The Wake County Public Schools Vision 2020 states that all students will have a digital portfolio by the year 2020 as part of a balanced assessment plan. For two years, I have been working with my partner librarian Kristel Behrend and our instructional technology facilitator Elizabeth Adams to initiate this process at KHSCD. Drawing on materials from the county, we created lessons and rubrics that we used to co-teach with the Empowerment teachers. Empowerment is a mandatory class for KHSCD freshmen that focuses on college and career readiness, which made it a perfect fit for this initiative. We also offered lunch sessions for seniors interested in creating digital portfolios and have a plan in place to get the other grade levels on board before the end of the year.

During this initiative, we have created numerous materials, including:

• A digital portfolio website offering guidance and templates

• A folder of public resources including the lessons we have created

• Support materials for students and teachers (e.g., login cards with pictures to help ESL students)

Tackling a school-wide initiative and beginning with an entire class of over 400 students required extensive planning and coordination. At every step, my partner librarian and I were co-teaching with the Empowerment teachers, often with our instructional technology facilitator as well. Having so many hands on deck allowed us to work in small groups and one on one at times, and we got to know the students well. As the year has progressed, we've been able to adjust resources, create mini-lessons, and offer extensive support to the teachers. As such, the freshmen have come to see us as teachers, not "just" librarians, and I feel we are fostering a strong learning community in the library.