2023-2024 Artifacts
Standard 1: School library media coordinators demonstrate leadership.
a. SLMCs lead in the school library media center and media program to support student success.
Set routines and behavior expectations with every ELA class during the first month of school and reviewed at beginning of every class.
Recruit, train and supervise parent and community volunteers, and subs to assist in the Media Center with sorting, shelving, checkin, inventory and other tasks as needed.
Use CMAPP and ISTE standards in lesson planning to align instruction
Initiate and plan collaborations with 8th grade ELA teachers, 8th grade Social Studies teachers for two lessons (primary sources and variety of mediums), and 6th grade Social Studies teacher.
Chair the Media and Technology Advisory Committee (MTAC)
Facilitate district-wide cohort - for SLMC's working on NBCT certification (both initial and MOC) - and provide individual coaching and feedback on written components and video segments.
b. SLMCs lead in their schools.
Infused multiple literacies & 21st Century skills into lessons for all grades. Examples: Using Destiny online to locate books by their call numbers; Compare and contrast a variety of mediums for information using digital collections.
Collaborate with 8th grade ELA teachers, 8th grade Social Studies teachers for two lessons (primary sources and variety of mediums), and 6th grade Social Studies teacher.
Chair MTAC
Work with MTAC to assess and set goals for the LRMS library media program, to include collection management, policies and schedule and to communicate district policies.
Provide individual coaching for LRMS staff working towards NBCT certification (initial or MOC)
Participate in district PLT for SLMCs and Tech Contacts bi-weekly
Facilitate district-wide cohort - for SLMC's working on NBCT certification (both initial and MOC) - and provide individual coaching and feedback on written components and video segments.
Serve as a mentor for new SLMCs at the district level.
c. SLMCs advocate for effective media programs.
Recruit, train and supervise parent & community volunteers, and subs to assist in the Media Center with sorting, shelving, checkin, inventory and other tasks as needed.
Set routines, procedures and behavior expectations and communicate district policies & procedures, PTSA updates, and library & tech updates on regular and/or as-needed basis.
Advocated for change in Media Center schedule utilizing teacher needs & requests to provide equitable access to all teachers and students, allowing for non-ELA classes to utilize the Media Center.
Serve on district Central Instructional Materials Committee to reviewed challenged materials from other schools & school libraries.
Serve on WakeNCAE SLMCs Leadership Team and Organizing Committee to advocate for equitable funding of WCPSS school libraries, identify other areas of need for WCPSS SLMCs and working to advocate to improve our school library media programs.
Solicited support from community families and the neighboring high school clubs to help with spring book drive for our schoolwide book swap, with the goal of providing every student with at least one free book.
d. SLMCs demonstrate high ethical standards.
Models digital citizenship & copyright compliance during lessons and assignments
Directs students to view only their personal library accounts on the circulation computers, and not other students' so as to protect their private information.
Uses the "confidential" feature to encrypt emails when communicating with staff members about sensitive student information.
Shared Be Internet Awesome lesson plans and slides with fellow WCPSS SLMCs for teaching students about digital citizenship and information privacy.
Standard 2: School library media coordinators build a learning environment that meets the instructional needs of a diverse population of students.
a. SLMCs establish a learning environment that facilitates access to resources and addresses the learning needs of all members of the school community.
Completed 8 week JEDI in EE (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Environmental Education) course to improve understanding, skills and strategies related around these concepts as they relate to creating a space for all students in our media center and in working with a diverse student population and staff.
Advocated for change in Media Center schedule utilizing teacher needs & requests to provide equitable access to all teachers and students, allowing for non-ELA classes to utilize the Media Center.
Hosted "Book Tasting" with all grade levels to expose students to a variety of genres in hopes of fostering literacy in general but also global awareness and cultural understanding by including biographies, autobiographies and narrative non-fiction categories featuring diverse people and cultures.
Collaborate with 8th grade ELA teachers, 8th grade Social Studies teachers for two lessons (primary sources and variety of mediums), and 6th grade Social Studies teacher.
b. SLMCs provide appropriate resources, services, and instruction for learners at all stages of development.
Troubleshoot and submit HelpDesk tickets for students and staff
Use read alouds (complete books and excerpts), book talks, lessons, and readers' advisory to cultivate and support students' reading interests
Example of differentiated instruction/learning activities used with 6th grade Social Studies
Collaborate with 8th grade ELA teachers, 8th grade Social Studies teachers for two lessons (primary sources and variety of mediums), and 6th grade Social Studies teacher.
Serve on WakeNCAE SLMCs Leadership Team and Organizing Committee to advocate for equitable funding of WCPSS school libraries, identify other areas of need for WCPSS SLMCs and working to advocate to improve our school library media programs, to include funding to provide for resources within the library.
Standard 3: School library media coordinators implement a comprehensive 21st Century library media program.
a. SLMCs develop a library collection that supports 21st Century teaching and learning.
Readers' advisory, book talks, read alouds (complete books and exerpts), and video clips made from books, both fiction and non-fiction to grow student interests and understanding of using different types of resources for various informational needs.
Maintain collection, which is aligned with and supports the NC Standard Course of Study, and contains books (print and electronic) to support student's recreational and informational needs.
Ran collection analyses with Follett Titlewise and with Mackin.
Continuously update Collection Management Plan for LRMS, shared and discussed with MTAC, including asking for feedback on areas to work on improving our collection.
Provide support to district-assigned mentee in helping her develop a Collection Management Plan for her library (Andrea Cook at Beaverdam Elementary).
b. SLMCs serve, promote and facilitate inquiry-based instruction and the effective use of information and technology.
Troubleshoot and submit HelpDesk tickets for students and staff
Encouraged students to use critical thinking and discernment as they compared different mediums of information to be effective users of information sources.
Advocated for change in Media Center schedule utilizing teacher needs & requests to provide equitable access to all teachers and students, allowing for non-ELA classes to utilize the Media Center.
After changing the schedule for access to the Media Center, instead of just ELA classes using the Media Center, we were able to have Social Studies classes simultaneously with ELA classes, utilizing different spaces of the library for different purposes.
Standard 4: School library media coordinators demonstrate knowledge of learners and learning and promote effective instructional practices.
a. SLMCs use effective pedagogy to infuse content-area curricula with 21st Century skills.
Collaborate with 8th grade ELA teachers, 8th grade Social Studies teachers for two lessons (primary sources and variety of mediums), and 6th grade Social Studies teacher. These lessons included teaching students how to and walking them through the steps to access and use online resources such as digital primary sources and digital collections.
b. SLMCs know the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
Use CMAPP and ISTE standards in lesson planning to align instruction
Use the district-encouraged research model eWISE when teaching students about finding information
Lead MTAC in continuing the WakeForward initiative
Participate in district PLT for SLMCs and Tech Contacts to participate in discussions about content, technology use and resources and ethical, safe, appropriate use of information & technology resources.
Facilitate district-wide cohort - for SLMC's working on NBCT certification (both initial and MOC) - and provide individual coaching and feedback on written components and video segments.
c. SLMCs promote reading as a foundational skill for learning.
Make book recommendations based on student requests and interests as shown from circulation data, worn out books that had to be weeded and student surveys.
Fall Book Fair
Spring Book Swap, solicited community members to support the book swap to get every LRMS student at least one free book.
Standard 5: School library media coordinators analyze student learning.
a. SLMCs analyze student learning.
Seek feedback from MTAC members as stakeholders and representatives of their teams
Regular conversations with teammates and colleagues for Kid Talk to improve relationships and learning with students
Advocated for change in Media Center schedule utilizing teacher needs & requests to provide equitable access to all teachers and students, allowing for non-ELA classes to utilize the Media Center.
Serve on WakeNCAE SLMCs Leadership Team and Organizing Committee to advocate for equitable funding of WCPSS school libraries, identify other areas of need for WCPSS SLMCs and working to advocate to improve our school library media programs.
b. SLMCs link professional growth to their professional goals.
Professional Development Plan
Participate in bi-monthly, district-based PLT with other SLMCs and Tech Contacts
Participate in district-sponsored DEI training with faculty
Attended district-sponsored Media & Tech conference - Convergence
Completed 8 week JEDI in EE (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Environmental Education) course to improve understanding, skills and strategies related around these concepts as they relate to creating a space for all students in our media center and in working with a diverse student population and staff.
Attended district-sponsored professional development for SLMCs.
c. SLMCs function effectively in a complex, dynamic environment.
See elements a and b above
Troubleshoot and submit HelpDesk tickets for students and staff
Reads WakeMedia Monthly and stays on-top of emails and information disseminated from Digital Learning & Libraries, Tech Services and Library Media Services.
Advocated for change in Media Center schedule utilizing teacher needs & requests to provide equitable access to all teachers and students, allowing for non-ELA classes to utilize the Media Center.
Serve on WakeNCAE SLMCs Leadership Team and Organizing Committee to advocate for equitable funding of WCPSS school libraries, identify other areas of need for WCPSS SLMCs and working to advocate to improve our school library media programs.