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
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
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
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.
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.
Catalyst: Setting the Standards for Student Learning through School Library Media Centers - 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.
Resource-Based Learning Policy - Guidelines and Responsibilities for Saskatchewan Learning Resource Centres
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 - 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
Elementary Teacher Librarian - Iowa City Community School District. This is in pdf format.
School Library Media Specialist - Kansas City Public Schools.
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.
School Library Job Descriptions - Includes both library media specialist and media/aide descriptions. State of Ohio
Library Media Specialist - Norman, OK School District.
Lower School Librarian - Oregon Episcopal School.
Library Job Descriptions - Fort Bend ISD, Texas.
District Level Leadership for School Library Media Programs - the state of Wisconsin
Duties and Responsibilities for Teacher-Librarians - Calgary Board of Education. This is a pdf document.
AASL Classification Toolkit - 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 - 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
School Library Assistant - Kansas City Public Schools
Library Media Assistant - Norman, OK Public Schools.
Non-Instructional Library Assistant - West Chester (PA) School District. This is in pdf format.
Position Descriptions - For all staff including the secretary, aides, and volunteers. From the Fort Bend, TX Independent School District.

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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.
School Library Media Specialist Evaluation Kit - This is both for SLMS and library supervisors. It also includes a job description and an Action Plan sample. By the Maine Association of School Libraries.
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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