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

California School Library Standards - This is in pdf format.
Standards for Information Literacy and School Library Programs - Colorado
Beyond Proficiency: Achieving a Distinguished School Library Media Program - Kentucky Department of Education. This is in pdf format.
Guidelines for Library Programs in Louisiana Schools - 2004. This is in pdf format.
Maine School Library Facilities 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.
Guidelines for Michigan School Library Programs - This is in pdf format
Minnesota Standards for Effective School Library Programs - in pdf format.
Missouri School Library Standards
Standards for New Mexico School Libraries - in pdf format.
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 - in pdf format.
Program Quality Indicators - Rhode Island Educational Media Association.
Achieving Exemplary School Libraries - South Carolina Department of Education.
School Library Standards - South Dakota, This is in pdf format.
Minimum Requirements for School Library Information Centers - State of Tennessee.
Texas School Libraries: Standards, Resources, Services, and Student Performance
Standards for Utah School Libraries - Available as a pdf document.
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.

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Job Descriptions - School Library Media Specialists

Library Media Specialist - Trussville City Schools, Trussville, AL. This is in pdf format.
California School Library Standards - This document contains job descriptions for professional and paraprofessional staff. This is in pdf format.
Library Media Specialist - Greenwood High School, Arkansas
Quality School District- Level Programs - State of Colorado.
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.
Standards for Teacher of Library and Media - State of Indiana
All Library Positions - Iowa City Community School District. These are in pdf format.
Library Media Specialist - Wamego High School, Wamego, Kansas.
School Library Media Specialist - Kansas City Public Schools.
Beyond Proficiency - Standards for Kentucky School Libraries. This documents contains model job descriptions for professional and paraprofessional staff. This is in pdf format.
Library Media Job Descriptions - This includes descriptions for library media specialist, media assistant, and media secretary. Office of media and educational technology, Howard County, MD
Job Descriptions - for professional and paraprofessional staff. This is from the Missouri State Library Standards and is in pdf format.
Library Media Specialist - Norman, OK School District.
Lower School Librarian - Oregon Episcopal School.
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.
Technical Services Job Descriptions - for district library system manager, cataloger, and library manager/acquisition personnel. By the Richardson ISD, Texas.
AASL Classification Tool Kit - If you are a school library media specialist who is classified as an instructional support person instead of a teacher, take a look at this material from the AASL.

Job Descriptions - Library Media Supervisor

Supervisor, Library and Media Services - Grossmont Union High School District, El Cajon, CA. This is in pdf format.
Director of Library Media Services - Columbia School District, Missouri. This is in pdf format. Scroll down through several empty pages, and you will find the school library media specialist job description and job evaluation form.
Media Director/Supervisor - Iredell - Statesville Schools, NC. This is in pdf format.
Supervisor I Library Media Services - Newport News, VA. This is pdf format.
District Level Leadership for School Library Media Programs - the state of Wisconsin

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
Media Resources Technician - Pasco County Schools, FL. This is in pdf format.
School Library Assistant - Kansas City Public Schools
Library Media Assistant - Norman, OK Public Schools.

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Evaluation Forms for both the Media Center and School Library Media specialist

Library Media Program Rubric - New Haven, CT Public Schools.

Evaluation of School Library Media Specialists

Library Media Specialist Evaluation Manual - State of Alabama. This extensive document is available in Adobe Acrobat format.
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.
Guidelines for Performance-Based Library Media Specialist Evaluation - State of Missouri. This is in pdf format.
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 Management and Appraisal: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians (How-to-Do-It Manuals for Libraries, 132) - G. Edward Evans, Neil-Schuman, 2004.This book may be ordered from Amazon.Com

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