Communication and Leadership: Library Program Improvement Tools

1. Communication and Leadership: Library Program Improvement Tools Grant Wood AEA TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009

2. Today’s Presenters • Bonnie Fear, Alburnett Elementary • Deanne Thiede, College Community, Prairie High School • Kathy Kaldenberg, Solon Community Schools K-12 • Becky Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School FACILITATORS • Melva Starr, Media Specialist, Grant Wood AEA • Mary Jo Langhorne, Adjunct Instructor, University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science. • http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/attachments/media/workshop.html

3. Today’s Schedule Communication: The Principal: Bonnie Fear Teachers and Parents: Deanne Thiede The School Board: Kathy Kaldenberg The Library Web Site Deanne Thiede, Kathy Kaldenberg LUNCH11:45 – 12:45 (ON YOUR OWN) Communication District Administrators: Becky Johnson Communicating through EvaluationTools and Processes The Library Program Audit (Site Visit Discussion) The Library Advisory Group Teacher Librariansand the CORE

4. “Communication” Guideline • Guideline I.7 The school library makes connections with parents and the community. The teacher librarian provides regular reports of school library program accomplishments and concerns to the students, teachers, principal and community.

5. Guideline I.7 LEVEL 2 MAKING PROGRESS • The school library promotes and provides access to AEA services and requests that resources be purchased by the AEA to support local programs. • The teacher librarian provides regular reports of school library program accomplishments and concerns to the students, teachers, principal and community. • The library Web site is used to communicate library programs and curriculum ties. • The teacher librarian collaborates with local public library staff.

6. Guideline I.7 LEVEL 3 BEST PRACTICE • A library advisory group, which includes students, teachers, parents, and other community members, meets regularly and contributes to planning library goals and activities. • Teacher librarians make connections with parents, local librarians, businesses and other groups to form partnerships in support of learning. • The teacher librarian supports teachers in utilizing community resources.

7. Let’s Communicate • Think of one new thing that you have done this year in your library program that you are excited about. Share with the people at your table.

8. Alburnett Elementary Library End-of-the Year Report 2007-2008 Bonnie Fear Elementary Teacher Librarian June 2008

9. End-of-the Year Report District Activities: • Title V Program • ICDP (Individual Career Development Plan) • Serve on the School Improvement and Technology Committees • Co-Chair School Cents • Staff Development • Inventory (Rhonda) • Work 3 extracurricular activities Elementary Activities: • Co-Chair Book Week • Maintain Student Internet Forms • Attend Staff meetings • Maintain the Elementary Printer • Manage the Grant Wood Materials • Sub for bus duty • Chairperson for Box Tops for Education • Coordinate the AR/STAR reading program • Library open in June

10. End-of-the Year Report Communication: • Newsletter articles • Kindergarten letter to parents • Responded to parents question on SIPS • Bibliographies to staff • Up-dated the AR list at the Marion Public Library • Provided AR lists to parents on request • Attended several P.T.O. Meetings • Presented the Library Budget to Mr. Harrold for 2008/09 • Completed the School Library Media Survey • Library Web Site • Thank you notes sent for donations

11. End-of-the Year Report Curriculum: • New Standards and Benchmarks • Updated the operation curriculum map • Gave the STAR reading test to grades 1-6 • Implement the Ultra key program to grades 4-6 • Put grades on the SIPS system • Internet safety to 5th grade • Collaborated with Becky M., Jeff C., Keevan, and Polly on their research projects • Collaborated with Judy Burns with many reading projects • Pulled books to support the curriculum in the classrooms for: Mrs. Bushnell; Ms. Pearson, Ms. McDermott, Mrs. Miles, and Mr. Miles, Ms. Wallace, Mrs. O’Rourke, Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Paulsen, and Mrs. Mounce. • Continue to integrate DI instruction • Begin the process of the 8th grade Technology Portfolios

12. End-of-the Year Report Professional Improvement • Grant Wood Profession Days • Sept. 24 was on Communication and Leadership • Oct. 23 was on Curriculum and Teaching • Oct. 12 was on Reading and Literacy • April 15 was on Collection Development • Attended the Iowa Library Association Conference Met my 2007-08 goals • Developed a Library Web Page (I will continue to improve) • Have School Board approve a new selection policy • Have new Standards and Benchmarks

13. End-of-the Year Report Library Statistics Budget: • Supply Budget: $1,500 • Video: 291.26 • Magazines: $316.81 • Newspaper: $128.70 • General supplies: 618.28 • Total: $1,355.05 • Book budget: $2,500 • Penworthy: $129.68 • Mid America: 389.15 • Follett: 1,883.20 • Total: $2,402.03 • Software: AR quizzes: $300.76 Circulation: 18,085 Materials weeded: 126 Book/Tapes – were converted from cassette to CD

14. End-of-the Year Report Inventory: • Non-fiction – 4,146 • Fiction 3,212 • Reference 183 • Biography 441 • Professional 144 • S.C. 27 • Easy Fiction 2,787 • Total Bib records – 10,940 Total holdings – 11,239 - this includes duplicate copies and videos Book Fairs: • October 26 – November 2, 2007 • Book Profit earned: $342.00 • Cash Profit earned: $730.00 • April 26 – May 2, 2008 • Book Profit earned: $491.00 • Cash Profit earned: $1,034.38 Volunteers: • Mrs. Pam Brackey, Mr. and Mrs. Paulsen, Kristin Boline, Kristin Neighbor, Judy Burns, Suzy Scheef, Ben Lahue, Alex Mefford, Kathy Sorensen, Tymbrie Snobl, Holly Rojeck, Richard Magoon, Kaitlyn Kristiansen, Kaitlyn Boline, Austin Recker Alyssa Faylor, Hannah Stewart, and Taylor Langhoff

15. End-of-the Year Report School Cents Acquisitions: • 3 DLP projectorsEnd-of-the Year Report • VCR/DVD Record/player • Overhead projector – for Mr. Christopherson • $500 toward a web based AR program • Video/digital camcorder + tripod • DVD’s for recording Attachments: • Bibliography of new materials added to the library • State Library Survey • Donations Goals for 2008/09 • Collection Development: • Have the average age of the fiction and easy collection – 1990 • Have the average age of the non-fiction – 1996 Curriculum: • To support the reading goals of the Alburnett District • To analyze the information skills curriculum to make sure that it meets the new standards and benchmarks

16. Questions for Bonnie?

17. Annual Report Templatehttp://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=959

18. Communicating with Teachers and ParentsDeanne Thiede Prairie High School Questions for Deanne?

19. Communication: The School BoardKathy KaldenbergSolon Community Schools Questions for Kathy?

20. Communication: The School Library Web Site Kathy Kaldenberg; K-12 Solon http://mediaservices.solon.k12.ia.us/SCSDMediaServices/Site/District.html Deanne Thiede Prairie High School http://phslibrary.prairiepride.iowapages.org/

21. Communication: District AdministratorsBecky Johnson, Cedar Rapids Jefferson Questions for Becky?

22. Program Evaluation: Another Communication Tool

24. The Site Visit • Who: Team from Iowa Department of Education • When: Every five years • Why: • To determine progress toward CSIP goals • To determine if your district is meeting state requirements, including Iowa School Library Program requirements. • To make recommendations to improve educational practice in the district 281--Iowa Administrative Code 12.8(4)(a)(2)

25. Iowa Guidelines Audit Form Evidence Action steps

26. Using the Audit Form Teaching and Learning • Look at Audit Form • List Examples of how you are meeting requirement • List Action Steps you would like to take to meet requirement and move to Levels 2 and 3 • 20 minutes • Share at your table

27. Using the Audit Form Program Management • Look at Audit Form • List Examples of how you are meeting requirement • List Action Steps you would like to take to meet requirement and move to Levels 2 and 3 • Share at your table

28. The Spokane Moms • After local cuts, carried out a successful campaign to secure state funding for school libraries. • “huge plus…they were not trained lobbyists, librarians or any other special interest group—they were just moms.” • “Five minutes of parent advocacy can have more effect than five years of what may seem self-serving advocacy.” Susan McBurney, Denette Hill and Lisa Layera Brunkan School Library Journal, September 2008.

29. Friends of the Library • Parent volunteers • Shelve books • Help with circulation • Run Book Fairs • Plan events (Family Literacy Nights, Visiting Authors) • Organize donations: Birthday books, grandparents • Give booktalks (requires some training) • Do newsletter articles • Maintain website • Involve them in program planning and evaluation Advocates

30. The Core Curriculum: • Ensures that students will grasp big ideas through a focus on essential topics. • Moves students beyond superficial knowledge to deep conceptual and procedural knowledge through learning for understanding, problem solving, and inquiry. • Provides students opportunities to learn rigorous, robust content through the effective pedagogy of the Core Curriculum. Students will leave school equipped to succeed regardless of their postsecondary plans. • Enhances student engagement by involving students in interesting, relevant learning experiences that are motivating and lead to positive outcomes and less negative behavior.

31. Teacher Librarians and the CORE Literacy section Writing – Information Literacy Reading 21st Century Skills Inquiry http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=674&Itemid=1249

32. Literacy - Writing Engage in the information literacy process: access, evaluate, and communicate information and ideas. • Access information: • Formulate a clear research question or thesis statement to guide the research process. • Narrow a topic. • Use information from a variety of sources, both print and electronic, including electronic databases, the Internet, periodicals, interviews, surveys, books, and informational publications • Evaluate information: • Authority • Objectivity • Quality • Coverage • Currency • Relevance • Communicate information and ideas: • Use information accurately, responsibly, and ethically. • Incorporate research findings and adhere to a consistent format for documentation. • Articulate a research question or thesis statement. • Communicate research findings through a variety of mediums, both written and spoken. • Use technology to communicate research findings.

33. Literacy - Reading • Independently read a significant number of books and texts each year. This reading should include both fiction and nonfiction in a variety of genres. • Read for a variety of purposes and across content areas. • Use a variety of skills and strategies to comprehend complex nonfiction and informational text. • Use a variety of strategies to understand unfamiliar vocabulary found in narrative text, technical reading, and literary text.

34. 21st Century Skills • Demonstrate creative thinking in the design and development of innovative technology products and problem solving. • Collaborate with peers, experts, and others using interactive technology. • Plan strategies utilizing digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. • Use critical thinking skills to conduct research, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate technological tools and resources. • Understand the legal and ethical issues of technology as related to individuals, cultures, and societies. • Understand the underlying structure and application of technology systems.

35. Opportunities “Navigating the Updated School Library Survey.” Denise Rehmke • 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on three dates: Tuesday, March 31, Thursday, April 2, and Wednesday, April 8 • The URL for the session registration is: http://www.iptv.org/iowa_database/event-detail.cfm? ID=9231 “The Role of the Teacher Librarian in the Iowa Core” Kristin Steingreaber • Wednesday, March 11, 3:30-5:00 • Registration: http://www.iptv.org/ iowa_database/event-detail.cfm?ID=9483

36. Wrap-Up Questions and Comments