Personal Growth Plan

Complete my MLIS program and receive licensure reciprocity in the District of Columbia.

Weed collection & add more new books, thereby increasing the age of the collection & matching average Lexile level to the grades served.

Once new shelving arrives, rearrange implementing dynamic shelving.

Create a Library Club where student input is valued and put to use.

Run Battle of the Books for the first time.

Host at least 1 author visit.

Create a Latin language collection.

Track my tasks to build data to use for advocacy.

Create quarterly "Cooper Library at a Glance" infographics to build excitement and buy-in.

Provide Professional Development (PD) to faculty introducing DC Public Library's (DCPL) research databases.

Obtain public library cards for all students that do not already have one. 

1 full unit collaboration incorporating inquiry-based learning and backward lesson design.

• 5th grade Art & Library, "When Research Meets Design"

At least 2 single lesson collaborations incorporating inquiry-based learning and backward lesson design.

Spring hybrid book fair with local independent bookshop.

Apply to at least one grant for library collection development focusing on our non-fiction collection.

Complete 5-year collection development plan using recent inventory numbers, data from Follett Titlewise analysis, community demographics, and curriculum needs. This plan aims to increase the number of books from 1,678 to 6,000 improving our book-to-student ratio.

Obtain public library cards for all new students and faculty.

Launch a Cooper Library website, linking to our online catalogue.

Create instructional videos on how to use the online catalogue, both student- and faculty-facing.

Attend the American Library Associate (ALA) Conference for the 1st time.

Attend 2 District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA) events, growing my local Professional Learning Network (PLN).

Build relationship with the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) to garner help with library management and community-wide stakeholdership.

Continue growing our collection, this year with a proper library budget.

• bulk order through Follette with their curation services

• repeat Spring book fair

• continue to take high-quality donations

• continue to weed

1 full unit collaboration; cross-curricular unit between 5th grade Science, Art & Library Research.

At least 4 single lesson collaborations incorporating inquiry-based learning, research skills, and information literacy.

Provide PD to faculty on incorporating DCPL databases into lesson plans.

Join the A.I. Working Group to create a clearly defined and detailed LEA policy.

Continue Library Club, Battle of the Books, task data tracking for advocacy, and quarterly infographics.

Apply to at least one grant for library collection development focusing on Spanish language books.

Continue weeding and growing our collection, raising the average age and Lexile level.

Obtain public library cards for all new students and faculty.

Provide PD to new faculty on incorporating DCPL databases into lesson plans.

Team-up with other charter school librarians to form a charter school librarian alliance/networking group.

1 full unit collaboration with a higher grade level. 

At least 6 single lesson collaborations incorporating inquiry-based learning, research skills, and information literacy.

Make library website more robust, adding links to Padlets with digital curation pertaining to student and faculty needs.

Grow student engagement with hosting more author visits, highlighting student book talks on the library website, and having student book displays on rotation in the library.

Continue Library Club, Battle of the Books, task data tracking for advocacy, quarterly infographics, membership on the LEA A.I. Policy Group, and working with the PTO.

Apply to at least one grant for library collection development focusing on Arabic language books.

Continue weeding and growing our collection.

Obtain public library cards for all new students and faculty, and provide PD to new faculty on using DCPL databases.

Attend my 2nd ALA conference.

1 full unit collaboration with a department or grade-band I have not yet done a full unit with. 

Continue collaborating with teachers to create and implement inquiry-based learning lessons focusing on  reseach skills and information literacy.

Continue Library Club, Battle of the Books, task data tracking for advocacy, quarterly infographics, membership on the LEA A.I. Policy Group, working with the PTO, and engaging students in library program initiatives.

Apply to at least one grant for library collection development focusing on Chinese language books.