Sentences with phrase «library media specialist»
has been the library media specialist at Perry Meridian Middle School since 1992.
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I am asking for your support of pending legislation A1995 / S2394 which mandates a certified school library media specialist in New Jersey public schools that meet certain criteria.
The space is run by the school's certified library media specialist (SLMS).
Maureen Carroll has worked for four years as a school library media specialist at Hackensack Middle School in Bergen County, NJ.
As a retired library media specialist, who lost her first job due to budget cuts and almost lost her next job, I am acutely aware of the fragility of our situation in public schools.
A qualified school library media specialist is uniquely suited through educational training and professional development to provide this educational foundation for all students.
(2) In each public school having an enrollment of between 300 and 1,499 students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education shall employ, at a minimum, one full - time staff member who holds an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.
Unlike many states, New Jersey does not require a school library media specialist (SLMS) in each school, and there were many reports of SLMS positions being eliminated.
But if we all have the student's best interest at heart — and believe studies such as those conducted by Stephen Krashen (http://sites.google.com/site/sdkrashen/literacy-development) that show the power and importance of free recreational reading to the overall success of the student, then we shouldn't ignore or diminish the importance of the library media specialist's role either.
The Commissioner of Education may, upon application by a board of education, waive the staffing requirements established pursuant to subsection a. of this section for up to one school year if the application demonstrates that the school was unable to find a certified school library media specialist and that an offer of employment was made to a certified school library media specialist.
(3) In each public school having an enrollment of 1,500 or more students on October 15 of the prior school year, the board of education shall employ, at a minimum, two full - time staff members who hold an educational services certificate with a school library media specialist endorsement.
How are kids to learn to read for the love of reading if they have no library, no library books, and no library media specialist to guide them through the world of literature?
In June 2017, the East Greenwich School Committee failed to hire a replacement school library media specialist for the East Greenwich High School in East Greenwich, RI.
She's the library media specialist, IT specialist, and webmaster for a school that serves grades 6 - 8.
For an example of how LibGuides CMS can be used for successful collaboration to improve student achievement, please view Sharon Webster's «Examining Adolescent Issues through Young Adult Literature» collaboration with school library media specialist Donna Good here.
A full time library media specialist in every school directly serves the district's four stated desired outcomes: academic achievement, student growth, student well - being, and success in life.
Although the American Association of School Librarians uses the term «school librarian,» sometimes a district calls the school librarian a «school library media specialist» to emphasize that modern school libraries contain more than books.
For an example of how LibGuides CMS can be used for successful collaboration to improve student achievement, please view Sharon Webster's «Examining Adolescent Issues through Young Adult Literature» collaboration with school library media specialist Donna Good
That's large enough that using the recommended rule of thumb for how many librarians she should have in the district (one full - time state - certified library media specialist plus one aide, clerk, or library technician for every 750 students), she should be supervising a minimum of 32 or 33 school librarians full time — the equivalent of an entire classroom of librarians.
This book review site was started by Megan Andersen, the library media specialist at Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, IA.
Please join with GLMA and EveryLibrary to tell the School Board, Superintendent, and Deputy Superintendents of Atlanta Public Schools that certified library media specialist are essential in each and every school.
The Millburn Township Board of Education is proposing to eliminate school library media specialist positions while increasing the number of schools in its proposed budget for the upcoming 2017/2018 school year (Consolidated Budget FY 2017 - 18, page 11).
In particular, students who are economically disadvantaged, black, Hispanic, or have disabilities benefit proportionally more than general students from the presence of a full - time certified school library media specialist.
School libraries in Michigan staffed by certified school library media specialist positively affect student achievement and provide necessary resources to their school community.
NJLA does not believe the effectiveness of a school library media specialist can be simply judged by the number of books that were checked out.
The space Dr. Zega describes is exactly what a supported school library media center should be, but what is this space without a school library media specialist to guide the research of students?
This week I'm chatting with Sarah Briggs, library media specialist from Jonathan Law High School in Milford, Connecticut.
This week I'm chatting with Heidi Doyle, library media specialist and technology integration specialist at Sunapee Central Elementary School.
New for the 2017 - 2018 school year, the Distinguished School Administrator Award honors a school administrator who has made worthy contributions to the operations of an exemplary school library media program and to advancing the role of the school library media specialist in the educational program.
The Ruth H. Johnson Award is given for cumulative services to the library profession by a recently retired Alabama library media specialist.
I spent three years working as the library media specialist at a small, private high school in Salinas, California, and then four more years at a large, K - 12 Christian schools in San Jose, California.
is the library media specialist at Islip High School in Islip, NY.
Diane K. Peterson is a retired school library media specialist that promotes the romance novel industry as an analyst, speaker, reviewer, and writer.
Each school district shall provide these library - media services under the direction of a certified school library media specialist.
Jan Wilson, library media specialist at Brookwood High School in Gwinnett County and the 2016 Georgia Library Media Specialist of the Year, has also earned the distinction «Hero of Collaboration» from School Library Journal!
Nation - wide research proves that students benefit from a resource - rich school library that is staffed by a full - time school library media specialist.
Each school system may select one library media specialist for this award.
It will be hard to provide library media services without a certified school library media specialist.
P.S. Because of the good education I received in the Woodbridge Schools, which staffed a certified library media specialist at each level of my education, my High School Librarians and Guidance Counselor encouraged me to apply to the Woodbridge Main Library for an after school job, where I worked my way through college.
(1) Staffed by a certified school library media specialist (SLMS)(2) Has up - to - date materials and technology, including broadband (3) Includes regular collaboration between teachers and school librarians concerning curriculum and school reform efforts (4) Supports a standards based Information Literacy Curriculum, including the development of research, information, media and digital literacy skills
Cheryl Karp Ward, a library media specialist, has retired twice: once from public education as a school librarian; once from the corporate world as a teen specialist for collection development.
This article discusses a three - year study performed on Kansas public schools to determine the effect of library media specialist staffing levels on student proficiency.
Learn from an award - winning library media specialist about what you need to think about when transforming your library to a learning commons model.
«How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study,» released in June, defines an «outstanding» library media program as one that includes program development, collaboration between the library media specialist and teachers, information technology resources, and frequent visits to the library media center by individual students.
«The most important role the library media specialist serves is being a master teacher and a special consultant for educators,» Lance said.
Male Teachers Show That Real Men Read A library media specialist thought posters showing real men reading and men talking about the benefits of reading could be just the thing to encourage more boys to pick up books.
The winner was The Things We Save, a novel by Joanne Zienty, a resident of Wheaton, Illinois, and library media specialist at the Forest School Library in Des Plaines.
I went on to earn a second masters in instructional technology with a concentration in library media, and I spent the last 14 years of my career as a library media specialist.