Transcript Getting the Most out of Your School`s Library Program

Getting the Most out of
Your School’s Library Program
A model for the GECDSB
Susan Moroz
Martha Martin
Liz Golden
Liz Geier
Is your School Library Resource Centre
timetabled as an
Administrative Tool
or
???
Educational Asset
School Library Information Centre
The most essential facility in your school
40 years of research has proven time and again that student
achievement on standardized tests can increase by 3 to 15% if the
School Library Information Centre (SLIC)
Is staffed by a full-time, qualified TL
Is open to students at any time during the school day
Has a TL who collaboratively plans and facilitates
instructional units with teachers
Has a TL who teaches information literacy skills
Has a TL who provides in-service to other teachers
The Media
School Libraries a Valuable Resource Toronto Star July 3, 2003
...a new study claims that provinces are ignoring a proven method
for improving student literacy — school libraries. The study is the
first Canadian in-depth look at the educational impact of school
libraries.
Decline in School Libraries Worrisome Toronto Star July 6, 2003
"Increased student visits to the library correlates with higher test
scores," he wrote. "Student achievement is higher in schools where
the library is open all day and the teacher-librarian is on duty fulltime."
The Missing Link Globe and Mail June 21, 2003
Studies show that an old-fashioned educational tool -- the school
library -affects students' marks more than we think.
Elementary Library Resource Initiative
The Elementary Library Resource Initiative (ELRI) project has
provided you with the resources to have a basic library program.
An automated circulation system
an updated collection of resources
PD for your TL
A model for improving your SLIC to increase student
achievement
The Model
Higher Test Scores
Gold
•Qualified TL
Silver
Bronze
•Time
•Money
•Collaboration
ELRI
Diamond in the Rough
Prior to ELRI
•Info skills
Diamond in the Rough
What You Give
Gold
•5 periods admin
time free of prep or
supervision
Silver
•Basic custodial duties
Bronze
•student record
maintenance (SIRSI)
•Full budget
allotment
Diamond in the Rough
Prior to ELRI
•Designated TL
ELRI has brought all libraries to this
basic level. This level of admin staffing
is required to operate the SIRSI
automated system and to prevent the loss
of the collection.
What you get
•item record maintenance
(SIRSI)
•automated circulation
(including overdue and
circulation reports)
•collection
development/maintenance
Bronze
Gold
What You Give
•Qualified TL
•Full budget allotment
•5 periods admin
•Some time in library
Silver
Bronze
Diamond in the
Rough
Prior to ELRI
•Some time in other
capacity
In this level, the TL performs some
teaching duties outside of the SLIC
but has most of his/her scheduled
teaching periods in the library.
What you get
•Basic custodial duties
•student record maintenance
•item record maintenance
•automated circulation
•collection
development/maintenance
•Resource-based reading
literacy activities
•Resource-based
Information Literacy
activities
Silver
What You Give
Gold
Silver
•Qualified TL
•Full budget allotment
•5 periods admin
Bronze
What you get
•Basic custodial duties
•student record maintenance
•item record maintenance
•automated circulation
Diamond in the
Rough
•collection
development/maintenance
Prior to ELRI
•Resource-based reading literacy
activities
•All teaching performed
inside SLIC
In this level, the TL performs all
scheduled teaching duties inside
the SLIC. There is no unscheduled
time outside of admin and prep.
•Resource-based Information
Literacy activities
•Increased student access
•SLIC open all the time
•Greater control of
collection
Gold
•Basic custodial duties
What You Give
•student record maintenance
•Specialist TL
Gold
•Full budget allotment
Silver
•5 periods admin
What you get
•item record maintenance
•automated circulation
Bronze
•collection development/maintenance
•Resource-based reading literacy
activities
•All teaching performed
inside SLIC
Diamond in the
Rough
•Resource-based Information Literacy
activities
•Some unscheduled
time for collaboration
Prior to ELRI
•Increased student access
In this level, the TL performs all
scheduled teaching duties inside
the SLIC. There is some
unscheduled time for collaborative
units.
•SLIC open all the time
•Greater control of collection
•Resource-based cooperatively
planned units
•Integrated Information
Literacy units
Polished Diamond
What You Give
What you get
•Basic custodial duties
•student record maintenance
•Specialized TL
•Full budget allotment
•Fully unscheduled time
for collaboration
•item record maintenance
•automated circulation
•collection development/maintenance
•Resource-based reading literacy activities
•Resource-based Information Literacy
activities
•Increased student access
At this level, all of the Teacher
Librarian’s time is unscheduled and
all conditions necessary to increase
student achievement have been
met.
HIGHER TEST SCORES!
•SLIC open all the time
•Greater control of collection
•Resource-based cooperatively planned
units
•Integrated Information Literacy units
•TL as curriculum leader
•In-service for other staff
Ascending the Pyramid
Do I have the right person in the TL position?
Qualified, or motivated to become qualified
Curriculum leader
Knowledge of children’s literature
Computer literate
Very positive relationship with staff and students
Do I give the the TL the full budget allotment and the
autonomy to spend it on maintaining the collection?
Do I maximize my TL staffing allotment to ensure adequate time
in the SLIC?
Is your School Library Resource Centre
timetabled as an
Administrative Tool
or
???
Educational Asset
Quotations to Think About
“The most reliable indicator of a school’s quality is how much
is spent on the library.”
Today’s Parent Magazine March 2003
“Public Schools that have well-stocked, well-funded libraries run by
professionals and that involve the library in curriculum
development, produce students that do significantly better in
standardized testing.”
Globe and Mail June 10, 2002