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Essential
Components
LEARNING
& TEACHING
·The
library media program is integral to the educational program of the
school.
·The
Information Literacy Standards of Student Learning are integral to
the content and objectives of the school’s curriculum.
·The
library media program models and promotes collaborative planning and
teaching within a school climate conducive to and supportive of
collaborative learning.
·The
library media program promotes the fundamental skills of reading,
viewing, listening, and communicating by promoting the enjoyment and
fulfillment derived from using various media for ideas, information,
and recreation.
·The
library media program integrates technology for learning and
teaching.
·The
library media program supports the learning of all members of the
learning community, including those who have diverse learning
abilities, styles, and needs.
·An
effective library media program provides an inviting, accessible,
and stimulating place that is open and staffed for individual and
group use.
·The
library media program supports the principles necessary for
evaluation of information and ideas.
·The
library media program supports teachers as learners through on-going
dissemination of information.
INFORMATION ACCESS
·The
library media program provides intellectual and physical access to
ideas, information, and resources for learning which support the
National Study of School Evaluation (NSSE) Schoolwide Goals for
Student Learning, the Information Literacy Standards for Student
Learning, and the Illinois Learning Standards and reflect the Thomas
Metcalf curriculum and goals for student learning.
·The
library media program provides and promotes flexible, equitable, and
efficient access to ideas, information, and resources.
·The
library media program supports the principles of intellectual
freedom in material selections; legal guidelines and professional
ethics are reflected in its policies, procedures, and practices.
·The
library media program includes and organizes appropriate resources
that support and extend the curriculum and provides the most
appropriate and advanced technologies for accessing and producing
information related to the learning needs of all members of the
learning community.
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
·The
mission, goals, functions, and impact of the library media program
are clearly communicated to the entire learning community.
·The
organizational structure of the library media program ensures that
access to ideas, information, and resources is equitable, efficient,
and integrated into the educational program of the school.
·Effective
school library media programs are the result of strong curricular
and instructional leadership.
·Planning
and continuing assessment are crucial elements in the development,
implementation, and improvement of an effective library media
program.
·Sufficient
local funding is provided annually to ensure a successful library
media program.
·The
library media program objectives are derived from and support the
NSSE School side Goals for Learning, the Information Literacy
Standards for Student learning, the Illinois learning Standards, and
the mission, goals, and objectives of Thomas Metcalf School.
Adapted from The Illinois School
Library Media Program Guideline (1999), Linking for Learning,
written by The Illinois School Library Association
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