School Library Standards and Evaluation

School Library Standards and Evaluation

School Library Standards for Programs and Facilities

Standards for the curriculum alone may be found at Information Skills

Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools
Colorado’s Highly Effective School Library Programs - Qualitative competencies and quantitative benchmarks for 21st-century Colorado school library programs. This is a pdf document which is dated 7/27/11.
Iowa School Library Program Guidelines - May be downloaded from this page.
Library Media Program Rubric - Kentucky Department of Education, 2011.
Beyond Proficiency @ Your Library- Kentucky Department of Education, 2010. This is in pdf format.
Guidelines for Library Programs in Louisiana Schools - 2004. This is in pdf format.
Maine School Library Handbook
Standards for Maryland School Library Media Programs - These are in pdf format.
Model School Rubrics for School Library Media Centers in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - This evaluation rubric is by the Massachusetts School Library Association and is in pdf format.
School Library 21 - 21 Measurement Criteria for Michigan School Libraries For 21st Century Schools. This is in pdf format.
Minnesota Standards for Effective School Library Programs
Missouri School Library Standards - These are in pdf format.
Standards for New Mexico School Libraries - in pdf format.
School Library Media Program Evaluation Rubric - a self-assessment instrument developed by the New York State Education Department.
Librarian's Handbook- New York City Schools. This is in pdf format, and you will need to scroll down the page to find it.
Ohio Guidelines for Effective School Library Media Programs
Pennsylvania Guidelines for School Library Media Programs - may be downloaded from a link on the Pittsburgh Public Schools Library Services site.
Program Quality Indicators - Rhode Island Educational Media Association.
School Library Standards - South Dakota.
Minimum Requirements for School Library Information Centers - State of Tennessee. This is a pdf document.
Texas School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Student Performance
Standards for Utah School Libraries - Available as a pdf document.
The School Library Data Project - Data collection on school libraries.
A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners With School Library Assessment Rubric - "a program evaluation, planning, implementation and advocacy tool that will ensure school library program planners go beyond the basics to provide goals, priorities, criteria, and general principles for establishing effective library programs." By the American Library Association.
State Resources - Links to State Departments of Education and library associations. From the Institute of Study and Development of School Library Information Centers at Clarion University.
School Library Information - Links to the school library standards and materials related to the development of the standards. There is also information for principals and parents. By the Texas State Library
State Staffing Requirements - for school libraries. A wiki by Dough Johnson.
The History of School Library Standards - Timeline - By Cawood Cornelius

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Job Descriptions - School Librarians

Library Media Specialist - and library paraprofession. These are from the Alaska School Library Handbook.
Library Media Specialist - Greenwood High School, Arkansas
Colorado School Libraries - There is a menu option for "Becoming a Teacher Librarian".
Official Position Description for School Librarians - State of Hawaii
Idaho School Library Job Descriptions - This is a pdf document and starting on page 12, there are job descriptions for library coordinators, school librarians, library clerks, and media aides.
All Library Positions - Iowa City Community School District. These are in pdf format.
Library Media Specialist - Wamego High School, Wamego, Kansas.
Library Media Specialist - and also media assistant and media secretary job descriptions. Howard County Public Schools, MD.
Library Media Specialist - Norman, OK School District.
Library Media Assistant - Williamson County School District. Tennessee
Job Descriptions for All Library Positions - Bellingham WA Public Schools.
K - 6 Library Media Specialist - School District of Iola-Scandanavia, WI. This document is in pdf format.
Duties and Responsibilities for Teacher-Librarians - Calgary Board of Education. This is a pdf document.
Sample Job Description for a School Librarian - From AASL. This a pdf document.
Technical Services Job Descriptions - for district library system manager, cataloger, and library manager/acquisition personnel. By the Richardson ISD, Texas.
AASL Position on Instructional Classification - School librarians should be classified as teachers.

Job Descriptions - Library Media Supervisor

Media Director/Supervisor - Iredell - Statesville Schools, NC. This is in pdf format.
District Level Leadership for School Library Media Programs - the state of Wisconsin
District Library Media Director - Iola - Scandinavia School District, WI.

Job Descriptions - School Library Support Staff

Library Aide - Los Angeles, CA Unified School District
Library Media Clerk - Los Angeles, CA Unified School District
Library Clerk - Los Angeles, CA Unified School District
Library Aide - Oroville Union School District, CA.
Media Resources Technician - Pasco County Schools, FL. This is in pdf format.
Library Media Assistant - Norman, OK Public Schools.

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Evaluation of School Library Media Specialists

Library Media Specialist Evaluation Manual - State of Alabama. This extensive document is available in Adobe Acrobat format.
Library Media Specialist Evaluation Instrument - Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida
Alternative Evaluation Instruments for Library Media Specialists - Alternatives to evaluation forms used for classroom teachers. From the Georgia Department of Education.
Idaho's School Librarian Manual - There are evaluation forms for school library media specialists and for students library aides. This document is in pdf format.
Library Media Specialist Evaluation - Topeka Public Schools.
Sample Evaluation Tool for School Media Librarians - Kentucky
Evaluation of School Library Media Specialists - an extensive method by the South Carolina Department of Education.
Library Media Specialist - National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Standards of Professional Excellence for Teacher Librarians - by the Australian School Library Association.
Performance Evaluation of School Librarians - From AASL.
School Librarian Evaluation Workbook - From the AASL. This may be purchased at the ALA Store.
Principals' Evaluation of School Librarians: A Study of Strategic and Nonstrategic Evidence-based Approaches - An article by Nancy Everhart in School Libraries Worldwide Volume 12, Number 2, July 2006.

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