Oregon Association of School Libraries Advocacy Toolkit

HOW TO USE THIS TOOLKIT: 

The intention is not that you should attempt to plow through all this information at once, but that you can use the table of contents below to identify the section that most pertains to where you are in your library advocacy work right now. Are you just getting started, and planning your strategy? Looking for some hard data to support your arguments? Ready to contact your legislators? Find the section of the Toolkit that is most useful to you at this moment, then come back later when you are ready for more resources. This is a dynamic document, and will be updated regularly as we become aware of more resources to share.

Strategy

• What "They" Need and Want to Know

• Actionable Advocacy Steps for School Librarians

• The Power of Story as an Advocacy Tool

• Collaboration in Advocacy: Advocacy is not a Solo Sport!

• The Advocacy Continuum

• How To Speak Administrator

• Connect With Your Principal | Take the Lead

• It’s Not Futile: Fighting Job Cuts

• EveryLibrary Webinars

• 2019 Spring Interchange - The Advocacy Issue

Infographics

• School Librarians: A District's Biggest Bargain

• School Libraries and Student Achievement

• Strong School Libraries Build Strong Students

• Who's the Tech Leader at Your School? Odds Are, It's the Librarian

• Because Everyone Is A Learner

• Print this poster and spread the word!

Making Your Case

• Talking Points for SSA/CIP meetings in districts

• More Talking Points 

• 1/2 page flyer for Parent and Community Groups 

• Strong School Library Checklist

• Oregon School Library Standards

• Oregon School Library Grade-Level Learning Goals

• K-14 Grade Level Learning Goals for Oregon School Library Standards - Searchable Database

• Oregon Department of Education, Standards for Public Elementary and Secondary Schools

• School Libraries - Importance in ESSA

• AASL National Standards

• AASL National Standards Include Checklist for Evaluating School Libraries Across the District

• AASL Standards Crosswalks

• 2019 OASL Spring Interchange - The Advocacy Issue

Advocacy Articles:

• What contributes to student success? (OASL / AASL Leadership Op-Ed)

• Changing Roles of Oregon School Librarians (OPB: Think Out Loud)

• School libraries across Oregon see severe cuts, steep declines in ability to serve students (OPB: Think Out Loud)

• SILENCE IS NOT THE ANSWER: Speaking up for teacher-librarians and the vital importance of school libraries (OEA Today)

• As Information Landscape Changes, School Librarians Take on New Roles (EdWeek)

• Oregon School Librarians Press For Greater Numbers (Jefferson Public Radio)

• School Librarians Can Help Solve the College Readiness Gap (School Library Journal)

• Editorial: A suggestion for schools' extra dough (Albany Democrat-Herald)

• Decline in librarians leaves students without information guides (Albany Democrat-Herald)

• No school should go without a nurse, a social worker and a librarian (Chicago Sun-Times)

Legislative Efforts

• • SB 1583A: Freedom to Read

  • 2019 Spring Interchange - The Advocacy Issue

Contact Your Legislators

• Find Your Legislators

• Talking Points 

• EveryLibrary - Send an Email to Support School Librarians in Your State

Research on the Impact of Licensed Librarians

• Why School Librarians Matter: What Years of Research Tell Us

• Washington Study Further Ties Quality Library Programs to Student Success

  • Certified Teacher-Librarians, Library Quality and Student Achievement in Washington State Public Schools:

    • Executive Summary

    • Full Report

• School Libraries Work!

• SC Study Shows Link Between School Librarians and Higher Test Scores

• Leading In and Beyond the Library

• Library As Place in Urban High Schools: Connecting College Readiness to Librarian Intervention and Community Partnerships

• The Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement: Exploring the School Library Impact Studies (video)

• Informational  Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement

• School Librarian Staffing Levels and Student Achievement as Represented in 2006-2009 Kansas Annual Yearly Progress Data

• Connecting British Columbia (Canada) School Libraries and Student Achievement: A Comparison of Higher and Lower Performing Schools 

• College Success: High School Librarians Make the Difference

2019 OASL Fall Conference - Advocacy Sessions

•  OASL Advocacy: School Libraries and Oregon Law

  • Library Improvement Plan Template

  • Strong School Library Program Checklist

  • School Library Media Program Division 22 Evaluation Tool

• OASL Advocacy Toolkit

  • OASL Advocacy Toolkit presentation

• OASL Advocacy: Legislative Efforts

The School Library and School Librarians: A Bibliography