library Media Administration - Ideal Library Mission and Vision statement. The eight page paper describes how an LMS uses experience, examples and colleague input to craft an appropriate vision and mission statement for the school library.
ISTC 789 Practicum & Portfolio in School Library Media - Student Learning Outcome description. The artifact uses the format provided by a local school system to determine rationale and targets in order to address a School Progress Plan (SPP) goal to increase student assessment scores.
Relevance:
The LMS considers the school mission and vision statement when crafting one for the school library. Developing a library mission and vision statement and putting it on the library webpage shows stakeholders that the library services extend beyond reading for pleasure and book checkout. The Ideal Library Mission and Vision statements help the candidate to consider how the program will align its resources and services to the school's mission.
The Student Learning Outcome description shows a format that teachers use to address a specific SPP goal for improvement. The LMS may select a goal met within the library media curriculum or may add skills from other content areas. The SLO that I designed blended a library media research project with language arts skills in summary and paraphrase. Data comparison from the pre-assessment to post-instruction informs content area teachers and administration of the LMS goals for student improvement and successful outcome.
Analysis/Reflections:
The LMS continually communicates and collaborates with students, teachers, and all stakeholders to develop and maintain a program that aligns to the school's mission. Using data, communications, and conversations, the LMS can best address needs of library users. This enables the LMS to meet the AASL standard 5.4 Strategic Planning and Assessment.
During the Library Administration class I developed the Ideal Library Mission and Vision statements white paper. After writing the drafts of mission and vision statements for the school library, based on goals which include building a collection, broadening access, supporting instruction, and inviting reading opportunities, I meet with interested teachers and a key administrator to polish the statements. The mission and vision statements appear on the library example webpage. During my Practicum & Portfolio experience at Hereford High School library, I find that a few words with a visual can say so much about your school library space. As an LMS I will work with students to develop a slogan that describes the library and its program. Right now, it's just "Welcome."
While I was an intern at a local elementary school library, I developed a student learning outcome (SLO) which is tied to the current year's School Progress Plan (SPP). I administered a pre-assessment and then taught a paraphrase lesson. Ideally assessment would follow the paraphrase lesson to show improvement for some students and maintenance of skill for others. Articles paraphrased in both assessments were made available in Spanish for second language learners. Along with a comparison of pre- and post- instruction assessments, the LMS connects the successful learning outcome to standardized test scores administered later in the year to relate improvement to the efforts of the LMS and the library media program. In addition the LMS communicates results of the SLO to the students' language arts teacher to reinforce or extend instruction on the skills of summary and paraphrase. In this instance, the LMS adds to data to inform instruction of first and second language learners in a key writing skill.