As of May 29, 2019:

• 172 of 183 school with school library programs completed the program assessment (94%)

  • 110 of 116 elementary schools completed the program assessment (95%)

  • 34 of 39 middle schools completed the program assessment (87%)

  • All 28 high schools completed the program assessment (100%)

As of May 29, 2019:

• 161 of the 171 schools that completed the program assessment selected and reported a focus area (94%)

  • 108 of 110 elementary schools reported a focus area (98%)

  • 32 of 34 middle schools reported a focus area (94%)

  • 21 of 28 high schools reported a focus area (75%)

As of May 29, 2019:

• 112 of the 161 schools that selected a focus area attended one or more professional learning days to collaborate with colleagues working on similar goals for the school library programs. (70%)

• 113 of the 161 schools that selected a focus area accessed one or more digital resource in the WakeForward platform to support their work toward their library program goals. (70%)

• 143 of 183 (78%) schools with school library programs participated in some form of professional learning (either face-to-face or digitial) related to WakeForward.

ITLMS used the program assessment data gathered by MTACs to establish PLC groups and design professional learning opportunities that were targeted to the school library programs' specific goals and needs. Face-to-face learning opportunities and digital resources were curated in the WakeForward platform, searchable in Canvas and eSchool, and sent out via email reminders.

Read about learning opportunities that we provided here.

View digital portfolios curated by 2018-2019 focus areas.

Overall, we are pleased with the level of participation from schools in our first year of implementation. As we look ahead to the 2019-2020 school year, we plan to address barriers to participation in order to increase the percentage of schools who are participating in learning opportunities that support specific goals for growing their school library program.

We took a poll during the opening session of Spring Convergence, asking for attendees to list barriers to participation. A word cloud of their responses is below.

Based on survey responses, we plan to implement the following for year 2 of WakeForward:

• Release a schedule of all focus area PLT dates and locations at AAT days to allow greater opportunities for people to plan their schedule, secure substitutes, and manage their time.

• Provide opportunities for those excelling in a particular focus area to share their best practices with others looking to grow their programs in those areas.

• Include trainings from other WCPSS departments in the WakeForward platform as early in the school year as possible to allow for better planning and participation.

• Provide flexibility in how MTACs use the School Library Program Assessment survey. Schools can select to retake all or part of the assessment, or continue to utlize the data from last year in their MTAC conversations.

• Present to administrators at the Summer Leadership Conference about WakeForward.