School Library Systems
Core Beliefs
All students should have equal access to a high quality, certified librarian and library collection.
Every student will receive information literacy skills instruction.
Studentswill attain life-long learning skills.
Tier 1 Curricular Expectations
Consistent implementation of high-quality instructional materials is the first step toward ensuring every student's success. It is expected that schools and classrooms use the following materials as the foundations of classroom instruction:
PreKindergarten through Grade 12:
All students will receive instruction that is developed using the Empire State Information Fluency Continuum.
Core Instructional Actions
The Core Instructional Actions below are high-leverage, research-based strategies that will support student achievement in this discipline. This is not an exhaustive list, but a prioritized one - they are actions and strategies we expect teachers to implement in class with students.
Core Student Practices
The Core Student Practices identified below delineate the most important disciplinary practices in which we believe students should be engaged. They are actions, practices, and types of thinking that we should see evidence of students doing in class on a regular basis.